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Marcos calls Philippines 'Asia's rising star' in pitch to Singaporean investors

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Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob during his state visit to Singapore on Sept. 7, 2022. RTVM screengrab" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/07/20220907-pbbm.jpg"/><figcaption>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob during his state visit to Singapore on Sept. 7, 2022. <em>RTVM screengrab</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed confidence in the Philippines&#x27; economic recovery on Wednesday, saying that the country&#x27;s &quot;economy is expected to outperform our regional peers.&quot;</p><p>In his keynote speech at an economic briefing in Singapore, Marcos said that in the next 6 years, the country&#x27;s economic recovery will be grounded on &quot;favorable investment policy environment, sound macroeconomic fundamentals, and a strong and decisive economic team.&quot;</p><p>He also described the Philippines as &quot;Asia&#x27;s fastest rising star,&quot; owing to a steady post-pandemic recovery and a &quot;robust economic expansion.&quot;</p><p>&quot;My administration is committed to establishing an even more competitive business climate, conducive to high value investments. More investments translate to higher economic activity, more jobs and a better life for all Filipinos,&quot; Marcos told business leaders in Singapore.</p><p>The Marcos administration, he said, will be implementing an 8-point socio-economic agenda that focuses on job creation, digital infrastructure expansion, and promotion of research and development in the country.</p><p>&quot;This strategy will enable us to reduce poverty sharply and upgrade the country to upper-middle income status. We will exercise fiscal prudence in the fulfilment of that agenda,&quot; he said.</p><p>He also pitched the Philippines to Singapore&#x27;s business leaders, convincing them that now is &quot;the best time to invest&quot; in the country, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;We invite strategic investors from the international community to take part in the Philippines&#x27; economic resurgence. We will change the game by structural reforms that we have set in place to allow for wider participation in our industries,&quot; Marcos said.</p><p>&quot;The Philippines welcomes your investments and looks forward to forging even stronger ties with the Singaporean business community,&quot; he added.</p><p>He also told business leaders in Singapore that the Philippines will be focusing on modernizing infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, and food security, in the next few years under his presidency.</p><p>For his part, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno also said that the country&#x27;s &quot;economic prospects are bright and promising.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The country&#x27;s solid macroeconomic fundamentals reinforced by structural reforms enabled us to withstand the headwinds of the pandemic and mount a strong recovery,&quot; Diokno said.</p><p>The economic forum was Marcos&#x27; last stop in his 4-day state visits to Indonesia and Singapore. He is expected to return to Manila late Wednesday.</p><p>As of writing, Malacañang has yet to release details on the possible investment pledges and partnerships that came out as a result of Marcos&#x27; visit to Singapore.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yCUDo0-_fuE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed confidence in the Philippines' economic recovery on Wednesday, saying that the country's 'economy is expected to outperform our regional peers.'

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Marcos calls Philippines 'Asia's rising star' in pitch to Singaporean investors

Raffy Cabristante,

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Published Sep 07, 2022 09:11 PM PHT

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