We welcome the transfer of the functions of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (PARR) to NEDA as provided for in Memorandum Order No. 79 issued by the Office of the President. These functions are well within NEDA’s mandate as the government’s development planning and policy coordinating body. As the vice-chair for rehabilitation and continue reading : Statement of Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan on the transfer of functions of PARR to NEDA
Monitoring in emergencies, key to better gov’t crisis response and decision-making – NEDA
MANILA – Monitoring in emergencies can provide crucial information for the government to improve crisis response and decision-making in the short and long-term, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan made this statement read by NEDA Deputy Director-General Rolando Tungpalan during the 4th M&E Network Philippines Forum continue reading : Monitoring in emergencies, key to better gov’t crisis response and decision-making – NEDA
EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN & DEV’T ASSISTANCE MUST BE COORDINATED WITH GOVERNMENT – NEDA, Parallel structures overburden LGUs, Balisacan says
Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Arsenio Balisacan (2nd from left) met with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark (2nd from right) to discuss disaster risk reduction and management and the progress and directions of UNDP assistance to the Philippines at the UN Headquarters in New York City on July 10, 2014. Also in continue reading : EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN & DEV’T ASSISTANCE MUST BE COORDINATED WITH GOVERNMENT – NEDA, Parallel structures overburden LGUs, Balisacan says
Statement of Sec. Arsenio M. Balisacan during the ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management “Reconstruction Assistance on Yolanda (RAY): Framework for an Organized Response” by Sec. Arsenio M. Balisacan Diamond Hotel, Manila, Philippines 05 June 2014 RAY is the Government’s strategic plan to guide the recovery and reconstruction of the economy, lives, and livelihoods in the areas affected by Yolanda. continue reading : Statement of Sec. Arsenio M. Balisacan during the ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
