‘WEF crucial to PH growth’ PBBM cites trade, investment pledges during 5-day trip to Switzerland Vol. 36 No. 340
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. outlines the benefits of his five-day trip to Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum 2023 where he touted the country’s economic growth and led the soft launch of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund. Alfred Frias
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RESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 in Switzerland yielded beneficial trade and investment opportunities, as well as key partnerships supportive of the country’s development agenda.
Mr. Marcos’ bucket list at DA: End ‘old, hard’ problems first PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday he will appoint a permanent secretary of agriculture who is an expert in the field, but only after he does away with the “old, hard things” hounding the department. “All the hard things – we are doing that now. Once we have ticked off our bucket list and accomplished everything, then I will leave. Then I will give it to somebody else,” said Mr. Marcos, who concurrently serves as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, in a media interview in
Davos before returning to Manila yesterday afternoon. Mr. Marcos said he is not considering any retired military or police general for the DA portfolio, unless there is one who is also heavily involved in agriculture. “We need an agriculture expert. Agriculture is a very complicated subject. You cannot appoint just about anyone simply because they are good managers. They have to understand the science. They have to understand the
Mr. Marcos, who arrived in Manila Saturday afternoon after a five-day trip to Davos, described his meetings during the WEF 2023 as “crucial” given that the forum is a “truly global
multi-stakeholder platform.” “The trip has yielded beneficial outcomes relative to new trade and investment opportunities, and key partnerships forged to CONTINUED ON 3A
‘FOCUS ON COMMON THREAD OF KINSHIP’ PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS JR.
I EXTEND my warmest greetings to all as we usher in the Chinese New Year. With hope and excitement, we welcome a new dawn that symbolizes our boundless wishes
for prosperity for ourselves and our society. Indeed, it is through
celebrations such as this that we are able to recognize the ties that bind us together as a family, community, and a CONTINUED ON 3A
THE government will ensure that the planned first-ever sovereign wealth fund will suit the needs of the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in an interview in Davos, Switzerland before arriving in Manila yesterday afternoon. He said the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is currently under review by Congress to make sure that its establishment would reap significant benefits for the country. “We have to design it very specifically to the Philippine condition. And that’s what the legislators are trying to do now – to make sure it will be suitable for us and it will be a good thing for us. So that’s the process that we’re undergoing now,” Mr. Marcos said. The President made CONTINUED ON 3A
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Premier polo event gathers largest set of int’l pro players THE much-anticipated Chairman’s Cup at the Manila Polo Club inside Forbes Park in Makati City returns today (Sunday) after a three-year hiatus amid the pandemic. “The Chairman’s Cup is a family event that celebrates horsemanship and the unique heritage of the craft. It aims to increase awareness of horsemanship discipline and develop our next generation of riders,” MPC Polo Committee chairman Enrique Anthony Filamor said in an interview.
The event was launched in 2017 and ran for three years straight before it was cancelled in 2020 due to the lockdowns. As restrictions have eased under the new normal, this year’s Chairman’s Cup showcases the largest set of internationally-based professional players, Filamor said. “Professionals significantly increase the quality of the game, and therefore the learning opportunities for all our
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3he standard th the standard th the standard th CHINATOWN. Manila’s Chinatown bursts in a profusion of colorful balloons and lanterns in celebration of the Lunar New Year 2023, considered as the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese moon calendar. Danny Pata