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Based on output shares, the Philippine economy has undergone significant structural transformation, with the contribution of agriculture to GDP now on..

The government can maximize the benefits of economic zones if they would be well integrated into the local economy and be flexible enough to allow a w..

The topic of unemployment and underemployment in last week’s column is the backdrop for today’s focus on labor market policies. Labor policies hav..

For the Philippines to be more competitive in a free trade market two years from now, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recommen..

Here’s the paradox of growth in this country. From 2003 to 2009, the economy grew by an average of 4.8 percent. And yet, instead of decreasing with ..

The focus of the Bureau of Customs should be on trade facilitation and the modernization of customs administration, instead of its revenue collection ..

About 130 million people in Southeast Asia lack access to electricity, according to a Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) study obtain..

The top 10 Philippine exports to ASEAN are currently electrical and electronics (59.5 percent share); machinery (11.4 percent); vehicles (5.1 percent)..

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in cooperation with state think tank Philippine Institute for De..

"There is an urgent need to inform the public and the various sectors of society about the ASEAN integration," said Peter T. Laviña, former councilor..

Quality of infrastructure in the Philippines is second to the last in the ASEAN region. Senior Research Fellow of the Philippine Institute for Develo..

The Philippines needs to transform and upgrade the local manufacturing sector to take advantage of opportunities from a bigger market in the Asean Eco..

The quality of infrastructure in the Philippines ranked second to the bottom among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a study ..

The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s tax collections for the year is expected to exceed its P1.239 trillion target by more than P7 billion, this accord..

The Philippines’ paddy rice output in the entire year is likely to be below a government forecast of 18.58 million tons, made before Haiyan struck. ..