NEDA: PH eyeing more PPPs for stronger economy, more jobs

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr’s administration is planning to engage more public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the infrastructure sector and local projects to boost the economy and generate more jobs for Filipinos.

Citing the year-end report of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Malacañang said the Marcos administration is also planning to undertake the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) appraisal and programming of major national projects next year.

It is also set to finalize the Regional Development Plan (RDP), Public Investment Program (PIP) for 2023-2028, the Three-year Rolling Infrastructure Plan (TRIP) for 2024-2026, and to focus on the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028.

As for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the completion of the registration of 92 million Filipinos ages five and above is being eyed, along with the conduct of Census of Agriculture and Fisheries for Calendar Year 2022 and the 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey.

Moreover, it’s also planning to adopt the (MFN) Tariff Structure and the passage of the remaining 30 bills in the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) based on the prioritization criteria. -AG / gb

 

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