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JUL

10

2024

Recto visits PH’s biggest water source project located in Rizal, another PPP milestone that will ensure sustainable water supply for Filipinos

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in a site visit at the Public-Private Partnership (PPP)-led Upper Wawa Dam project—the biggest water source project in the country in over 50 years that will ensure sustainable access to

JUL

08

2024

Keynote Speech of Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto during the EJAP-SMC Economic Forum 2024

EJAP President Neil Jerome Morales; fellow workers in government; and friends from the media: good morning. It’s very nice to see all of you again. In the past six months that I have been Secretary of Finance, we have already made countless policy decisions. And I have seen

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TAG Bagong Pilipinas, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Department of Finance (DOF), Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP), Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto, Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), Secretary Frederick Go

JUL

08

2024

Recto: Gov’t to do everything within its power to ensure that the next generation of Filipinos does not inherit today’s challenges

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has told economic journalists that the government will exhaust its power to ensure that the next generations of Filipinos will not inherit the same challenges of today, and has called on them to continue fair and insightful reporting

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TAG Bagong Pilipinas, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), BSP Governor Eli Remolona, Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), DBM Undersecretary Joselito Basilio, Deparment of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Finance (DOF), Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA), Ralph Recto, Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Secretary Frederick Go

JUN

21

2024

Recto assures Japanese investors: CREATE MORE solves key investor concerns, to give birth to more thriving economic corridors in every corner of PH

Press Release Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has assured Japanese investors that the ongoing amendments to the country’s fiscal incentives system will address their key concerns, giving birth to more thriving economic corridors in every corner of the Philippines–starting with

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TAG ASEAN-JAPAN CENTRE, Asia Brewery President Michael Tan, Ayala CEO Cezar Consing, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), BCDA CEO Joshua Bingcang, BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr, CREATE MORE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy), DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Deparment of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Transportation (DOTr), DOE Undersecretary Felix Fuentebella, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, Double Dragon Chairman Injap Sia, DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Filinvest Development Corporation Supply Chain Management Head Andrew Gotianun III, foreign direct investment )FDI), Foreign Investments Act (FIA), Green Lane Endorsement, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan-Philippines Economic Cooperation Committee (JPECC), Luzon Economic Corridor, Metrobank Head of Remittance and Trade Department Joseph Pelaez, Metrobank Japan Country Manager Yukinori Kojima, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Managing Director and Principal Global Economist Chiwoong Lee, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Nomura, Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA), Official Development Assistance (ODA), Philippine Airlines General Counsel Carlos Luis Fernandez, Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN), Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Japan, Public Service Act (PSA), Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto, Rationalization of the Mining Fiscal Regime, Renewable Energy Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Act, San Miguel CEO Ramon S. Ang, Secretary Frederick Go, SM Investments Corporation Senior VP for Finance Franklin Gomez, SMBCm Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation President Sean Andre Sy, Stores Specialist Group Inc. President Anthony Huang, VAT refunds, Yazaki Torres Inc. President Felcaster Torres

JUN

20

2024

PHL Explores Deeper Partnership with Marubeni Corporation

IN PHOTOS: Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto led the Philippine delegation to Japan in engaging with the top executives of Marubeni Corporation on June 20, 2024 to explore more strategic investment partnerships in various high-impact areas, especially in developing the country’s

JUN

20

2024

PHL-Japan Economic and Bilateral partnership discussed in Tokyo

IN PHOTOS: Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, together with other cabinet secretaries, took part in a roundtable discussion with Japanese media outlets on June 20, 2024 in Tokyo to set the stage for the Philippine Economic Briefing scheduled the next day. The discussion centered

JUN

20

2024

Economic Team meets with Japanese credit rating agency

IN PHOTOS: Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto and the rest of the economic team convened a meeting with senior officials of the Japanese credit rating agency Rating and Investment Information Inc. (R&I) on June 20, 2024 in Tokyo to update them about the Philippines’ promising

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TAG Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Deparment of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Finance (DOF), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), National Treasurer Sharon Almanza, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA), Ralph Recto, Rating and Investment Information Inc. (R&I), Secretary Frederick Go

JUN

19

2024

PH delegation to Japan led by Recto in full force in engaging Japanese investors to expand their presence in the country

IN PHOTOS: The Philippine delegation to Japan, led by Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, engaged with top executives of Japanese companies on June 19, 2024 to invite them to expand their presence in the Philippines. Among the Japanese companies were Sojitz Corporation, Mitsubishi

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TAG Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), BCDA CEO Joshua Bingcang, BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Deparment of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Transportation (DOTr), DOE Undersecretary Felix Fuentebella, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual, LRT-1, Ltd., Metro Manila Subway, Mitsubishi Corporation, MRT-3, Murata Manufacturing Co., National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, North-South Commuter Rail, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano, Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Japan, Ralph Recto, Secretary Frederick Go, Sojitz Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation

JAN

24

2024

Recto commands BIR and BOC to work as a team to hit P4.3T revenue target for 2024

January 24, 2024 PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has commanded the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to work together as a team in further strengthening tax and customs administration to hit the government’s total revenue collection

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TAG Bienvenido Rubio, Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Department of Finance (DOF), Ralph Recto, Romeo Lumagui, Secretary Frederick Go

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