Govt to focus on job creation

Govt to focus on job creation – Balisacan

By Ed Paolo Salting

Jul 05, 2022 12:21 am

SOCIOECONOMIC Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the Marcos administration will focus on bringing back the Philippine economy to pre-pandemic levels and undertake proactive engagement with stakeholders.

He said President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and his economic team are in 'substantial agreement' on the overall goal of the new administration.

Outgoing NEDA and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua (right) hands over the agency flag to incoming Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan during turnover ceremony held at the NEDA Multipurpose Building in Pasig City on Monday, July 4, 2022. Balisacan said the Marcos administration is eyeing to bring back the economy to post-pandemic levels. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN

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