NEDA vows to collaborate with other groups to achieve PDP targets

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is committed to working with implementing agencies, the Legislature, and other stakeholders to carry out the strategies and attain the objectives and targets set in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028.

During a media forum following the plan’s approval, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said that the “swift completion” of the PDP will serve as the country’s roadmap for the reinvigoration of job creation and acceleration of poverty reduction in the medium term.

“In light of our limited fiscal space, I cannot overemphasize how critical coordination is to obtain the maximum impact from our policies,” he added. 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., along with the NEDA Board, approved the PDP plan last December 16 with the goal of boosting job opportunities and reducing poverty in the country.

Meanwhile, NEDA Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning Sarah Daway-Ducanes presented the salient features of the PDP 2023-2028 during the #AskNEDA year-end media briefing last December 19. 

During the presentation, the agency emphasized that the PDP plan seeks to address both short-term issues and medium-term constraints to growth and inclusion.

The plan also laid out the corresponding strategies — including policies, programs, and legislative priorities — that are needed to achieve identified socioeconomic targets. 

“Together, we must build on and sustain our hard-won gains as a nation. This imperative comes as we aim to recover and secure our position among the most dynamic economies of Asia and the world.”

“Filled with hope for the coming year, we assure you of our unwavering commitment to stay the course and tirelessly work toward attaining our vision of a matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na buhay for all Filipinos,” concluded Balisacan.