Foundation for Economic Freedom

"We need to manage our rice buffer stock properly and apply the appropriate rice trade policy in the short run." - FEF Fellow Fermin Adriano 🔗 READ: manilatimes.net/2025/11/07/bus… #FEF #economics

"Even a fraction of the billions misused could finance programs in nutrition, health, education, and agriculture—the cornerstones of national development[...]" - FEF Fellow Gary Teves 🔗 READ: opinion.inquirer.net/187017/rechann… #FEF #economics

"Investors are staying away because no one can do business in a country where officials up to the barangay level have a price." - FEF Fellow Boo Chanco 🔗 READ: philstar.com/business/2025/… #FEF #economics

"Our alignment with trusted, like-minded partners is not just diplomacy — it is a strategic imperative to safeguard both our economy and our sovereignty." - FEF Fellow Dindo Manhit 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/opinion/2025/1… #FEF #economics

"The peso is too strong relative to other currencies. This means that our exports are less price-competitive in the global market, and imports are cheaper and easier to come in." - FEF President Calixto Chikiamco 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/opinion/2025/1… #FEF #economics

"True reform cannot coexist with selective justice. The credibility of any anti-corruption drive depends on moral consistency — the willingness to uphold the law even when it cuts close to home." - FEF Fellow Diwa Guinigundo 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/opinion/2025/1… #FEF #economics

NEWS | 56% say food prices, inflation should top gov’t concerns 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/the-nation/202… #FEF #economics

"To further cement the economic partnership and to show our good faith, the Philippines must prove to the world that it is earnest in pursuing transparency and accountability." - FEF Fellow Dindo Manhit READ: bworldonline.com/opinion/2025/1… #FEF #economics

"We should also take the opportunity to make the new Constitution more friendly to open competition in the economy. No more provisions that provide rent-seeking opportunities for our blood-sucking economic elite." - FEF Fellow Boo Chanco READ: philstar.com/business/2025/… #FEF

NEWS | Philippines declines a spot in economic freedom index FEF President Calixto V. Chikiamco said that the Philippines continues to underperform in the areas of legal system and property rights and trade freedom. 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/top-stories/20… #FEF #economics

"Thus, our growth remains cyclical and fragile. Without honest and efficient governance, it cannot lift millions out of poverty in a lasting way and inspire business confidence." - FEF Fellow Diwa Guinigundo 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/opinion/2025/1… #FEF #economics

NEWS | Scrapping VAT may trigger crisis — analysts 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/top-stories/20… #FEF #economics

"The government should institutionalize and strengthen anticorruption mechanisms through robust policy reforms and digitalization initiatives, combined with sustained political will." - FEF Fellow Gary Teves 🔗 READ: opinion.inquirer.net/186471/institu… #FEF #economics

"The 1987 Constitution of Tita Cory has outlived its usefulness. We have seen over the last 38 years the many weaknesses and failures in its provisions." - FEF Fellow Boo Chanco 🔗 READ: philstar.com/business/2025/… #FEF #economics

Through the Youth Economic Sessions (YES), over 270 students from six universities across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao engaged in discussions on Econ Cha Cha. 📖 Full report: bit.ly/YESresources 🌐 About FEF: fef.org.ph #FEF #YES #charterchange #economics

"The country needs a structural change in governance in order to ensure that the right people are selected to lead the Filipino people." - FEF Fellow Fermin Adriano 🔗 READ: manilatimes.net/2025/09/19/bus… #FEF #economics

"Critical infrastructure, in all its many forms, is the backbone of long-term economic growth as well as national resilience." - FEF Fellow Dindo Manhit 🔗 READ: bworldonline.com/opinion/2025/0… #FEF #economics

NEWS | ‘Investors’ Lease Act opens door for long-term investments’ 🔗 READ: philstar.com/business/2025/… #FEF #economics

"If our economy was a stool, only two legs are holding it up: OFWs and BPOs. We need proactive responses to threats and opportunities these sectors face." - FEF Fellow Boo Chanco 🔗 READ: philstar.com/business/2025/… #FEF #economics

NEWS | Javi Benitez: If you can spend big money on flood control projects, why not on creative industries? 🔗 READ: mb.com.ph/2025/08/21/bak… #FEF #economics #CreativeIndustries #Philippines