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Department of Economy, Planning and Development
Kagawaran ng Ekonomiya, Pagpaplano, at Pagpapaunlad

NEDA Central Office
Agency overview
FormedDecember 23, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-12-23)[1]
Preceding agencies
  • National Economic Council (NEC)
  • National Economic Development Authority
  • National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Headquarters12 St. cor. J. Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig
14°34.7′N 121°3.6′E / 14.5783°N 121.0600°E / 14.5783; 121.0600
Employees1,160 (2020)[2]
Annual budget₱1.720 billion (2022)[3]
Agency executive
Child agencies
Websitewww.neda.gov.ph Edit this at Wikidata

The Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Ekonomiya, Pagpaplano, at Pagpapaunlad) is the executive department of the Philippine national government responsible for national and regional economic policy, development, monitoring, and planning. The DEPDev also oversees the planning and approval of large-scale government projects, assists the Department of Budget and Management in the crafting of the annual General Appropriations Act, oversees bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade policies and negotiations, and establishes frameworks on the use of land and natural resources in the country.[4]

The DEPDev was formed through the reorganization of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) by Republic Act No. 12145 which transformed the independent agency into an executive department in the Cabinet.

The department is currently headed by Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, who formerly served as the Director of the NEDA from June 30, 2022 until the creation of the DEPDev.[5]

History and precursor agencies

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National Economic Council

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On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated with Manuel L. Quezon as president, Sergio Osmeña as vice president, and a unicameral National Assembly as the Legislature. One of the first acts of Quezon administration was to call for a special session of Congress to enact certain laws needed by the government.[6] Under Commonwealth Act No. 2, enacted on December 23, 1935, an advisory body for economic concerns of the Philippines called the National Economic Council was tasked with advising the government on economic and financial matters, and formulate an economic program based on national independence.[7] The president was authorized to appoint its respective members with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly.[8][9]

The year following its creation, the National Economic Council was organized on February 14, 1936, composed of its inaugural members – the Secretary of Finance (who served as Chairperson), the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Philippine National Bank, the President of the National Development Company, the President of the Manila Railroad Company, Mr. Joaquin M. Elizalde, Hon. R.J. Fernandez, Mr. Wenceslao Trinidad, Mr. Vicente Madrigal, Hon. Francisco Varona, Mr. Ramon Soriano, Hon. Vicente Singson Encarnacion, Hon. Rafael R. Alunan and Hon. Manuel Roxas.[8][10]

The council was organized into eight committees: (1) Committee on agriculture and natural resources, (2) industry, (3) foreign trade and tariff, (4) domestic trade, (5) transportation and communication, (6) taxation, (7) labor and immigration, and (8) banking and finance. The first act of the council was to survey and adopt plans for an effective utilization and conservation of our natural resources. The council also undertook a study, in cooperation with the National Development Company and Metropolitan Water District, on the potential of waterpower resources which eventually led to the enactment of Commonwealth Act No. 120,[11] creating the National Power Corporation.[8][9]

After World War II, the First Congress of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 51,[12] which allowed the President of the Philippines to reorganize the Executive Branch of Government as he sees fit within one year of its enactment. President Manuel Roxas, subsequently, amended the Administration Code of 1917 by issuing Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947. The Executive Order made the President of the Philippines the head of the National Economic Council.[8][13]

During his administration, President Carlos P. Garcia saw the need to create a new office in charge of the supervision of government corporations, which he called the National Development Authority. President Garcia asked Congress to enact such a law during his 1958 State of the Nation Address.[8][14] When Congress finally passed the law creating the National Development Authority, President Garcia disagreed with its limited powers, thus vetoing the bill sent to him as he mentioned in his 1959 State of the Nation Address[15]

In 1960, Congress passed a law, which changed the composition of the National Economic Council through Republic Act No. 2699[16] enacted on June 18, 1960. The law increased the council's membership by including the Secretary of Commerce and Industry and granting the minority party representation in the membership of the National Economic Council. The council would continue to perform its functions throughout the Third Republic until the declaration of Martial Law on September 23, 1972.[8]

National Economic Development Authority

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The need for an office in charge of national development was revived during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. In his 1970 State of the Nation Address,[17] Marcos said the administrative machinery of government must be restructured and revitalized to meet the challenge of change and development. Marcos, thereafter, crafted a government reorganization plan which included a National Economic Development Authority and submitted it to Congress for their approval.[8]

In 1972, the National Economic Development Authority (without the conjunction “and”) was created as the government's central planning body. The first major thrust of the government-wide reorganization effected through Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1 issued on September 24, 1972,[18] otherwise known as the Integrated Reorganization Plan (IRP), was the provision for an integrated organizational complex for development planning and program implementation to correct the deficiencies of the system then existing. The IRP identified these deficiencies as: (1) the dispersal of planning functions among several economic planning bodies and ad hoc councils; (2) the lack of effective coordination among economic bodies; (3) the weak link between plan formulation and program execution; (4) the need to improve the capacity for sectoral and regional planning. The decree merged the National Economic Council and the Presidential Economic staff, created by Executive Order No. 8, s. 1966,[19] and renamed it to the National Economic Development Authority.[8] President Marcos subsequently issued Presidential Decree No. 1-A which delineated the composition of the National Economic Development Authority.[20]

In 1973, the National Economic Development Authority was dissolved by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 107, s. 1973.[21] The Presidential Decree created the National Economic and Development Authority (now, with the conjunction “and”), which absorbed the National Economic Development Authority as mandated in the 1973 Constitution.[8]

On March 12, 1986, after the 1986 People Power revolution, Executive Order (EO) No. 5 was issued by President Corazon Aquino, directing a government-wide reorganization to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public services.

On July 22, 1987, EO 230 was issued reorganizing the NEDA. The implementation of this EO was completed on February 16, 1988, when NEDA commenced operations under its reorganized setup.

Department of Economy, Planning and Development

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Congressional efforts to reform and restructure the NEDA go back to 2009 prompted by the increasing scope of the responsibilities of the agency. As NEDA was a member of many inter-agency committees, oversaw both national and regional policies, and formulated operational standards, its transformation to a full-fledged executive department was seen as necessary.

On April 10, 2025, the Economy, Planning, and Development Act (Republic Act No. 12145) was signed by President Bongbong Marcos which formally created the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development as a successor to the NEDA. As the DEPDev was formed from the restructuring of NEDA, bodies such as the NEDA Board and its committees will remain in their current state until the NEDA can fully transition its operations according to the new DEPDev charter.

List of Secretaries of Economy, Planning, and Development

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# Image Name Term Began Term Ended President
Third Republic of the Philippines
Act Sixto Roxas 1963 March 1, 1964 Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Act Hilarion Henares March 2, 1964 1969
Fourth Republic of the Philippines
1 Gerardo Sicat 1970 (NEC)
1973 (NEDA)
1973 (NEC)
1981 (NEDA)
Ferdinand E. Marcos
2 Placido Mapa Jr. 1970 (NEC)
1981 (NEDA)
1970 (NEC)
1983 (NEDA)
3 Cesar Virata[22] 1983 1984
4 Vicente Valdepeñas Jr. 1984 1986
Fifth Republic of the Philippines
5 Solita "Winnie" Monsod July 22, 1987 1989 Corazon C. Aquino
6 Jesus Estanislao 1989 January 1, 1990
7 Cayetano Paderanga Jr. January 2, 1990 June 30, 1992
8 Cielito Habito June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998 Fidel V. Ramos
9 Felipe Medalla June 30, 1998 January 20, 2001 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
10 Dante Canlas January 20, 2001 December 13, 2002 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
11 Romulo Neri December 13, 2002 July 14, 2005
Act Augusto Santos July 14, 2005 February 16, 2006
(11) Romulo Neri February 16, 2006 August 16, 2007
Act Augusto Santos August 16, 2007 July 23, 2008
12 Ralph Recto July 23, 2008 August 16, 2009
Act Augusto Santos August 19, 2009 June 30, 2010
(7) Cayetano Paderanga Jr. June 30, 2010 May 10, 2012 Benigno S. Aquino III
13 Arsenio Balisacan May 10, 2012 January 31, 2016
Act Emmanuel Esguerra February 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
14 Ernesto Pernia June 30, 2016 April 16, 2020 Rodrigo Duterte
15 Karl Kendrick Chua April 17, 2020 June 30, 2022
(13) Arsenio Balisacan[23][24] June 30, 2022 Incumbent Bongbong Marcos

Governing law

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The present form of the NEDA was organized by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 22, 1987, through EO 230. It defined the composition of the NEDA Board and the Secretariat and its powers and functions, the powers and functions of the Authority and its committees.[25]

On July 26, 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Memorandum Order No. 222 which reactivated the NEDA Board Executive Committee and mandating that the decisions of the NEDA Board Executive Committee shall be final, executory and binding upon the NEDA Board.[26]

On July 27, 1992, President Ramos signed Republic Act No. 7640, which constituted the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Committee (LEDAC). The LEDAC serves as a consultative and advisory body to the President as the head of the NEDA and gives advice on certain programs and policies, which are essential to the realization of the goals of national development.[27]

Most recently, Republic Act No. 12145, signed by President Bongbong Marcos on April 10, 2025, reorganized the NEDA into the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development.[28] Its transformation into an executive department was seen as a necessary evolution given the agency's expansion into interagency cooperation, regional development, and oversight of other agencies such as the PSA or LEDAC since the signing of EO 230.[29]

Economy and Development Council

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The Department is headed by the Economy and Development Council (ED Council) that oversees national and regional policy direction on economic matters and the implementation of policies for economic growth and development. It also approves programs and projects that promote economic development, government expenditures, etc.[4]

It is established as the successor to the NEDA Board which will remain as the primary steering committee of the DEPDev until the formal organization of the ED Council. Outlined below are the officials who will compose the ED Council upon its convening:

Composition of the Economy and Development Council
Board Position Incumbent Office
Chairperson: His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines
Vice-Chairperson: Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Department of Agriculture
Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
Secretary Juan Edgardo M. Angara Department of Education
Secretary Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla Department of Energy
Secretary Ralph Recto Department of Finance
Secretary Ted Herbosa Department of Health
Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Secretary Jonvic Remulla Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma Department of Labor and Employment
Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan Department of Public Works and Highways
Secretary Christina Aldeguer-Roque Department of Trade and Industry
Secretary Vince Dizon Department of Transportation
Chairperson Leo Tereso A. Magno Mindanao Development Authority

In addition to the regular members of the council, the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao serves as an ex officio member of the council for matters concerning the BARMM. The Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may also serve as a resource person during meetings of the council.

Committees of the Economy and Development Council

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The council is assisted by seven advisory committees for policy coordination[4]:

  1. Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC)
  2. Economic Development Committee (EDCom)
  3. Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)
  4. Social Development Committee (SDC)
  5. Infrastructure Committee (InfraCom)
  6. Tariff and Related Matters Committee (TRMC)
  7. National Land Use Committee (NLUC)
  8. Regional Development Committee (RDCom)

The DEPDev serves as the secretariat for all committees of the council.

Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC)

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The DBCC oversees the formation of the annual budget, government spending programs, capital outlays for government programs, cost-sharing initiatives between the national government and local government units, foreign and domestic borrowing, and formation of multi-year fiscal programs. The DBCC then recommends these policies to the President for final approval.

The DBCC also reviews fiscal and macroeconomic targets as well as the revenues and expenditures of the national government.

Composition of the Development Budget Coordination Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Chairperson: Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
Vice-Chairperson: Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Secretary Ralph Recto Department of Finance
Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President

Economic Development Committee (EDCom)

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The EDCom is tasked with harmonizing and coordinating policies across agencies that are part of the economic and development agenda. The focuses on the competitiveness of local business, support for farming and rural enterprises, efforts to mitigate inflation, research on national productivity, and the equitable distribution of economic opportunities.

The EDCom also consists of the Sub-Committee on Inflation Monitoring and Market Outlook that advises the EDCom on the maintenance of inflation within the government's targets.

Composition of the Economic Development Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Chairperson: Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Vice-Chairperson: Secretary Ralph Recto Department of Finance
Members: Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Department of Agriculture
Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
OIC Paul Joseph V. Mercado Department of Information and Communications Technology
Secretary Jonvic Remulla Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla Department of Energy
Secretary Ralph Recto Department of Finance
Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma Department of Labor and Employment
Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. Department of Science and Technology
Secretary Christina Frasco Department of Tourism
Secretary Vince Dizon Department of Transportation
Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan Department of Public Works and Highways
Secretary Christina Aldeguer-Roque Department of Trade and Industry

Infrastructure Development Committee (InfraCom)

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The InfraCom advises the President on policies and programs related to infrastructure development and endorses infrastructural master plans and projects to the ED Council. The InfraCom also coordinates the activities of government agencies and government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) involved in infrastructure development.

Composition of the Infrastructure Development Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Co-Chairpersons: Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan Department of Public Works and Highways
Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Department of Agriculture
Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
OIC Paul Joseph V. Mercado Department of Information and Communications Technology
Secretary Jonvic Remulla Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla Department of Energy
Secretary Ralph Recto Department of Finance
Secretary Christina Frasco Department of Tourism
Secretary Vince Dizon Department of Transportation
Secretary Christina Aldeguer-Roque Department of Trade and Industry

Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)

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The ICC assesses and evaluates the viability of major capital projects, outlines their implementation, oversees public-private partnerships and reports on the fiscal implications of investment and foreign borrowing programs.

Composition of the Investment Coordination Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Co-Chairpersons: Secretary Ralph Recto Department of Finance
Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President
Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
Secretary Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla Department of Energy
Secretary Christina Aldeguer-Roque Department of Trade and Industry

Social Development Committee (SDC)

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The SDC proposes policies and programs relating to social development, education, human resources, health and nutrition, family planning, social protections, human settlements, and Overseas Filipino Workers to the ED Council and coordinates their implementation.

Composition of the Social Development Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Co-Chairpersons: Department of Labor and Employment
Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Department of Agriculture
Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
Secretary Juan Edgardo M. Angara Department of Education
OIC Paul Joseph V. Mercado Department of Information and Communications Technology
Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Secretary Jonvic Remulla Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary Rex Gatchalian Department of Social Welfare and Development
Secretary Ted Herbosa Department of Health
Secretary Hans Cacdac Department of Migrant Workers
Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III Commission on Higher Education
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The TRMC recommends tariff rationalization and trade policies to the President and advises the ED Council on developments in trade policies. The TRMC also oversees the implementation of bilateral, regional, and multilateral economic negotiations on the trade of goods and services.

Composition of the Tariff and Related Matters Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Co-Chairpersons: Secretary Christina Aldeguer-Roque Department of Trade and Industry
Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Department of Agriculture
Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
Secretary Enrique Manalo Department of Foreign Affairs
OIC Paul Joseph V. Mercado Department of Information and Communications Technology
Secretary Ralph Recto Department of Finance
Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma Department of Labor and Employment
Chairperson Marilou P. Mendoza Tariff Commission
Chairperson Michael G. Aguinaldo Philippine Competition Commission
Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

National Land Use Committee (NLUC)

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The NLUC advises the President and the ED Council on land use and physical planning, identifies present land resources, harmonizes guidelines and frameworks on the use of land and space, provides technical support to the Department of Justice on the resolution of land disputes, and proposes the National Framework for Physical Planning.

The NLUC is also tasked with integrating disaster risk management and climate change adaptation policies into socio-economic plans and projects.

Composition of the National Land Use Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Chairperson: Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Department of Agriculture
Secretary Conrado Estrella III Department of Agrarian Reform
Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Secretary Jonvic Remulla Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan Department of Public Works and Highways
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines

Regional Development Committee (RDCom)

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The RDCom formulates and monitors regional development, coordinates inter-regional development policies and programs, formulates and monitors the implementation of regional programs under the Philippine Development Plan, and promotes the equitable allocation of fiscal resources.

Composition of the Regional Development Committee
Board Position Incumbent Office
Chairperson: Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of the DEPDev
Members: Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin Office of the President
Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman Department of Budget and Management
Secretary Jonvic Remulla Department of Interior and Local Government
Vacant RDC Luzon Area Committee Chairperson
Vacant RDC Visayas Area Committee Chairperson
Vacant RDC Mindanao Area Committee Chairperson

National Innovation Council

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The National Innovation Council (NIC; Filipino: Pambansang Konseho sa Inobasyon) is the Philippine government's highest policy-making body for national innovation development. It was established to develop the country's innovation goals, priorities, and long-term national strategy established by virtue of Republic Act No. 11293 or the Philippine Innovation Act of 2018.[30] It is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NIC, with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman.[31]

The NIC is operationalized by an Executive Director who also leads the National Innovation Council Secretariat which is housed under the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development. It provides strategic foresight, funding, capacity building, and policy coordination initiatives for a smarter and more innovative Philippines.[32]

The primary functions of the NIC are in the formulation and development of the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD), the management of the Innovation Fund, the oversight over Innovation Credit and Financing programs through the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and in monitoring the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking of the country.[33]

As defined by the law, "innovation" refers to the creation of new ideas that results in the development of new or improved policies, products, processes, or services which are then spread or transferred across the market.[30]

Other offices

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  1. The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Secretariat.
  2. The Legislative Liaison Office (LLO)

Attached agencies

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Following its reorganization by Republic Act No. 12145, the attached agencies of the DEPDev are classified into 3 groups:

Agencies attached for administrative supervision:

  1. Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA)
  2. Tariff Commission (TC)

Agencies attached for policy coordination:

  1. Philippine Statistics Authority
  2. Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute (PSRTI)

Agencies attached for policy and program coordination:

  1. Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)
  2. Commission on Population and Development (CPD)
  3. Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)
  4. Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines (PPPC)

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Department of Budget and Management (August 21, 2019). Staffing Summaries of National Government Agencies (PDF) (Report). p. 226.
  3. ^ General Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF) (Republic Act 11639). Congress of the Philippines. December 30, 2021. p. 449.
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  22. ^ The Prime Minister of the Philippines acts as the Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority under the 1973 Constitution.
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  26. ^ Memorandum Order No. 222
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  30. ^ a b "The Philippine Innovation Act". The National Economic and Development Authority. February 19, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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