NEDA hopeful on PH’s economic growth expansion in 2024
April 24, 2024
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday announced that New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents have added another series of atrocities to their long list of human rights and international humanitarian law violations with the discovery of the remains of five persons whom they have executed last Oct. 30. “The efforts of the AFP alongside the local police of Santiago led to the successful exhumation of the bodies of said individuals who were earlier abducted and then murdered by the CNTs (Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA Terrorists),” AFP public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor said in a
Two bettors bagged the jackpot prizes in two separate draws on Saturday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said. In an advisory Sunday, the PCSO said a bettor guessed the winning combinations 40-03-34-37-19-15 during Saturday night’s Grand Lotto 6/55 with a total prize of PHP29.7 million. The lucky ticket was bought in Triangulo, Naga City. Twelve bettors settled for PHP100,000 for correctly guessing five numbers, 550 bettors will get PHP1,500 for four numbers, and 11,686 will receive PHP60 each for three correct digits. The Grand Lotto 6/55 is drawn every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Another
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday rejected allegations that he was involved in the assassination attempt on opposition leader Imran Khan. Khan, a former international cricket star turned politician, after narrowly surviving a gun attack during an anti-government rally last week, blamed Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a top general of the Pakistan army for a plot to kill him. Speaking to reporters in Pakistan’s northeastern city of Lahore, Sharif said there was no evidence presented against the three people named by Khan. He urged the Supreme Court to form a full court commission to
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to come up with a long term economic plan to secure the economy as he also moves for institutionalizing the almost 50-year old planning agency. Gathhalian has filed Senate Bill 1060, or an Act seeking to strengthen the current setup of the agency by implementing continuing integrated and coordinated long, medium, and short-term development plans to achieve full employment towards sustainable and inclusive economic growth; equitable distribution of opportunities, income, and wealth; and increased productivity to raise the quality of life. The NEDA was created under
The Senate will approve the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) by the third week of November. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said they will continue deliberations on the proposed PHP5.268-trillion budget when the 19th Congress resumes Monday. He expects the bicameral approval finished by the second week of December. “With the hard work and commitment of all our fellow senators, we expect to have two weeks of marathon plenary deliberations, and hopefully we can have it approved on third reading in the Senate as early as the third week of November,” he said in a news release
A total 350 local government units (LGUs) across the country will receive next month the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their best practices amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. congratulated the LGUs composed of 18 provinces, 60 cities, and 272 municipalities that passed the stringent SGLG parameters, saying they are sources of inspiration to other LGUs in pursuing meaningful local autonomy and development. “Covid-19 is a huge roadblock in public service yet this year’s SGLG awardees persisted. I
