Philippine decentralization had a good start in the `90s with the approval of the Local Government Code in 1991. But fiscal decentralization has suffe..

IT has been a decade since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act was signed, but the promise of lower rates has yet to be seen. The Philippines is re..

In the early 1970s, Malaysia began to be inundated by foreign workers, all of whom were irregular migrants. A decade later their uncontrolled entry le..

This paper compiles a database on the rules of origin (ROOs) of the ASEAN plus 1 FTAs--namely ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, ASEAN-Korea FTA, ASEAN-C..

The Aquino administration will begin to feel the pinch of insufficient revenues as early as next year given its failure to legislate new tax measur..

The government must release the list of the best- and worst-performing local government units (LGUs) each year in order to encourage reforms in fisca..

Sen. Edgardo J. Angara has reiterated his strong support to the continuing bilateral partnership of the Philippines with Japan through the Japan-Phili..

It has been twenty years since the late President Corazon Aquino made good on her promise to the Filipino people that she will empower local authoriti..

EXPERTS are urging the government to release the list of the best- and worst-performing local government units (LGUs) every year to encourage local go..

Around the world, growth patterns and sources of competitiveness are changing dramatically with emerging economies becoming key players as the United ..

Many have argued that the major source of the existing global macroeconomic imbalances are the twin deficits of the United States (US). However, there..

The Philippines is still primarily an agricultural country. Aside from the agriculture sector`s crucial role in ensuring food security for the Filipin..

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at subnational levels. The results ..

Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up further to 26.5 percent in 2009. Although..

Addressing gender gaps is a major development objective anywhere in the world. This paper aims to illustrate that this is far more critical in the pre..