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Launched in 2007, the conditional cash transfer program gives conditional cash grants to indigent families who have kids ages 14 years old and below. ..

A paper titled “Strengthening Social Protection in the Philippines,” authored by PIDS Senior Fellow Celia Reyes, said the wages received by high-s..

A FORMER deputy director-general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has taken over the leadership of a government think tank. A..

The national government aims to have the Industry Development Council (IDC) up and running by the first quarter of 2014, according to the Department o..

"This is important, not only to enable our industries to take advantage of the opportunities and face the challenges that would arise from the ASEAN (..

The Philippines will launch next month the long-awaited Manufacturing Industry Roadmap that will help local industries boost their competitiveness ahe..

The manufacturing roadmap jointly formulated by the government and the private sector will be made public next month, with its initial phase to be imp..

The report is the output of a two-year research project with the theme: "Transport Policy Study: Promoting Efficiency and Productivity of Flow of Good..

A few months back, outgoing House Minority Leader, Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez debunked this administration`s claim that the country will be self-suffic..

PRESIDENT Aquino yesterday said his last three years in office would focus on addressing the plight not just of the poorest of the poor but also of th..

“The next three years will see continued interventions on the poorest of the poor but also a focus on the vulnerable but emerging sectors of society..

Efforts to revive the automotive manufacturing industry and raise its competitiveness amid globalization will be futile unless smuggling and used car ..

The local automotive industry is facing a bumpy road ahead as illegally imported cars continue to flood the Philippine market, making the competition ..

Rampant smuggling of used vehicles is causing an estimated P21 billion in revenue loss or tax leak, apart from being a major obstacle keeping the auto..

A WHOPPING P21 billion. That’s how much the government lost due to revenue leakages caused by car smuggling in 2009 alone. And according to data cul..