Recto, described by his colleagues in the 24-member Senate as the ‘’economist,’’ said Benjamin Diokno, Arsenio Balisacan, Alfredo Pascual, Mina Pangandaman and Felipe Medalla are topnotch professionals whose skills and experience fit the country’s post-Covid reconstruction needs.
Recto said these professionals possess “the vision to chart our progress and the virtues of hard work and honesty to grow our economy.” Recto said another urgent document that must be prepared by the new administration is the country’s Five-Year Medium-Term Economic Plan.