Duterte faces business sector

Davao City — President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte and his economic team will present the country’s economic situation and the incoming administration’s 10-point socio-economic agenda in the “Sulong Pilipinas” economic forum that opens here today at the SMX Convention Center. The “Sulong Pilipinas” secretariat has advised journalists that only members of the business sector will be allowed to pose questions during the scheduled question and answer portion with President-elect Duterte who is scheduled to attend the forum at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. “Please note that this is a purely business event and not a political coverage,” the note from the secretariat said. “Only the participants from the business community will be allowed to ask questions during the presentation of the recommendations which will be moderated by incoming Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez,” it added. MB FILE – President- elect Rodrigo Duterte/ AFP PHOTO / MANMAN DEJETO Incoming National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) [...]