National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Deputy Director-General AUGUSTO B. SANTOS (right), who is also Chairperson of the Executive Committee and National Steering Committee of the Sixth Country Programme for Children, share a light moment with Dr. NICOLAS K. ALIPUI (left), Philippine Country Office Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), prior to the signing ceremony for the Country Programme Action Plans (CPAPs) at the Manila Peninsula Hotel recently. Sharing in the conversation is Mr. COLIN DAVIS (center), Senior Programme Coordinator, Philippine Country Office. As the coordinating authority for the CPAPs, NEDA plays a key role in providing policy directions in monitoring the CPAPs’ progress and in mainstreaming certain development approaches such as gender and rights-based approach, results-based management, and capacity development in government planning, programming, budgeting, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.