Govt committed to rule of law, poverty reduction – Finance chief

THE head of the country’s economic team reiterated on Friday the government’s “strong commitment” to the rule of law as well as realizing the Duterte administration’s goal of eliminating poverty and promoting a “law-abiding society.”

Reacting to the announcement of the US Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) that it had deferred a vote on the reselection of the Philippines for a new aid package or “compact,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd pointed out that the Philippines passed 13 out of the 20 country indicators in the MCC scorecard report published just last month, including control of corruption, rule of law and civil liberties.