Manila, April 25 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stepped up the administration's twin priorities of economic protection and governance accountability this week, rolling out coordinated measures to help Filipinos cope with global pressures while intensifying anti-corruption efforts.

The President's weekly engagements underscored a unified strategy for economic stabilization, social protection, legal enforcement actions, and peacebuilding.

Marcos, on April 21, convened the 4th Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Committee meeting to assess ongoing government interventions against inflationary pressures and global oil volatility.

The meeting highlighted a whole-of-government response aimed at stab...