A May 21, 2012 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority: The Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board recently approved five projects on transportation, infrastructure, and health worth P32.67 billion. These projects aim to build and rehabilitate vital infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and hospitals to improve the delivery of basic services and movement of trade. Continue reading →

A May 20, 2012 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority: The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently held high-level bilateral consultations in Manila on USAID’s assistance to the Philippines. Continue reading →

This has been my marching order: to address the critical constraints that make growth slow, uneven and exclusive to certain sectors of society. Certainly, the Philippine economy is growing, but we need to make it grow faster and to sustain high growth for the long term. There is also no question that we need the growth to be more inclusive, across and within sectors and areas of the country. Continue reading →

On May 17, 2012, Socio-Economic Development Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga, Civil Service Commission Chair Francisco T. Duque III, Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad, Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, and CESB ED Anthonette V. Allones, members of the PMDP Inter-agency Steering Committee, and CESB Chair and Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) President Antonio D. Kalaw Jr. will lead the formal launch of the Public Management Development Program (PMDP) at the Executive Function Hall of DAP Pasig. Continue reading →

A May 7, 2012 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority: Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director General Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr., during the launching of the book titled ASEAN, the PRC, and India: The Great Transformation? Published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ADB Institute, said greater collaboration and interaction among the governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are necessary to be able to achieve “great transformation,” sustainable growth and full integration with China and India. Great transformation was described in the book as having ASEAN, China, and India as integrated economies that shall exceed the gross domestic product (GDP) of the U.S. and Europe combined and drive the global economy. Continue reading →

A May 7, 2012 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority: “We are lucky that BPO and IT were available given our resources and these help us fill all the gaps. We are also lucky that we now have a government that really works on governance issues. We feel that this is a very strong platform for which we can finally take off.” Continue reading →

An April 25, 2012 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority: The Philippine government is set to implement Phase II of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project, an irrigation project in Iloilo tagged to be the largest Korea Economic Development Cooperation Fund-supported project worldwide to date. Continue reading →

An April 2, 2012 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority: With the 3.2-percent year-on-year decline in January 2012 imports, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr. stated the sluggish performance reflected the general weakness of global demand which feeds into the country’s imports through export products with high import contents, particularly electronics. Continue reading →

Today’s gathering becomes more significant to us because we are launching the PPP Manual for Local Government Units. We would like to see the use of this Manual spread like wildfire across the nation. It is our hope that with the information provided in the manual, more PPP projects, not only for economic infrastructure like transport, energy, and irrigation infrastructure, but also social infrastructure projects like schools and hospitals can be accommodated to benefit those who need them the most. Continue reading →

A March 26, 2012 press release from the National Economic and Development Authority: The NEDA Board, chaired by President Benigno S. Aquino III, approved on Thursday three irrigation projects worth approximately PhP19.83 billion, all proposed by the Department of Agriculture-National Irrigation Administration (DA-NIA). These projects are expected to provide more jobs as well as strengthen infrastructure support in the agriculture sector in the regions. Continue reading →