The paper aims to examine how trade liberalization affects wage premium at the firm level. Using effective protection rate as trade proxy, the paper a..

The government has found a solution to the problem of recurring power shortages in Mindanao. Arguing that it takes three to four years to build one po..

Data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) show that exports in January 2013 declined by 2.7 percent to $4.01 billion from $4.12 billion in the sa..

The year-on-year headline inflation rate went down to 3.2 percent in March from 3.4 percent in February 2013. This mainly due to food and non-alco..

“The Philippines has large favorable factors because it has macroeconomic stability, abundant natural resources, and a large working-age populati..

Lack of infrastructure and weak investor confidence arising from governance issues, and the weakness in the regulatory environment and investment clim..

The principal target the government has set in its Food Staples Sufficiency Program (FSSP) is zero rice importation by 2013. Whether or not this targe..

The link between electricity consumption and prosperity is so intuitive and appealing that some studies (such as this one) show how lights at night (..

Mindanao has been expecting to suffer from power outages again this summer after no additional capacity came on stream, according to a study by state-..

In a press briefing, House Minority Leader, Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said the administration should stop taking the people for a ride when it comes ..

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recognized in 2012 various PhilHealth Local Health Insurance Offices (LHIOS) in different regions in the country d..

Congress may authorize, through a joint resolution, the establishment of additional generating capacity under Republic Act No. 9136 or the Electrical ..

Aquino made the statements following the call of several businessmen, including the Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (ZCCIF..

EMPLOYERS will converge in May to draw up strategies on how they can help the government solve the “jobless growth” riddle that has been hounding ..

Deepening the assistance to the nation’s poorest provided by the Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, instead of merel..