Neda chief backs BRT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita and Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2018

IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO CEBU’S TRAFFIC WOES Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark Steven Pastor confirms DOTr received a proposal for a P155-billion Cebu LRT project but it was returned to the proponents because it had no feasibility study, among…

Neda chief: Time for bizmen to invest, consumers to spend Infra programs expected to continue spur country’s economic growth

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/19/2018

More infrastructure programs and social protection initiatives are seen to sustain the Philippine’s upward economic growth. National Economic Development and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Ernesto Pernia, in yesterday’s third leg of the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in…

Osmeña: “Dino behind BRT reorganization”

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/06/2018

Did the Office of the Presidential Assistant of the Visayas (OPAV) influence the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on reorganizing the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)? Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña believed…

Consumer goods prices stable in CV stable — Neda-7 chief

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/05/2017

  Despite movement in consumer prices nationwide, the prices of goods in Central Visayas remained unchanged in November this year. According to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), regional inflation for November 2017 was recorded…

Neda sees about 7% GDP growth for 2017

Inquirer.net 09/21/2017

THE country’s chief economist has anticipated a full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth hitting the middle of the government’s 6.5–7.5 percent target. “If we hit close to the midrange we’ll be happy with that, higher or lower…

BRT project gets green light as NEDA approves additional budget

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/12/2017

The National Economic and Development Authority Board, which is chaired by the President, has approved on Tuesday afternoon the additional budget for the Cebu BRT Project. The increase is from P10.6 billion to P16.3 billion. Cebu BRT…

Bangko Sentral Cebu awards Neda, 7 other institutions

PR 08/22/2017

THE National Economic and Development Authority in Central Visayas (Neda-7) is among this year’s awardees of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for supporting the financial institution in its programs and other initiatives to improve the quality…

“Brighter future” for Cebu BRT project

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/11/2017

The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) – Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) Cabinet Committee (CabCom) has approved the additional budget request for the Cebu BRT project in a meeting in Manila on Friday afternoon. According to BRT-Project Implementation…

Neda: BRT project still a go

Doris C. Bongcac, Victor Anthony Silva 08/08/2017

Additional funding of P6.3B up for discussion in the Neda ICC meeting It is not yet the end of the road for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project being proposed by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. The…

Neda chief: Cebu can take lead in decentralization

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/07/2017

Central Visayas has grown remarkably in the last six years, according to the country’s economic chief, but he said it can still do better with Cebu taking the lead. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Central Visayas,…

Osmeña says putting BRT on hold meant to favor Dino

Inna Gian Mejia 08/07/2017

“Political, if not graft.” This was how Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña described the decision of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to temporarily halt the implementation of the P16.9 billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project to…

Stable prices up to year-end as inflation drops, says Neda

Inquirer.net 07/05/2017

Inflation in June fell to a five-month low of 2.8 percent, such that state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) on Wednesday said it expects stable prices until year-end to support economic growth. The latest…

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