PBBM, masaya sa economic growth ng Pinas, tinukoy ang malakas na investor interest

KUMPIYANSA si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na mananatiling matibay ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas at magpapatuloy na lalawig sa kabila ng global headwinds.

Tinukoy ng Pangulo ang investor confidence at government measures para pagaanin ang epekto ng krisis sa Gitnang Silangan.

Sa pagsasalita sa Japanese media sa Palasyo ng Malakanyang, sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos na “the government is recalibrating its approach to augment and stabilize the country’s fuel supply.”

Sinabi pa nito na nagtatrabaho ang Pilipinas kasama ang Southeast Asian nations at international partners para paghusayin ang energy security mechanisms, kabilang na ang emergency security mechanisms, supply coordination, at potensyal na joint stockpiling arrangements.

Idinagdag pa ng Pangulo na ang pakikipag-ugnayan sa kapwa Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) member-states at major economies ay pananatilihin upang masiguro ang matatag na energy supply.

“We will continue to do so, because we are really redefining the way that we do things when it comes to oil, when it comes to petroleum, when it comes to petroleum products. The effects are, as everybody knows, are widespread,” ang sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos.

“As to the economy, the concern that we have is the concern about stagnation, which is when the GDP (gross domestic product) growth is stagnant, but inflation continues to increase. And so this is what we have been trying to control,” aniya pa rin.

Pagkilala sa inflationary pressures, partikular na sa pagkain at langis, sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos na nakatuon ang gobyerno sa pagpigil sa pagtaas sa presyo sa mga mahahalagang kalakal.

Tinukoy naman ng Chief Executive ang ilang interbensyon, kabilang na ang pagsisikap na panatilihin na matatag ang presyo ng mga basic goods, pagpapatupad ng price cap sa imported rice, at magbigay ng targeted subsidies para sa vulnerable sectors gaya ng public transport workers.

Binigyang diin naman nito ang pangangailangan na magsaliksik at magtatag ng mga bagong hakbang para panatilihin na nagpapatuloy ang transport sector sa gitna ng global oil volatility.

“The transport sector is the largest user of fuel. And so that is very important because we want to keep the system, the economic system, continuing to function,”ang winika pa rin ni Pangulong Marcos.

Binigyang diin naman ni Pangulong Marcos ang kahalagahan na panatilihin ang public spending para suportahan ang economic growth, sabay sabing ang government expenditures ay “being accelerated and redirected toward direct support for citizens and infrastructure programs.”

Tinuran pa niya na ang fiscal adjustments, kabilang na ang cost-saving measures sa iba’t ibang ahensiya ay naipatupad sa tulong ng fund subsidies at social support programs nang hindi nagagambala ang pangkalahatang economic activity.

“With all the spending that we are doing for providing benefits for people who need assistance, for providing subsidies, for providing discounts, the fuel discounts, we have tried very, very hard,” ayon sa Pangulo.

“Public spending is what will keep the economy rolling, and that will continue to support GDP growth,” aniya pa rin. 

(Daris Jose)