Marianne Angela B. Dee DIS-PRD The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) led by Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Emmanuel F. Esguerra briefed Senator Risa Hontiveros and the AKBAYAN group on the AmBisyon Natin 2040 on June 23 at the NEDA Central Office. Secretary Esguerra discussed the vision of the Filipino people for themselves and for their country, explaining the possible reasons behind such aspirations like bad public transport and the need for housing security. He revealed that on an average the required gross monthly income for a family of four will be PHP120, 000. However, Deputy Director-General Rosemarie […]

Marianne Angela B. Dee DIS-PRD Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Emmanuel F. Esguerra presented Ambisyon Natin 2040 to the Assisi Development Foundation, Inc. (ADFI) on June 16 at Strata 2000 Building, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. “I always grab opportunities to speak about Ambisyon Natin 2040 to groups like yours because we need a broad ownership of the national vision. That way, we have a fair chance of continuing development and economic growth beyond one administration,” said Secretary Esguerra. During the presentation, he stressed that the results of the national survey and FGDs showed that there is a very strong […]

To establish a common understanding about Ambisyon Natin 2040 or the National Long Term Vision (LTV) and its outputs and discuss the crafting of the next Philippine Development Plan, the NEDA conducted the Ambisyon Natin 2040 Technical Assembly on June 13-14 at the Oakwood Premier, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The event, organized by the Development Information Staff (DIS) with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was attended by members of the NEDA Management Committee, technical personnel from the NEDA Central and Regional Offices, writers of the LTV thematic papers, and discussants from the academe, development partners, and the […]