BusinessWorld E-paper
November 14, 2025
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday pledged to ramp up government spending in the fourth quarter, as a corruption scandal contributed to weaker-than expected growth in the third quarter.
“We have implemented many measures because public spending will now be increased to make sure that by the end of the year, the spending levels are aligned with our original plan — so we can recover what was lost in the third quarter,” Mr. Marcos said in mixed English and Filipino during a press briefing in Malacañang.
