Manila – Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Local Fiscal Policy Service (LFPS) Director Ricardo L. Bobis, Jr., attended the 5^th Economic Development Group (EDG) Meeting, chaired by Office of Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (SAPIEA) Secretary Frederick Go, on February 19, 2024, at the Department of Finance (DOF) Manila.

In his opening message, Secretary Go underscored the important roles of the EDG in ensuring the attainment of departmental initiatives to facilitate more foreign investments in the sectors of agriculture, renewable energy, and critical minerals, through streamlining of processes to enhance the ease of doing business.

The EDG is co-chaired by Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balicasan.