November 26, 2018 MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority gathered monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practitioners around the country to refine proposed guidelines on the official framework for evaluating government programs and projects. Guidelines for the National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF) will spell out, among others, procedures, tools, and templates that managers in government continue reading : M&E should be institutionalized in public sector – Pernia
CIRCULAR ON RECLAMATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –NEDA
November 26, 2018 MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) signed on Thursday last week a joint memorandum circular putting more teeth into the regulation of reclamation activities. The joint memorandum circular, with Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia and PRA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer continue reading : CIRCULAR ON RECLAMATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –NEDA
Keynote Message of Secretary Ernesto Pernia during the 2018 PAASE Meeting in UP Diliman
KEYNOTE MESSAGE ERNESTO M. PERNIA Socioeconomic Planning Secretary 2018 PAASE Meeting National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 24 October 2018, 9:40 a.m. Distinguished officials and members of the Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering (PAASE), co-workers in the government, delegates, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Special salutations to our PAASE continue reading : Keynote Message of Secretary Ernesto Pernia during the 2018 PAASE Meeting in UP Diliman
R&D, INNOVATION TO RAISE PH ECONOMY’S GROWTH POTENTIAL – NEDA
October 23, 2018 MANILA – The government must continually advance investments in research and development, (R&D) and innovation initiatives to foster modern industry and agriculture, the National Economic and Development Authority said. “We must pay greater attention to technology and innovation, human capital, global trade and investment for us to catch up with the current continue reading : R&D, INNOVATION TO RAISE PH ECONOMY’S GROWTH POTENTIAL – NEDA
PH NEEDS MORE PROGRAMS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVT – NEDA
October 17, 2018 MANILA – Programs on human capital development, specifically Early Childhood Development, are important to address poverty in the country, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said “A human being’s development starts at pregnancy when the mother starts to care for her child at the fetal stage. This is why we need continue reading : PH NEEDS MORE PROGRAMS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVT – NEDA
GOV’T INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE TO MAKE FINANCING MORE INCLUSIVE – NEDA
BALI, INDONESIA— Government interventions are in place to address trade finance gaps in the Philippines as part of global efforts to narrow the global trade finance gap, which is at around USD1.5 trillion every year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. At the sidelines of the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary continue reading : GOV’T INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE TO MAKE FINANCING MORE INCLUSIVE – NEDA
NEDA WANTS BETTER MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
October 05, 2018 MANILA— The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) told a high-level assembly at the United Nations that the Philippines is in the process of adopting the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) in measuring and reporting on poverty. In her speech at a side event during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in continue reading : NEDA WANTS BETTER MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
NEDA CALLS FOR MEASURES TO AVOID “MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP” AT UN MEETING
October 1, 2018 MANILA—The Philippines is still safe from falling into the “middle-income trap” so long as the higher levels of economic productivity are achieved, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Speaking at a high-level ministerial meeting during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, NEDA Undersecretary for continue reading : NEDA CALLS FOR MEASURES TO AVOID “MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP” AT UN MEETING
NEDA ENCOURAGES UK INVESTORS WITH 11TH FINL
September 28, 2018 MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) assured British businesses that the government is working to ease foreign investment restrictions through the 11th Regular Foreign Investment Negative List (RFINL). “Compared with our neighbors, the Philippines seems to be the most restrictive in terms of foreign direct investments. We have many continue reading : NEDA ENCOURAGES UK INVESTORS WITH 11TH FINL
SUFFICIENT HOUSING NEEDED TO ADDRESS POVERTY – NEDA
September 26, 2018 The National Economic and Development Authority emphasized to the business sector the importance of housing and urban development in reducing poverty in the country. “Besides rapid population growth, urbanization, and rural-urban migration, the housing needs of our country remain a challenge. We have to harness housing as a platform to reduce poverty continue reading : SUFFICIENT HOUSING NEEDED TO ADDRESS POVERTY – NEDA
INFRACOM APPROVES THIRD BATCH OF PDRS FUND PROJECTS
September 23, 2018 MANILA—The NEDA Board Committee on Infrastructure or INFRACOM recently approved the third batch of projects for funding under the Project Development and other Related Studies (PDRS) Fund. The third batch of project feasibility studies, with an estimated cost of PhP155 million, include the following: Water Supply Project in Selected LGUs for continue reading : INFRACOM APPROVES THIRD BATCH OF PDRS FUND PROJECTS
Keynote Message of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia during the PIDS 4th Annual Public Policy Conference
KEYNOTE MESSAGE ERNESTO M. PERNIA, PhD Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning 4th Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) 2018 EDSA Shangri-la, Mandaluyong City 19 September 2018, 09:00 am PIDS President Celia Reyes; Senior Fellows and Fellows, and other Staff of PIDS; Distinguished guests and speakers; Fellow workers in government; Friends from the media; Ladies and gentlemen, good continue reading : Keynote Message of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia during the PIDS 4th Annual Public Policy Conference
Speech of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia during the Philippine Economic Briefing on September 18, 2018
SPEECH ERNESTO M. PERNIA, PhD Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Philippine Economic Briefing September 18, 2018 | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Assembly Hall Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Allow me to thank the organizers of this event for inviting me today. I find this an excellent opportunity to share with you the exciting growth story of the continue reading : Speech of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia during the Philippine Economic Briefing on September 18, 2018
NEDA READY TO LEAD CRAFTING OF RECOVERY PLAN FOR OMPONG-HIT AREAS
September 18, 2018 MANILA—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) will lead the planning for the rehabilitation of regions devastated by Typhoon Ompong last week. As Vice-chair for Rehabilitation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, NEDA takes the lead in formulating the Rehabilitation and Recovery Program (RRP) for areas struck by continue reading : NEDA READY TO LEAD CRAFTING OF RECOVERY PLAN FOR OMPONG-HIT AREAS
EDC SUBMITS EO TO REMOVE FOOD IMPORTATION BARRIERS TO ADDRESS INFLATION
September 13, 2018 MANILA—An Executive Order (EO) that will remove administrative and non-tariff barriers on the importation of food items to temper inflation has been submitted by the Economic Development Cluster (EDC) to the office of the President for implementation starting this month. Recommended to the President before Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, the EO will zero continue reading : EDC SUBMITS EO TO REMOVE FOOD IMPORTATION BARRIERS TO ADDRESS INFLATION
