{"id":252433,"date":"2020-04-17T05:40:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T09:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=252433"},"modified":"2020-04-17T05:40:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T09:40:32","slug":"dof-usec-karl-chua-named-acting-neda-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/17\/dof-usec-karl-chua-named-acting-neda-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"DOF Usec. Karl Chua named acting NEDA chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chua, as DOF official, helps the government achieve its ten\u2010point socioeconomic agenda by providing strategic advice to the Finance Secretary and the Cabinet Economic Development Cluster, leading to the preparation of economic policy research in aid of priority reforms, and shepherding priority reforms from incubation to implementation. (File Photo<\/a>: Dr. Karl Kendrick Chua \/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has tapped Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua as acting secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Malaca\u00f1ang announced on Friday.<\/div>\n
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The announcement came shortly after Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia confirmed that he stepped down from office due to \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d and \u201cdifferences in development philosophy with a few of (his) fellow Cabinet members\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte had already accepted Pernia\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has accepted the resignation of Socioeconomic Secretary Ernesto Pernia who resigned due to personal reasons; and has appointed Department of Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua as Acting NEDA Secretary,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Pernia\u2019s resignation came amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country.<\/p>\n

Before resigning from office, Pernia was among the Cabinet officials tasked to assess the national government\u2019s response to Covid-19 outbreak and craft policies to address the health crisis in the country.<\/p>\n

Pernia served as Socioeconomic Planning secretary and NEDA director general since the start of Duterte\u2019s term in July 2016.<\/p>\n

Pernia, in a separate statement, said his decision to resign from post came after consultations with family and colleagues, as well as some \u201creflection\u201d during Holy Week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank the President for appointing me to the position. It has been an honor and privilege to have served the country under his administration for the past nearly four years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pernia\u2019s replacement, Chua, served as the chief economist and undersecretary for the proposed Strategy, Economics, and Results Group of the Department of Finance (DOF).<\/p>\n

Chua, as DOF official, helps the government achieve its ten\u2010point socioeconomic agenda by providing strategic advice to the Finance Secretary and the Cabinet Economic Development Cluster, leading to the preparation of economic policy research in aid of priority reforms, and shepherding priority reforms from incubation to implementation.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining the government, Chua was the senior country economist of the World Bank office in Manila.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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