July 27, 2021 Data science, analytics, and digital transformation can help make better policies and deliver better services as the Philippines heads to a new and better normal, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “I have always believed and advocated for digital transformation within the government in order to strengthen policy-making and service continue reading : PH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION URGENTLY NEEDED FOR BETTER POLICY-MAKING, SERVICE DELIVERY – NEDA

July 27, 2021 The government remains committed to pursuing long-standing structural reforms for the country’s recovery from COVID-19 pandemic and continuing socioeconomic development, said the National Economic and Development Authority. In his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte named the amendments to the Public Service Act, the Retail Trade Liberalization continue reading : GOV’T REMAINS COMMITTED TO INSTITUTIONALIZING REFORMS IN THE LAST YEAR OF DUTERTE ADMIN – NEDA

July 14, 2021 The 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) will help inform the country’s policies and strategies moving forward, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. “Demographic data is a basic and crucial input in the plans and projects of both public and private sectors. Hence, the government conducts the census every continue reading : PH CENSUS BASIS FOR POLICIES, RECOVERY STRATEGIES – NEDA

July 10, 2021 Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua invited the youth to register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and contribute solutions to accelerate the growth of digital economy in the country. “Ang ating karanasan sa gitna ng pandemya ay nagbigay-diin sa kahalagahan ng ligtas, mabisa, at inklusibong banking at social services, lalo continue reading : NEDA CHIEF INVITES YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN ‘GAME-CHANGING’ PHILSYS

July 9, 2021 With 37.2 million Filipinos taking the initial step towards registering for the Philippine Identification System or PhilSys, the government is on track to reaching its 50-70 million target registrations by the end of the year, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). From zero registrations on the onset of the pandemic continue reading : GOV’T MARKS MID-YEAR 2021 WITH OVER 37 MILLION PHILSYS REGISTRATIONS

July 6, 2021 Policy interventions to stabilize commodity prices have begun to take effect as headline inflation decelerated in June 2021, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported today that headline inflation rate slowed down to 4.1 percent. This comes after three months of a steady 4.5 percent continue reading : INFLATION DECELERATES IN JUNE 2021 AS GOV’T POLICY INTERVENTIONS TAKE EFFECT

THE MAY 2021 LABOR FORCE SURVEY RESULTS JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION’S ECONOMIC MANAGERS: SOCIOECONOMIC PLANNING SECRETARY KARL KENDRICK T. CHUA FINANCE SECRETARY CARLOS G. DOMINGUEZ BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SECRETARY WENDEL E. AVISADO JULY 1, 2021 Recent data continues to highlight the strong link between quarantine restrictions and labor market outcomes. More stringent quarantines continue reading : MAY 2021 LABOR FORCE SURVEY RESULTS JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION’S ECONOMIC MANAGERS

June 23, 2021 The government’s economic recovery package must be accelerated to support businesses and enable them to retain or employ new workers, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “Our recovery program has been in place since last year and implementing this will help the economy recover and businesses to get back to continue reading : NEDA AFFIRMS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO BUSINESSES AMID COVID-19 CRISIS

June 21, 2021 A strong macro-fiscal foundation is vital for economies to weather shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said during the virtual 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting hosted by New Zealand on June 16, 2021. “When building a house, we first need to continue reading : STRONG MACRO-FISCAL FOUNDATION SERVED AS INSURANCE FOR THE PANDEMIC – NEDA

June 19, 2021 As the third pillar of the government’s recovery strategy, the timely rollout of the vaccination program will facilitate the gradual re-opening of the economy and the country’s recovery, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The government is focusing on high-risk and densely populated areas like the National Capital Region (NCR) continue reading : TIMELY ROLLOUT OF VACCINATION TO FACILITATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY, BRING BACK MISSED JOYS – NEDA

June 15, 2021 The gradual lifting of quarantine restrictions and continuous vaccination rollout will help the Philippine economy recover by 6 to 7 percent in 2021 and return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The main difference between last year’s quarantine and this year is that we did continue reading : Q2 RECOVERY EXPECTED WITH GRADUAL LIFTING OF QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS, CONTINUOUS VACCINATION ROLLOUT – NEDA

THE APRIL 2021 LABOR FORCE SURVEY RESULTS JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION’S ECONOMIC MANAGERS SOCIOECONOMIC PLANNING SECRETARY KARL KENDRICK T. CHUA FINANCE SECRETARY CARLOS G. DOMINGUEZ BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SECRETARY WENDEL E. AVISADO JUNE 8, 2021 Introduction The first quarter of 2021 showed us encouraging results as we control the spread of COVID-19 and continue reading : APRIL 2021 LABOR FORCE SURVEY RESULTS JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION’S ECONOMIC MANAGERS