DOWNWARD revisions to the country’s growth targets are a “wake-up call” that should spur efforts to achieve a “transformative” level of expansion, the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) said on Thursday. Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan last week said that the government was now aiming for 5.0- to 6.0-percent growth this year and 5.5-6.6 percent in 2027, down from 6.0-7.0 percent previously. FFCCCII President Victor Lim acknowledged that the impact of a massive corruption scandal and global trade uncertainties had prompted the revisions, but added that the new targets should not “represent the limit of our national economic ambition.”   https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/01/16/business/top-business/govt-urged-to-target-8-economic-growthn-target-from-b1govt/2259708 (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Manila Times, 16 January 2026