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 Las Piñas City Health Office Family Planning team gave lectures and seminars on responsible parenting and family planning to the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. The CHO team first visited and conducted lectures at Barangay Almanza Uno covered court on Friday,...
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...
The security of the environment and human lives are interdependent on watersheds. It gives us access to clean water and safeguards the survival and habitats of all living things from the land to the sea. The degradation of these watersheds caused by many factors, including poor management practices...
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...
Las Casas Quezon City holds first bridal fair A first for Las Casas Quezon City, the dreamy heritage venue is hosting a two-day bridal fair called "Las Bodas en Las Casas" from July 2 to 3, 20022 at Roosevelt, San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City. Inviting a select group of wedding event suppliers,...
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,...
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...
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...
President Duterte thinks that Filipino couples should only have up to three children as he cited the need for the government to "expand" to respond to the country's population growth. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Duterte made this statement after he inaugurated the new Dr....
The economy grew faster than its pre-pandemic level in the first three-months of the year on the back of sustained growth momentum amid easing quarantine restrictions, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. From January to March, the country’s economy, as measured by gross domestic...
