The National Economic and Development Authority is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board,with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. A number of Cabinet members,the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,the Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority,the Chief Minister of Bangsamoro,the Secretary of Information and Communications Technology,the Chairman of the Subic–Clark Area Development Corporation,and the National President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines are members of the NEDA Board.
Jesus P. Estanislao is a Filipino economist best known for having been the 6th Socio-economic Planning Secretary and concurrent Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) from 1989-1990,and Secretary of Finance of the Philippines from 1990-1992,during the government of President Corazon Aquino. He presently heads two private institutes committed to governance reforms:the Institute of Corporate Directors,and the Institute for Solidarity in Asia. He also chairs the President's Governance Advisory Council,which advises the Philippine President on governance issues.
The College of Economics and Management (CEM) is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It is the first in Asia to offer degree programs in Agricultural Economics and has trained agricultural,resource and environmental economists from all over the continent.
The University of the Philippines Diliman School of Economics (UPSE) is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman specializing in the study of economics. Established in 1965,the School of Economics was chosen as the first and only CHED Center for Excellence in Economics in the Philippines in 1999.
Cesar Antonio Velasquez Purisima is a Filipino accountant and financial expert. He was the Secretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. He also served as the chair of the Cabinet Economic Development Cluster and member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Purisima is a multi-awarded finance minister,recognized 7 times in 6 consecutive years by various international institutions for turning the Philippine economy around and restoring investor confidence.
Cayetano "Dondon" Paderanga Jr. was a Filipino economist and former Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),a cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning.
Cielito Flores Habito or "Ciel" Habito is a Filipino economist,professor,and columnist. He served concurrently as the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Socio-Economic Planning Secretary during the Ramos administration.
Income inequality in the Philippines is the extent to which income,most commonly measured by household or individual,is distributed in an uneven manner in the Philippines.
The economic history of the Philippines is shaped by its colonial past,evolving governance,and integration into the global economy.
Onofre Dizon Corpuz ONS was a Filipino academic,economist,and historian. He served as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines from 1968 to 1971 and was the 13th president of the University of the Philippines System from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Corpuz was later named Minister of Education under the parliamentary system wherein he was also member of the now defunct Batasang Pambansa from 1979 to 1983.
Raul V. Fabella is a Filipino academic,economist and National Scientist of the Philippines.
Libran Nuevas Cabactulan is a Filipino career diplomat,who served as the 18th Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations,replacing former Ambassador and retired Chief Justice Hilario Davide,Jr.
Victor Bruce Jularbal Tolentino,is a Filipino economist,author,professor,and economic policymaker.
The Philippine Competition Act,officially designated as Republic Act No. 10667,is a Philippine law that was signed into law by President Benigno Aquino III on July 21,2015,and established the quasi-judicial Philippine Competition Commission to enforce the act. The act is intended to ensure efficient and fair market competition among businesses engaged in trade,industry,and all commercial economic activities. It prohibits anti-competitive agreements,abuses of dominant positions,and mergers and acquisitions that limit,prevent,and restrict competition.
Ernesto del Mar Pernia is a Filipino economist,writer and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. He formerly served as Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2020.
The Philippine Competition Commission (PhCC) is an independent,quasi-judicial body formed to implement the Philippine Competition Act (Republic Act No. 10667). The PhCC aims to promote and maintain market competition within the Philippines by regulating anti-competition behavior. The main role of the PhCC is to promote economic efficiency within the Philippine economy,ensuring fair and healthy market competition.
Jose Emeterio Villanueva Romero Jr.,also known as Joe Romero or Jose V. Romero Jr.,was a Filipino statesman and diplomat.
Menardo Ilasco Guevarra is a Filipino lawyer serving as Solicitor General of the Philippines since 2022 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the Secretary of Justice under President Rodrigo Duterte and as a commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission under President Benigno Aquino III. Before joining the government,he was involved in private litigation practice as a founding partner of the Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra &Suarez law firm since 1990. He was also an active faculty member at his alma mater Ateneo de Manila University,where he graduated in 1974.
Claire Dennis Sioson Mapa is a Filipino economist and statistician. He is the National Statistician and Civil Registrar General (NSCRG) of the Philippine Statistics Authority with a rank of Undersecretary as appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte. He succeeds Lisa Grace Bersales whose tenure ended on 22 April 2019.
Karl Kendrick Tiu Chua is a Filipino economist who served as the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2021 to 2022. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as acting secretary in April 2020,and became the official secretary on June 2,2021,succeeding Ernesto Pernia. A former World Bank senior economist,he previously served as an undersecretary of the Department of Finance.
