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NEDA chief thumbs down calls for legislated wage hike

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 07:22 PM

NEDA chief Arsenio Balisacan said that while he agrees a wage hike was needed, it should be through increased economic activity and not legislation. Read more »

NEDA: Govt focusing on aid to poor amid high inflation

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 05:55 PM

NEDA said the government has "limited fiscal space" and thus is focusing on aid for the poor and vulnerable sectors amid elevated inflation. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 30, 2023

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Posted at Jan 30 11:39 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Marcos OKs 5-year plan for PH economic recovery

Raffy Cabristante and Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 08:38 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 5-year Philippine Development Plan (PDP), which the Palace said would set the country's roadmap for economic recovery. Read more »

Balisacan backs appointment of full-time Agri Secretary

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Updated as of Jan 26 03:45 PM

NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Thursday said he is hopeful that an Agriculture Secretary would be appointed to address decades-old issues in the industry. Read more »

Foreign investment cap flagged as key roadblock in Philippines

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 10:17 PM

Philippine Economic Managers led by Finance Secretary Ben Diokno pitched the Philippines as a prime investment destination before prospective investors in Germany. Read more »

NEDA chief: 'Appropriate' time to create Maharlika fund

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 09:08 PM

Socioeconomic planning chief Sec. Arsenio Balisacan on Saturday expressed his support for creating the Maharlika Investment Fund. Read more »

NEDA backs EO extending lower tariffs on pork, rice, corn, coal

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 09:32 PM

The board of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has endorsed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday an executive order to extend lower tariffs currently imposed on imported commodities such as pork, corn, rice, and coal, Sec. Arsenio Balisacan said Saturday. Read more »

Mass transit must be prioritized to solve NCR traffic woes: NEDA chief

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 07:12 PM

While vehicular traffic is an offshoot of economic growth, government must address the problem by improving mass transportation and developing areas outside of the capital, socio-economic planning head Sec. Arsenio Balisacan said on Saturday. Read more »

NEDA endorses to Marcos tariff modification on e-vehicles

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 04:44 PM

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said this would help in the growth of the sector and make these vehicles more accessible to Filipinos. Read more »

Marcos: Taming inflation is number 1 priority

Katrina Domingo and Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:02 PM

Taming inflation remains the number one priority of the administration’s economic team, Marcos said as the country grapples with rising food and fuel costs. Read more »

What did Marcos' Singapore F1 trip yield?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 04:21 PM

Officials have yet to detail what the Philippines gained from President Marcos' trip to Singapore during the Formula One races. Read more »

Manny Pangilinan, NEDA's Balisacan to speak at 29th National PR Congress

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Updated as of Aug 29 03:26 PM

The Public Relations Society of the Philippines has unveiled the speakers for this year's National Public Relations Congress. Read more »

19.99 million Filipinos poor in 2021 as poverty incidence rises: PSA

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Updated as of Aug 15 03:04 PM

At least 19.99 million Filipinos were considered poor in 2021 as the poverty incidence rose to 18.1 percent, the state statistics bureau said Monday. Read more »

Huwag harangin ang senior citizens na magtrabaho: grupo

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Posted at Aug 12 03:26 AM

Marami pang malakas na senior citizens na may kakayanan pang magtrabaho, kaya hindi sila dapat i-discriminate ng mga employer, ayon sa isang grupo. Read more »

NEDA backs abolishing mandatory retirement age

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Posted at Aug 09 01:30 PM

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Tuesday said he supports the removal of the mandatory retirement age. Read more »

PH trade deficit widens to $5.84 billion in June

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Posted at Aug 09 12:36 PM

The Philippines' trade deficit widened to $5.84 billion in June 2022 or an annual increase of 75.4 percent as imports outpaced exports. Read more »

8-point socioeconomic agenda inilahad ng Marcos economic team

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Posted at Jul 26 08:57 PM

Target ng administrasyong Marcos na ipatupad ang 8-point agenda para mapalago ang ekonomiya sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic at iba pang hamon. Read more »

Philippines can become upper-middle-income country by 2024: Balisacan

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 04:25 PM

The Philippines can achieve its goal of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2024 if current economic growth is sustained, NEDA's Arsenio Balisacan said. Read more »

Marcos holds virtual meeting with NEDA chief

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Posted at Jul 13 07:46 PM

President Marcos Jr. on Wednesday virtually met Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, a video from state-run RTVM showed. Read more »