President Bongbong Marcos’ economic chief, Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, says he is opting to keep the NEDA post as “there’s so much work to be done” by the agency, dousing speculation that he will head the DTI after the resignation of Alfredo Pascual.
Among his biggest jobs: cut poverty rate to 9% and below by 2028.
NewsWatch Plus anchor Lois Calderon has this exclusive interview with Balisacan on what the P64 per person a day food poverty threshold really mean.
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