State Dining Room, Malacañan Palace
March 7, 2023

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. discussed updates regarding the economic situation in the country with various Cabinet members in a meeting at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace.

Part of the discussion focused on several measures to mitigate the current inflation pressures.

Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla, and Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban comprised the attendees who joined President Marcos Jr. during the meeting.

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