PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines is poised to become the “destination” of choice for businesses and investors.
He said his administration has put in place reforms to make the country an “ideal player” in the export sector.
“In the years ahead, you will see the Philippines will be a destination of choice when it comes to doing business where innovation, excellence, and sustainability meet with Filipino creativity and ingenuity to secure the needs of our time,” Marcos said during the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) “Tanyag” event in Taguig City.
He further described the Philippines as a “reliable partner and sourcing destination”.
“Tanyag”: An Evening with International Trade Partners, is a formal export trade networking activity which seeks to gather various government agencies, business leaders, and trade diplomatic partners to exhibit Philippine-made products and services to the rest of the world, geared towards developing the Filipino brand of excellence.
In his speech, Marcos said he welcomes the program with “pride and excitement” as he underscored the importance of the country’s local and foreign trade partners, organizations, and stakeholders to the Philippines’ previous export performance.
He said the executive branch is working to expedite the completion of the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 which will “implement a holistic plan that will align the priorities of concerned stakeholders to produce quality export products and to further expand their reach across the globe”.
“As we step out from the shadows of the economic setbacks that we’ve experienced in the past few years, I invite you to see the break of day here in the Philippines,” he said. (GMA Integrated News)
