NEW PH DEV’T PLAN TO ADDRESS PERSISTING POVERTY, INEQUALITY AMONG FILIPINOS — NEDA

November 25, 2022 – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reaffirmed the government’s commitment to significantly reduce poverty and inequality in the Philippines through the upcoming Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. In his keynote address at the launch of the World Bank Philippines’ report on overcoming poverty and inequality on November 24, NEDA Secretary continue reading : NEW PH DEV’T PLAN TO ADDRESS PERSISTING POVERTY, INEQUALITY AMONG FILIPINOS — NEDA

RAPID GROWTH, HIGH-QUALITY JOBS KEY TO POVERTY REDUCTION AND ATTAINING HIGH-INCOME STATUS — NEDA

August 18, 2022 For the Philippine economy to attain high-income status and eradicate poverty in the long term, it must sustain its high-growth trajectory for at least two more decades, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In an economic forum of the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP), NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. continue reading : RAPID GROWTH, HIGH-QUALITY JOBS KEY TO POVERTY REDUCTION AND ATTAINING HIGH-INCOME STATUS — NEDA

AS-DELIVERED MESSAGE OF NEDA SECRETARY ARSENIO M. BALISACAN ON THE 2021 FULL-YEAR OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS

MESSAGE Arsenio M. Balisacan, PhD Secretary National Economic and Development Authority Release of 2021 Full-Year Official Poverty Statistics  Philippine Statistics Authority PSA Complex, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 15 August 2022 | 10:00 AM   Members of the media, colleagues in government, fellow Filipinos, good morning. In 2018, we achieved our goal of lifting six continue reading : AS-DELIVERED MESSAGE OF NEDA SECRETARY ARSENIO M. BALISACAN ON THE 2021 FULL-YEAR OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS

POVERTY IN PH EXPECTED TO BE HALVED BY 2022 – NEDA

January 14, 2020 The National Economic and Development Authority expects the country’s poverty rate to be halved by the end of the current administration’s term in 2022. “This would be the first time in history that the poverty rate will be halved in just six years, a significant contribution and achievement of this administration,” Socioeconomic continue reading : POVERTY IN PH EXPECTED TO BE HALVED BY 2022 – NEDA

AS DELIVERED STATEMENT ON THE OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE FULL-YEAR 2018

STATEMENT NEDA OIC ADORACION NAVARRO   PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE 2018 FULL-YEAR OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS OF THE PHILIPPINES December 6, 2019 | Century Park Hotel Manila   Members of the Philippine Statistics Authority, Colleagues from NEDA, Friends from the media, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning. We are pleased that the official poverty statistics for the continue reading : AS DELIVERED STATEMENT ON THE OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE FULL-YEAR 2018