We may have the best economic policies conceivable, but this will amount to nothing if the private sector does not deliver on boldness, insight and skill.
The Philippine economy exceeded expectation, posting an 8.3 percent growth rate in the first quarter of this year. This makes us the fastest growing economy in East Asia, notwithstanding strong headwinds posed by a lingering pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Our economy has a lot of latent energy. It is for private enterprise to catalyze the underlying strength to produce growth.
Fortunately, we do not lack for young executive talent to lead our companies. Among the more remarkable is Tristan Las Marias, newly appointed President of Filinvest Land Incorporated (FLI).
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