WITH the creation of an Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IMO), an economist-lawmaker on Wednesday urged the IMO to recommend to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the issuance of executive orders to ease prices. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Joey Sarte Salceda said the IMO should expedite coordination…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has backed the proposed measures of the Department of Finance (DOF) to address high inflation. The Chief Executive met with economic managers in Malacañang last Tuesday to discuss how to mitigate the current effects of the rising cost of living, particularly through non-monetary policy measures.…