This paper looks at the contagion effects of the Asian crisis on the Philippine economy, the policy responses, and their social implications. In parti..

A subset of the informal financial institutions that has been recently used as lending conduits of special credit programs is the credit union system...

Just as urbanization has its advantages, it also has a number of problems like pollution, insufficient sanitation facility and inadequate provision of..

Cagayan de Oro City (CDO), being the regional capital of Northern Mindanao and being linked with various port cities, extends its socioeconomic and po..

With the passage of the Local Government Code in 1991, LGUs are challenged to efficiently manage its resources given the responsibility of delivering ..

Iloilo City is one of the oldest cities in the Philippines. It is faced with a burgeoning population and surging slum dwellers, the easiest solution o..

Under EO 102, the Metro Naga Development Council (MNDC) has been tasked to formulate, coordinate and monitor programs, projects and activities for the..

Metro Cebu is as popular as Metro Manila. As early as 1980’s, Metro Cebu has been referred to as the principal urban settlement of the Central Visay..

BLIST, which stands for Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan and Tuba, is a planning area for the Cordillera Administrative Region. It has been identi..

This paper is one of eight case studies in the health sector conducted under the project “Population and Urbanization Process under a Decentralized ..

With the passage of Local Government Code in 1991, LGUs are challenged to efficiently manage its resources given the responsibility of delivering of b..

Evidences from the recent Philippine fiscal position indicate severe constraint in the government’s option to support economic recovery, sustainable..

With the passage of the Local Government Code in 1991, LGUs are challenged to efficiently manage its resources given the responsibility of delivery of..

This paper is one of eight case studies in the health sector conducted under the project “Population and Urbanization: Managing the Urbanization Pro..

This paper is one of eight case studies in the health sector conducted under the project “Population and Urbanization: Managing the Urbanization Pro..