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…