Despite the string of strong typhoons that battered economically-productive parts of the Philippines so far in the third quarter, the country's chief economist still expects to hit the targeted economic expansion for 2024. "We're confident we'll achieve our six- to seven-percent growth target this...
The long-term growth and development of the Philippines would depend on efforts to create a favorable investment environment that encourages economic diversification across multiple sectors, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. During the US-ASEAN Business Council’s...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will reinforce its initiative for solar rooftop installations at the buildings of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region IV-A areas. The planned deployment of solar photovoltaics (PVs) in the NEDA facilities was cemented...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board approved the Philippine Civil Service Modernization (PCSM) project to upgrade government agencies’ human resource information systems. During its 20th meeting on Wednesday, the NEDA board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,...
President Marcos has approved cost and implementation adjustments to the Metro Manila Priority Bridges Seismic Improvement Project (MMPBSIP) that aims to strengthen bridges in the National Capital Region (NCR) in preparation for strong earthquakes. NEDA BOARD MEETING — President Ferdinand...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) clarified that the latest poverty and food thresholds, which some have criticized as unrealistic, are not meant to serve as budget guidelines for a decent standard of living. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that these thresholds are...
State economic managers should find time to consolidate the Marcos administration’s economic strategy and be cohesive about it, Senate Deputy Minority leader Risa Hontiveros said. Hontiveros noted that the current plans of the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is up in arms over the National Economic and Development Authority's (NEDA) claim that having a one-day food budget of just P64 does not make a person "food poor". ...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported a substantial increase in concessional loan disbursements received by the Philippines from its development partners last year, primarily earmarked for financing infrastructure projects. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on...
(Unsplash) Amid claims that the prohibition on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) would directly impact the property industry, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) asserts that the ban would barely make a noise in the office and residential...
To adjust to inflation, the increase in cash allowances for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is expected to be implemented in 2026. During a committee hearing at the House of Representatives, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan revealed that a...
Contrary to some fears over its impact, the top official from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) bared on Tuesday, July 30, that the contribution of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to the Philippine economy is less than half of one percent. Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz”...
