Monthly Archive: December 2012

PHL IMPORTS UP BY 4.3 PERCENT IN OCTOBER 2012

MANILA— Total merchandise imports grew by 4.3 percent to US$5.2 billion in October 2012 from US$5.0 billion in the same month last year due to higher purchases of raw materials and intermediate goods, consumer...

‘BOUNTIFUL CAGAYAN VALLEY’ HOPES TO LURE INVESTORS

SANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA—The Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region II recently launched its new branding campaign, “Bountiful Cagayan Valley Region,” and 2012 Investment Guidebook to promote the region as an ideal investment destination in...

INFLATION CONTINUES TO SLOW DOWN IN NOVEMBER 2012

MANILA—Ample supply of agriculture and fish and lower prices of domestic petroleum helped slowed down the movement of prices in November 2012, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The NEDA made...

OPENING REMARKS by Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan First National Consultation on Post-2015 Development Agenda 3 December 2012, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Tribeca and Chelsea Function Rooms, Astoria Plaza, Pasig City

Ms. Luisa Carvalho, the UN Resident Coordinator; Mr. Toshihiro Tanaka, the UNDP Country Director; good friends from fellow government offices; friends from the civil society; representatives from donor agencies as well as development partners;...