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Philippines Economic Update: Bracing for Headwinds, Advancing Food Security


Join the World Bank Philippines on its economic update launch titled "Philippines Economic Update: Bracing for Headwinds, Advancing Food Security" on December 7, 2022, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, via Zoom and Facebook Live. 

The Philippines Economic Update covers the latest economic and policy development as well as the growth outlook for the Philippines. This coming update includes a special focus on the topic of Public Expenditure Review for Agriculture and lays out the importance of improving the effectiveness of public spending in the sector. It also looks into the financial and functional devolution resulting from the Mandanas ruling and the challenges and policy recommendations toward achieving the medium to long term agriculture productivity and food security agenda.