PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has extended on Tuesday the temporary modification of rates of import duty on rice, corn, and meat products until December 31 next year. In Executive Order No. 50, Marcos cited the impact of El Niño on the price of goods, alongside effects of the African…
The national government must lift some 14 million Filipinos out of poverty to attain its goal of slashing the country’s poverty incidence rate to a single digit, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). In a briefing on Friday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said by 2028,…
THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board approved additional “game-changing projects” in its last meeting for the year. First to be approved was the P67.4- billion Dalton Pass East Alignment Road Project as well as the Master Plan on High Standard Highway (HSH) Network Development Phase 2, Socioeconomic Planning…
THE President Marcos Jr.-led National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board on Thursday approved the extension of reduced tariff rates on key commodities until the end of 2024 to keep local food prices stable amid the volatile supply situation. In a press briefing, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan disclosed…