National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said that the signing into law of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines will create a more stable policy environment for infrastructure projects. "The PPP Code will enable much-needed development...
National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that having strong partnerships is a necessity in practicing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the country. During an M&E forum, Balisacan said that a collaboration with practitioners from the public and...
National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said they prefer to get solicited bids for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2. In an interview with the reporters, Balisacan said that a...
The government, with the help of the United Nations (UN), should scale up actions toward achieving the country’s targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Speaking at a UN Day Forum, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the...
Certificates of live-birth, marriage, and death will now be recognized and accepted in all government or private transactions regardless of the issuance date. This as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11909, or the...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Wednesday, Nov. 22, that it expects an executive order that will fast track the Marcos administration’s infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) will be released “very soon.” NEDA Undersecretary for Investment Programming Joseph J....
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) released the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11927 or the Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act. The law is mandated to conceptualize and promote policies that would enhance the competitiveness of the...
The Philippine and Japanese governments inked on Friday, Nov. 10, an agreement that will ensure the sustainable urban development of Metropolitan Davao and its areas in the Davao Region. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
President Marcos has given the go-ahead for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to proceed with the Swiss challenge for the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) Extension Project. The President, as the chair of the National Economic and Development...
With its “economies of scale” now in place, an official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that the administration of President Marcos is treading the right path in providing affordable rice in the market. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking in a Palace briefing,...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) took on a roadshow in Luzon to engage stakeholders in driving social and economic transformation in the country. In line with the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD) 2023-2032, launched last September, the roadshow series...
In response to the call of the Marcos administration to accelerate government spending in the second quarter of the year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) topped the spending of government agencies this third quarter....