Karl Chua named as NEDA chief enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 22) -- Karl Kendrick Chua has been appointed as Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed on Thursday. “Secretary Chua has served the Duterte Administration with professionalism, competence and integrity as Undersecretary of the Department of Finance and Acting Secretary of the NEDA,” said Malacañang in a statement. “With the aforesaid traits we are confident that Sec. Chua would continuously and consistently perform well in his present but crucial task of jumpstarting our economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” it added.