Monthly Archive: July 2012

ICC-CABCOM APPROVES FISH PORT PROJECT, PH-KOREA PROJECT FACILITY

MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority Board – Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) approved for NEDA Board confirmation, two new projects and changes in two previously-approved projects.  The ICC-CabCom also confirmed the...

ICC-CABCOM APPROVES TWO NEW TRANSPORT PROJECTS IN LUZON, FOUR REQUESTS FOR SCOPE AND COST ADJUSTMENTS AND LOAN VALIDITY EXTENSION

MANILA—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) approved two new transportation projects in its July 12 meeting, and four requests for scope and cost adjustments and loan validity extension...

PH-UNICEF PROGRAMME FOR CHILDREN TARGETS 36 LGUs

MANILA— The Philippines and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the joint programme of cooperation on Investment Convergence for Equity for Children. “This partnership exemplifies the...

UP PROFESSOR APPOINTED AS NEDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL

MANILA—President Benigno S. Aquino III recently appointed University of the Philippines Associate Professor Emmanuel F. Esguerra as Deputy Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Esguerra will head the NEDA’s National Development...

NEDA CITES IMPORTANCE OF PROJECT QUALITY

MANILA— The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), after a recent meeting with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), reported that the Bank’s lending and technical assistance program for the next three years totaled US$1.87...