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THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) defended the government’s efforts to bring down commodity prices saying the Marcos administration recognizes the urgency of addressing high inflation. Last Sunday, OCTA Research fellow Guido David posted on social media the findings of their latest survey that showed 75 percent of their…

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) believes attaining the high end of the government’s growth target for next year may no longer be feasible, but it has cautioned against easily yielding goals to avoid derailing the march to progress. On Wednesday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said a…

WHILE the economy is not as vulnerable to shocks compared to 10 to 20 years ago, the government cannot resort to making reckless decisions to respond to shocks, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan recently told reporters that addressing shocks remains…

VIETNAM has already overtaken the Philippines in terms of per capita GDP in 2020, according to local economists, including a former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary. In a recent forum of the Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED), former Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Dante B. Canlas said Vietnam overtaking the country is

THE newly sworn-in Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) Executive Director intends to focus on the commission’s development aims. National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan has recently sworn into office former National Statistician Lisa Grace S. Bersales as undersecretary for population and development (Popdev). “The three…

THE Philippines will weather global headwinds such as the specter of recession in Europe as the country will rely on its own people and industries, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and local economists. Over the weekend, think tank Oxford Economics said soaring energy prices across the…

FINANCING infrastructure projects through Official Development Assistance (ODA) remains an option for the administration even if the government is open to reviving Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Baliasacan told reporters that ODA remains “in the mix” of…

EVEN if the country gets back to its prepandemic form this quarter, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) believes more needs to be done to sustain the country’s economic growth. In an AskNEDA briefing on Monday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said the country would be able…