00:00 The first year of the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 was a success
00:06 according to the National Economic and Development Authority or NEDA
00:10 despite the various challenges that the program faces.
00:14 The Social Economic Planning Secretary, Arsenio Balisacan, said that
00:18 the Philippines' economy has improved compared to other countries in Asia due to the PDR-2023.
00:25 The Secret Service also believes that this can be continued to reduce poverty
00:31 and to implement the idea of the new Philippines
00:33 that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is pushing.
