(Sa 2023) PH ISA SA TOP PERFORMING ASIAN COUNTRIES

LUMAGO ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas ng 5.9 percent sa third quarter ng 2023, na naghatid sa  year-to-date economic growth sa 5.5 percent.

Ayon kay National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, dahil dito, ang Pilipinas ay kabilang sa best-performing economies sa Asia.

“In the face of many domestic and international challenges, we have effectively implemented the appropriate strategies to sustain the economy’s forward momentum,” sabi ni Balisacan.

Aniya, ang real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita ay nakarekober na at nalagpasan na ang  pre-pandemic level nito.

Sinabi pa niya na karamihan sa mga sektor ay umabot na sa mas mataas na  levels kumpara sa kanilang  pre-pandemic performance.

“While some sectors such as mining and quarrying, construction, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service, real estate, and other services have not yet fully recovered as of the end of the third quarter, this also implies that we can still look to these sectors as continued growth drivers of our economy, especially as we continue boosting efforts to promote tourism and ramp up the construction of major projects,” ayon kay Balisacan.

Samantala, iniulat ng NEDA na inaprubahan ng Board nito na pinamumunuan ni Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., ang 197 infrastructure flagship projects na nagkakahalaga ng P8.7 trillion.

Ang mga proyektong ito ay naglalayong tugunan ang matagal nang infrastructure deficits.

“By prioritizing the completion of vital projects like highways, bridges, airports, railways, ports, telecommunications, and other infrastructure, we will be able to significantly reduce the cost of doing business, expand market opportunities, especially for micro, small, and medium enterprises, and promote high-quality job creation and innovation,” ani Balisacan.

Sa isang report ng  Department of Finance (DOF), ang pamahalaan ay nakakuha na ng grants at financing packages para sa big-ticket infrastructure flagship projects.

Ang mga ito ay kinabibilangan ng  USD2.02 billion para sa North-South Commuter Railway Extension project, USD801.9 million para sa North-South Commuter Railway project (Malolos-Tutuban), USD1.07 billion para sa  Davao Public Transport Modernization Project, at USD650-million Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project.

“This strong pipeline of projects, backed by the Philippine government and its development partners, continue to form the bedrock for the nation’s continued development and economic expansion,” ayon sa DOF.

(PNA)