LAST Jan. 24, 2024, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Emilio Aquino presented the priority plans, activities and programs of the commission to Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs, Secretary Frederick Go, to advance various reforms to encourage capital raising and investing in the capital markets and improvements on ease of doing business.

Go lauded the SEC for its digital transformation initiatives aligned with the Marcos Jr. administration's thrust for digital economy and e-governance, as well as for the capital market reforms it rolled out to boost the capital markets.