𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: The Philippines is ushering in a new era of socioeconomic and development planning with the transformation of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev). Read more:

𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐇 𝐆𝐎𝐕’𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖!. The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) has released 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, a comprehensive technical assessment of the fiscal and institutional

𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮!. Help us shape the future of work in the Philippines! . Submit your comments until March 7, 2025 here: Read more: #TrabahoParaSaBayan #TPBPlan

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: 𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧. For the full article, visit Philippine Daily Inquirer:

𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.

𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖!. Read more here: Watch video here:

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘. NEDA warns the public of the existence of a Facebook account fraudulently using the name of Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan. NEDA urges the public to stay vigilant and to avoid sharing any personal info with the fake account.

This growth places PH as the third fastest-growing economy among neighboring Asian countries that have released their preliminary Q4 2024 figures. The Philippines trails Vietnam (7.5 percent) and China (5.4 percent) but outpaces Malaysia (4.8 percent).

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: The Philippine economy grew by 5.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024. This brings the full-year average GDP growth rate to 5.6%, slightly faster than the 5.5% growth in 2023. #PHGDP

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@ambalisacan Attending the premiere alongside him were his wife, also an MMSU alumna, and members of his family, who shared personal stories about his upbringing and the experiences that shaped his path in economics.

Among the featured films was Arsi, a documentary on the life and achievements of @ambalisacan, an MMSU alumnus from the Class of 1979. Produced by the university’s Office for Strategic Communication, the film highlights his journey from humble beginnings.

Held as part of MMSU’s 47th Foundation Anniversary celebration, the festival highlights the filmmaking talents of MMSU students, faculty, and alumni.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: NEDA Secretary @ambalisacan graces the 2025 MMSU Film Festival premiere. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 Mariano Marcos State University Film Festival held last January 22, at the Teatro Ilocandia, MMSU, Batac, Ilocos Norte.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. Read more: #Filipinnovation

During the meeting, members reviewed and discussed proposed measures from various agencies aimed at mitigating both food and non-food inflation, with particular attention to addressing price pressures in the oil industry.

The IAC-IMO is chaired by NEDA and co-chaired by the DOF. Meanwhile, the EDG is chaired by the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (SAPIEA), and co-chaired by NEDA and DOF.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: NEDA Secretary @ambalisacan attended the Economic Development Group and Inter-agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook joint meeting yesterday (December 18) at the @dofgovph in Manila.

𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙮: 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: During its 23rd meeting and the last for 2024 held on Dec. 17, the NEDA Board approved the issuance of an executive order that will cover the country’s tariff commitments under the Philippines-Korea Free Trade Agreement (PH-KR FTA). Full story: