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BREAKTHROUGH By Elfren S. Cruz The Philippine Star Updated June 5, 2016 – 12:00am AMBiSYON NATIN 2040 is a NEDA study that reflects the “collective long term vision and aspirations of Filipinos for themselves and for the country…It describes the kind of life people want to live, as well as how the country will look like in 2040. The study ...

NOEMI LARDIZABAL-DADO APRIL 30, 2016 As part of our #Election2016 series called “Public Choice”, we analyzed the policies of the presidential candidates in the area of Health, Job Creation, Education, and Food security. A survey conducted by Pulse Asia back in December 2015 found that health was the leading personal concern among voters with 62% of respondents ...

Ruben Santos April 5, 2016 The national government through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) launched Ambisyon Natin 2040 March 30. The said program aims to ensure continuity of development in the entire Philippines. “To ensure the continuity of policies, projects, and programs, development plans have to be anchored to a long-term view of what we want, ...

Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) March 31, 2016 – 10:00am MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipinos (88 percent) aspire to obtain gainful employment in the country instead of going abroad to work. This was according to a nationwide survey conducted by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Completed last February, NEDA’s Ambisyon Natin 2040 survey also shows that Filipinos ...

My Cup Of Liberty Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. Many international agencies, both multilateral and private, have been producing growth projections for the Philippines and other developed and emerging economies in Asia. Most of these projections are short-term, usually for 2016 to 2018, and they show generally that the Philippines has better prospects for faster growth than other ...