LOCKDOWNS and mobility restrictions prevent small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from accessing financing and this makes it more difficult for them to sustain their operations, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). At the Neda budget hearing at the Senate on Wednesday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T.…
PROJECT ID SYSTEM. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua looks at the development map of the four provinces of Central Visayas during his recent visit at the National Economic and Development Council (NEDA) Region 7 office in Cebu City. In a statement on Tuesday (Oct. 12, 2021), the NEDA-7 said Chua is now working for the institutionalization of the universal project ID system. (Contributed photo) CEBU CITY - The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) welcomes the plan of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua to set up a universal project identification (ID) system in the region, an official said Tuesday. NEDA-7 regional director Efren Carreon said in a statement that Chua highlighted the universal project ID system during his visit in Cebu on October 6, which topped the Cabinet official's priority agenda for the remainder of this term as head of the country's premier economic planning body. He said Chua and