By: Ben O. de Vera @BenArnolddeVera Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:14 AM March 31st, 2016 Almost four out of every five Filipinos want a “simple and comfortable life” by 2040, a survey conducted by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) for its long-term vision exercise dubbed “AmBisyon 2040” showed. During the launch of AmBisyon 2040—a word play combining “ambition” and “vision”—yesterday, Neda officials said studies showed that “with the right policies, improvements in productivity and efficiency can triple our per capita income to about $11,000 in 25 years, allowing majority of our people to enjoy nearly high-income country standards of […]

THE COUNTRY’s next four administrations have a tough challenge ahead of them. The results of a survey conducted by the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) last March showed that majority of Filipinos want a “comfortable and simple life” by 2040. The survey, conducted as part of Neda’s long-term vision program dubbed as “AmBisyon Natin 2040,” also disclosed that many Filipinos prefer to work in the country rather than abroad 25 years from now. Of the 10,000 respondents, 79 percent said they wanted a simple and comfortable life with enough money for their family’s daily needs, a car, a medium-sized home, […]

Dr. Alvin P. Ang May 5, 2016 Drowned in the current string of controversies and surveys is the result of a national study commissioned by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) on the aspirations of the Filipino family. The study, called AmBisyon Nation 2040, had a sample size of 10,000, covering members of the population aged 15-50 across income classes and across regions of the country. The margin of error is less than 1 percent. The study found that about 80 percent of Filipinos aspire for a simple and comfortable life. It defines simple and comfortable life as having […]