(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he agrees with the "incomplete" grade given him and his Cabinet by economic experts as he wraps up his first year in office. "I saw a report earlier this morning where one of the economists said the grade that I will give for the President is incomplete. ALL ABOARD President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides during a full cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Thursday, June 22, 2023. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ALL ABOARD President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides during a full cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Thursday, June 22, 2023. "The problem [is] during the beginning of this year there had been some sort of crisis: food supply, food prices, fertilizer prices, etcetera," Marcos said.

Source: Manila Times June 29, 2023 10:36 UTC