MORE SOURCES OF CHEAPER RICE WITH RICE TARIFFICATION- NEDA

January 09, 2019 MANILA—The immediate enactment into law of the rice tariffication bill is fundamental in the government’s efforts to stabilize food prices and overall inflation rate, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Reiterating the urgency of the bill’s signing into law, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said that through rice tariffication continue reading : MORE SOURCES OF CHEAPER RICE WITH RICE TARIFFICATION- NEDA

PH TRADE TO SUSTAIN GROWTH THROUGH EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS

January 10, 2018 Continuous improvement of export competitiveness and identification of emerging markets for exports will help sustain merchandise trade growth, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the country’s total trade grew by 11.8 percent in November 2017, pushing year-to-date growth to 9.9 percent. Trade performance continue reading : PH TRADE TO SUSTAIN GROWTH THROUGH EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS

ACROSS-THE-BOARD WAGE HIKE COULD WORSEN INEQUALITY —NEDA

19 October 2016 MANILA — The National Economic and Development Authority, together with the Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, and the Department of Trade and Industry, stood against the Php125.00 across-the-board (ATB) wage increase for workers in the private sector, saying it could worsen inequality across regions. The Php125.00 ATB daily wage continue reading : ACROSS-THE-BOARD WAGE HIKE COULD WORSEN INEQUALITY —NEDA