Press Release from the Permanent Delegation of the Philippines to UNESCO November 18, 2021 The Philippines was elected by the UNESCO General Conference as member of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Council (IGC) of the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme for the term 2021-2023. MOST is one of the major programmes of UNESCO under the Social and continue reading : PH ELECTED AS MEMBER OF THE UNESCO INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL (IGC) OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS (MOST) PROGRAMME
PH EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN JULY 2019
September 5, 2019 MANILA – The country’s labor force continued to improve, recording increased employment and lower underemployment in July 2019, the National Economic and Development Authority said. The July round of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) of the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that employment growth rate increased by 5.7 percent in July 2019, from continue reading : PH EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN JULY 2019
NEDA STUDIES WAYS TO BOOST FARM PRODUCTIVITY WITH RICE TARIFFICATION
July 04, 2019 MANILA— With rice tariffication in place, bulking up investments in research and development in agriculture and investing in irrigation, among others, can markedly increase rice yields and farm productivity in the long run, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. NEDA, in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), continue reading : NEDA STUDIES WAYS TO BOOST FARM PRODUCTIVITY WITH RICE TARIFFICATION
NEDA BACKS REGIONAL COOPERATION TO BOOST PH TRADE
MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority expressed support for regional cooperation initiatives that will reduce trade costs and further boost Philippine trade performance recorded in September 2017. In the report of NEDA-attached agency Philippine Statistics Authority, total merchandise trade grew by 2.8 percent year-on-year to USD13.1 billion in September 2017. Exports recorded its continue reading : NEDA BACKS REGIONAL COOPERATION TO BOOST PH TRADE
NEDA SEES MANUFACTURING REBOUND DESPITE DECLINE IN SEPTEMBER 2017
November 10, 2o17 Decreases in the production of petroleum, transport equipment, and export-oriented products led to the decline in manufacturing output for September 2017, according to the National Economic and Development Authority. In the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) for September 2017, the Volume of Production Index (VoPI) declined by 3.7 percent, a continue reading : NEDA SEES MANUFACTURING REBOUND DESPITE DECLINE IN SEPTEMBER 2017
NEDA: REAPING DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND TO SPUR GROWTH
CEBU CITY – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is urging government agencies and partners to work towards attaining and maximizing the country’s demographic dividend which is crucial to the country’s growth. The demographic dividend is attained through the transition that takes place when birth and mortality rates decline, and the government is spending continue reading : NEDA: REAPING DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND TO SPUR GROWTH
Long-term planning key to sustainable growth – NEDA
A long-term planning approach is crucial to effective development planning according to the National Economic and Development Authority. This was the key message of Undersecretary for Planning and Policy Rosemarie Edillon late last month in a speech given at the ASEAN Ministers’ Workshop 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals continue reading : Long-term planning key to sustainable growth – NEDA
