Online registration for national ID to launch on April 30 – NEDA

Apr 27, 2021 | Nation

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Karl Chua said starting April 30, Friday, applicants for the national identification system can register online.According to Chua, NEDA’s online system will collect demographic data of the applicants for...

Karl Chua made permanent NEDA chief

Apr 23, 2021 | Business

Karl Kendrick Chua, who had been acting socioeconomic planning secretary for a year, has been given a permanent appointment, Palace spokesman Harry Roque announced on Thursday.The socioeconomic planning secretary is also the director general of the National Economic...

PH GDP slips anew but ‘economy is strong enough to recover,’ says gov’t

Nov 10, 2020 | Top Stories

The Philippine economy shrunk again in the third quarter of the year, but the country can return to a “solid growth and development trajectory” by next year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Tuesday,Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary...

Group pushes for higher taxes on alcohol and e-cigarettes

Nov 4, 2019 | Nation

A rally to raise excise taxes on alcohol and electronic cigarettes greeted lawmakers Monday morning as the Senate resumed session after a one month recess.    The National Sin Tax Coalition conducted the rally to Sen. Pia Cayetano’s Senate Bill 1074 which seeks...