PRESS RELEASE | PR-136-2024


SINGAPORE, 11 November 2024 – Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Medardo G. Macaraig joined the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) officials led by Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, for a benchmarking meeting with Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) Ms. Grace Fu on 8 November 2024.
The DBM organized a courtesy call with Singapore’s MSE to discuss sustainability practices in preparation for the former’s plan to establish a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) role in the Philippine government, with DBM as the pilot agency.
The meeting also allowed both parties to discuss best practices on improving and standardizing the CSO model based on Singapore’s experience with having a centralized sustainability office.(END).