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PBBM meets some of the world’s top CEOs and investment experts during a dinner
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s investment pitch for the Philippines received "a very positive response" from some of the world's top CEOs and investment experts during a dinner hosted for him by Grab Chairman and CEO Anthony Tan at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Among those present were:
1. Luhut Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs, Republic of Indonesia
2. Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon
3. Jared Kushner, Founder, Affinity Partners
4. Patrick Foulis, Editor-in-Chief, Economist
5. Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever
6. Bill Ford, CEO, General Atlantic, one of the largest equity firms in the world
7. Molly Ford, Wife of Bill Ford
8. Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment, Republic of Indonesia
9. Dr. Bambang Susantono, Chairman of ID New Capital City Authority
10. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, Minister of Thailand
11. Jaime Bautista, Philippine Secretary of Transportation
12. Arsjad Rasjid, Chairman, KADIN
13. Tony Blair, Executive Chairman, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
14. Dolf van den Brink, CEO, Heineken
15. Rachel Lord, Head of Asia, BlackRock, one of the largest investment firms in the world.
Speaker Martin Romualdez, who was present during the dinner, said "everyone was excited about the Philippine recovery story and agreed that it is the future investor haven for western capital."
After thorough review and scrutiny, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget on Monday. The 2025 national budget, initially amounting to PhP6.352 trillion was reduced to PhP6.326 trillion following the veto of PhP194 billion worth of line items deemed inconsistent with the administration’s priority programs.
President Marcos Leads the 128th Anniversary Commemoration of Dr. Jose Rizal’s Heroism at Rizal Park
President Marcos Leads the 128th Anniversary Commemoration of Dr. Jose Rizal’s Heroism at Rizal Park
President Marcos Jr. confers with the Executive Secretary, the Economic Cluster (DOF, DBM, and NEDA) and the Secretary of Public Works and Highways while reviewing the proposed national budget for next year. The printed copy of the spending measure was received late Friday afternoon. President Marcos Jr. hopes to act on the measure before the year ends.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to remain steadfast in upholding its core values. The President made the call as he led the celebration of the 89th anniversary of the AFP in Quezon City on Friday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed optimism on the strengthening partnership between the Philippines and Japan on defense, security and economic concerns. “I’m very optimistic of the continuing strengthening of our partnership not only in terms of defense and security but even in the economic [area],” President Marcos said in a courtesy call of Japan’s National Security Adviser Akiba Takeo at the Malacañan Palace.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the historic unveiling of the first Philippine polymer banknote series on Thursday. The President described the introduction of the polymer banknotes as a groundbreaking step embodying the nation’s strength, ingenuity, and forward momentum.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday recognized outgoing Philippine Air Force (PAF) Commanding General Lieutenant General Stephen P. Parreño. In his speech, President Marcos highlighted Parreño’s commitment to “Accelerate PAF with Excellence” imbued by the institution’s values of competence, professionalism, and responsiveness.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. convened with Executive Secretary Bersamin, DOF Secretary Ralph Recto, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan to review the 2025 national budget, ensuring alignment with key development priorities.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. highlighted the transformative impact of new infrastructure projects during the ceremonial signing of five initiatives of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete and Siargao.
