Category: Media Release

Good morning. It is with great pleasure to report to you today that the Philippine economy, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 7.8 percent in the first quarter of 2013....

MANILA—Slower price increases of food, electricity, and petroleum brought inflation down to 2.6 percent in April 2013, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The average inflation rate for the first four...

Members of the media, our colleagues in the government, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am pleased to report to you that economic growth accelerated to 6.4 percent in the second quarter of 2014. ...

MANILA—The growth of agro-based exports may be sustained with the opening up of new markets for sugar and bananas, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “In addition to South Korea and...

MANILA—Improvement is expected for the growth of semiconductor exports despite its 23.2 percent contraction in January 2013, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The annual gain of worldwide chip sales recorded...

MANILA—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is calling for greater participation of Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) in improving waste disposal through the formulation of their respective Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plans....

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General MAF Consultation Workshop on Accelerating MDG Achievement Linden Suites, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City 13 March 2014 Fellow workers from the national government agencies, colleagues from...

Good morning. It is my pleasure to present the performance and outlook of the Philippine economy in this General Membership Meeting and First Economic Briefing for 2013 of the Management Association of the Philippines...

MANILA—More overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are targeted for integration back to the Philippines through entrepreneurial programs to drive investments in the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, the National Economic and Development Authority...

I am delighted to be here with the leading statisticians of the Philippine Statistical System on this launching forum of the International Year of Statistics. Let me congratulate the NSO for sponsoring and organizing...