QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos, Jr. cited the relevance of partnership in the transformation of our country.

During the launch of the 2023-2028 Philippine Development Plan (PDP) at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Monday, Pres. Marcos, Jr. expressed optimism that the country will attain prosperity in the coming years.

“I have great optimism as we set to implement the key points in our PDP from this day moving forward. It is a Plan that will set the Philippines towards becoming an upper-middle income country by the year 2025.”

“But beyond the economic development, the plan also focuses on social development and protection, disaster resilience, digital transformation, and many other things. The different sectors as the Secretary has pointed out will be examined in following fora in greater detail and again this is where we need all our partners inputs, our partners in the local government, our partners in the private sector, our partners in civil society, even our partners in the uniformed services. Every part of society must be part of this transformation.”

The President also noted that at the heart of the PDP whose goal is to reinvigorate job creation and accelerate poverty reduction by steering the economy back on the high-growth path and effect economic transformation.

“These are truly bold plans but I have the confidence in the minds of those who will become our partners in realizing this vision contained in this document and faith in the capacity of our people.”

“Indeed, we look towards the future with hope, with optimism. But our gaze can only go as far as what we have done to unburden the life of the ordinary Filipino.”

Marcos, Jr. also said that the government will continue to strengthen the cooperation between local and national governments as well as further boost the partnership between the government and the private sector.

Meanwhile, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan likewise cited that the forum is a manifestation of the Marcos administration’s commitment to the whole-of-government and a whole-of-society approach to achieving long-term inclusive development.

The NEDA chief also gave regard to the private sector with great importance in all of the government’s plans for the future. (PIA-NCR)