The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play a critical role in helping the government achieve inclusive and sustained economic growth. At the meeting of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) may consider the possibility of pursuing a sugar trade liberalization reform to improve the industry’s competitiveness. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the government needs to “look at closely” the sugar...
Interest rates for long-term Philippine debt papers declined despite weaker economic growth performance in the second quarter. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, Aug. 9, yield on the reissued 10-year bonds with a remaining life of six years and five months fetched at 5.791 percent,...
Trade deficit accelerated last June as country’s purchases of goods from abroad outpaced the rise in sales of locally-made products, but the National Economic and Development (NEDA) just shrugged off the widening trade gap. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday, Aug. 9, that the...
The number of unemployed Filipinos inched up in June as job seekers joining the labor force increased, but the unemployment rate was steady at 6 percent, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Monday, Aug. 8. Based on the June 2022 round of PSA’s Labor Force Survey, there...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the release of targeted subsidies to the most vulnerable Filipino families will cushion the impact of elevated prices of oil and other commodities. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on Wednesday, Aug. 3, that it is...
The Marcos administration is aiming to raise Filipinos’ average earning to around P20,000 per month in two years, an income level that would propel the Philippines towards the much coveted upper-middle income status. From the current per capita income of $3,549 or roughly P197,692 at current...
Economic managers vowed full support behind the private sector, as the Department of Finance (DOF) asked investors to trust President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s government. “As the President said yesterday , the sate of the economy is sound. So, my advice to the private sector is trust your...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said interdisciplinary coordination of three catalysts --Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) -- will drive economic growth and address global risks and challenges. During the recent 44th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), NEDA’s response...
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...
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...
