Two other officials who had served in previous administrations have also accepted Marcos’ offer to join his Cabinet: Incoming labor secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, and incoming secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers Susan “Toots” Ople. READ:
in January 2016 to head the then-newly formed Philippine Competition Commission, still under the Aquino government. Balisacan was dean of the University of the Philippines School of Economics.The son of a tenant farmer from Ilocos Norte, Balisacan studied in Batac, Ilocos Norte, and graduated magna cum laude from the state-run Mariano Marcos State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture.
He added, “In fulfilling this new role, I look forward to working with the economic team and the private sector to bring back the country to its pre-pandemic high-growth trajectory, deliver rapid poverty reduction, and reduce socioeconomic inequality.”NEDA is responsible for the country’s socio-economic roadmap. It also wields great power in evaluating infrastructure projects. When the pandemic hit, NEDA was in charge of the economic recovery plan, analyzing the impact of lockdowns.
[that we are aligned on policies because if we do not agree, then that’s going to be difficult] so we will continue to discuss with them,” said Marcos.
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