PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has finally appointed Karl Kendrick Chua as the new secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Malacañang announced on Thursday.

Chua's appointment came a year after the President tapped him in an acting capacity following the resignation of then-NEDA chief Ernesto Pernia.

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