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‘PH should focus on investments’

Economic experts pressed for investment-led growth strategies in a virtual business roundtable on Thursday in Makati City, organized by the Stratbase ADR Institute. Former Socioeconomic...

Former NEDA chief urges gov’t to step up spending

Former Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Monday asked the government to ramp up health-related spending to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Duterte approves nomination of ex-PDEA head as CIAC chief

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the nomination of former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director general Aaron Aquino as president and chief executive officer...

NEDA chief quits; Duque stays for now

Amid the rampage of the coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, the Duterte administration’s chief economist resigned while its highest health authority apologized for his...

Luzon in for ‘new normal‘ as post-lockdown looms

Filipinos will need to adapt to a "new normal" at the end of a lockdown to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, government officials said Tuesday,...

NEDA prepares recovery plan to avoid prolonged economic recession

The National Economic and Development Authority said it is preparing a recovery plan to rebuild business and consumer confidence to avoid a prolonged economic...

Too much static

The fate of broadcast giant ABS-CBN is generating a lot of static, as the expiration of its legislative franchise draws near, and as the...

GAA delay not main cause of 2019 slowdown

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Pernia urges wider public participation to battle corruption

There is a need for an increased public participation in the government’s anti-corruption initiatives to curtail graft in the country, Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia...

Much lower poverty rate: Possible but difficult

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NEDA confident on halving poverty incidence by 2022

The National Economic and Development Authority said Tuesday it expects poverty incidence to be halved by the end of the Duterte administration’s term in...

Economy grows despite slowdown

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Data centers crucial in ID system–Pernia

Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia called for the faster establishment of data centers to accommodate the increased number of registrants for the national ID...

Philippine economy plays catch-up

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