Category: Media Release

MANILA—The immediate enactment into law of the rice tariffication bill is fundamental in the government’s efforts to stabilize food prices and overall inflation rate, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Reiterating the...

MANILA – Improving the implementation of government’s mid-term export strategies is needed to sustain merchandise trade growth, the National Economic and Development Authority said.  The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported today that the country’s...

MANILA – The creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR) would open up high growth prospects for the region and the rest of the country, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The...

MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) presented on Monday an overview of the government’s accomplishments in 2018, being the oversight agency for the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022....

MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that after the Rice Tariffication Bill is signed into law, the government is looking into opening up the sugar sector next. “The sugar liberalization...

MANILA – Lower payments for capital goods reduced merchandise imports by 0.1 percent in December, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).   “After posting four consecutive months of positive growth from August...

MANILA—The country’s merchandise exports grew by 15.8 percent, indicating a continued upward trend for the 7th consecutive month in December 2013 and making it the top export performer in selected economies in East and...

MANILA—More costly food items resulting from bad weather conditions pushed headline inflation to 4.2 percent, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “In January 2014, most food items recorded faster inflation due...

It was a sad event when Binu, the one-month-old baby dugong rescued in Infanta, Quezon, died last Sunday at the facility of Manila Ocean Park (MOP). Gastroenteritis or lesions in the gastrointestinal tract has...

MANILA — The higher import value of capital goods bolstered the country’s import performance in November 2013, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). This statement came after the National Statistics Office...