The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said a strong macro-fiscal foundation is vital for economies to weather shocks, such as the coronavirus pandemic. During the virtual 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting, Socioeconomic Planning...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Friday called on the Senate to expedite the passage of the bill that seeks to grant rent subsidy to informal settler families (ISFs). De Lima made the call as she expressed elation that this particular measure has been approved by the Senate Committee on Urban...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Speaking before the Regis CEO Roundtable Series last May 18, Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA), President and CEO of Ayala Corporation, disclosed that “two of Ayala’s most cyclical businesses – Ayala Land and BPI – are priming themselves for a post-pandemic...
The head of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has apologized over the failed pilot launch of the online registration for the national identification (ID) system. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua on Monday, May 3, took full responsibility for the...
The extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and nearly provinces will push more than 100,000 additional Filipinos into poverty as these stringent lockdowns are seen take a heavier toll on the economy, jobs and household income. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III and...
It appeared laughable at first. The one-meter physical distancing enforced in public transport would soon be “minimized” from 0.75 meters to 0.5 meters to ultimately, 0.3 meters after a few weeks. Should I now bring a tape measure aside from a face mask and face shield? The government, however,...
It is a program filled with good intentions, but are we and our provinces ready? Out of the many proposals to survive the coming new normal, balik probinsya , translated literally as “return to the provinces,” was one of the solutions presented to finally decongest Metro Manila. It seemed like...
