President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the speeding up of the printing and distribution of national ID cards so Filipinos can start using it by next year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. virtually presides over a meeting with NEDA Director-General Arsenio Balisacan. (Photo...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) raised the need to promote alternative work arrangements amid skyrocketing fuel prices, as it also urged the government to immediately address the logistical constraints in the country. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio...
Climate change adaptation and mitigation needs to be placed at the heart of socioeconomic planning for the country to achieve its 2040 vision of eradicating extreme poverty, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. At the recent Philippine Environment Science Summit 2022,...
Government-run research agency Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said the proposed revival of the Oil Price Stabilization Fund (OPSF) is not an effective mechanism to tame soaring oil prices petroleum pumps even as it cautioned the incoming Marcos administration not to fall into...
President-elect Marcos’ chief economic manager has high hopes for incoming Socioeconomic Planning Arsenio M. Balisacan, describing the latter as the “poverty guru” of the next administration tasked to bring down the nation’s poverty rate to single-digit. Incoming Finance Secretary Benjamin...
To lead the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has nominated economist Arsenio Balicasan to return to his previous post. Read more here:...
Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has confirmed on Monday afternoon, May 23 the addition of three more names in the incoming Cabinet of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos (seated) holds a surprise press conference at his Mandaluyong headquarters on May 23, 2022. Over...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has fired back at critics of the rice tariffication law (RTL), noting that contrary to claims, the reform helped both farmers and consumers since its enactment. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua is hopeful that the next administration will adopt policy continuity as he also cautioned against reversing some important reforms enacted under the Duterte administration. Chua, who is also head of the National Economic and Development...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) remained optimistic that the economy will return to its pre-pandemic growth this year as the country continues to build on progress in recovering from Covid-19. During the Philippine Consulate General town hall meeting in New York City on April...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has recognized the role of innovation in the country’s structural transformation and transition to high-income country status. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that transition to high-income country...
ILOILO CITY -- The Western Visayas Regional Development Council (Western Visayas RDC) under the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-6) is seeing a boost in connectivity following the opening of a new sea route between the islands of Panay and Negros. A new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo)...
