Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Karl Kendrick Chua (File photo) MANILA - Policies are now in place to use new technologies in unlocking the country's potential to be a high-income economy, the government's top economist said. During the online celebration for the National Innovation Day Thursday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Karl Kendrick Chua said the Philippine Innovation Act will raise the country's productivity through research and development, and using new technologies and processes. "This will enable us to shift from low-value added to high value-added activities and unlock the potential to become a high-income country," Chua said. He said to enable this potential, innovation should be one of the country's priorities in its next Philippine Development Plan (PDP). "The national innovation agenda will hi
Director-General Karl Kendrick Chua of the National Economic and Development Authority proposed on Wednesday that the tracking and treating of COVID-19 cases follow new metrics and methods that do not scare people, strain resources or stifle productive activity.
(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The government expects around 50 million Filipinos to be included in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of the year, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Karl Kendrick Chua said on Wednesday. Speaking at a budget hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee A under Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, Chua said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has set a goal of registering an additional 22 million Filipinos and five million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the PhilSys by next year. "Our target is 50 million by the end of the year, we are confident we can achieve that despite the challenges of the pandemic," said Chua. The agency will also release 37 million PhilID cards next year, Chua said. As of October 8, Chua said the PSA has already registered 43.2 million and 35.9 million individuals for Step 1 and Step 2 of PhilSys registration and signed up 5.6 milli
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An infectious disease expert said Wednesday, May 5, it is still premature to give in to National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Karl Kendrick Chua’s proposal to place the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus under a less stringent community quarantine status this May.
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Dr. Rontgene Solante, chief of the Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine unit of San Lazaro Hospital, said the number of positive cases recorded per day and the number of hospital admissions should be factored in before the government places Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal under general community quarantine (GCQ) by middle or end of the month as proposed by Chua.