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According to Policy Brief No. 4 on `The Filipino child: Global study on child poverty and disparities` released by the United Nations Children`s Fund..

THE RELEASE of integrated industry road maps has been deferred in favor of individual plans to facilitate policy making, an Cabinet official said. `W..

Happy with the news that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.8% in the first quarter, Malacañang said it will ensure that economic..

THE FIVE-YEAR cash subsidy program for indigent families should be expanded to ensure children will graduate from high school, a government think tank..

A proposal to institutionalize the P44.2 billion conditional cash transfer (CCT) program may have to wait until the government fine-tunes the program..

The Philippines` economic growth rates have averaged at 4.7 per cent since 2000, but only the elite few are benefiting. In the meantime, poverty has ..

The socioeconomic planning chief appealed to the private sector to help farmers and other agriculture workers increase demand for their products. `Lin..

About 400 researchers from all over the world are expected to converge in Manila on 19-21 June 2013, to attend the 14th Annual Global Development Netw..

The Mindanao power crisis, after all, is a pressing issue. Some parts of the island are suffering from seven to 10-hour rotating blackouts. In Tawi-Ta..

Smuggling of cars has cost the government P90 billion in lost revenues from 2005 to 2009. On average some P18 billion has been lost yearly. A study do..

There is a need to increase productivity in the agriculture sector and to develop a more dynamic manufacturing to increase demand for the poor and les..

The government must strengthen its strategies to be able to fully enjoy the benefits of trade liberalization, according to the Philippine Institute fo..

The Philippine economy, despite a robust expansion last year, lacks the feature that normally goes with such growth. The economy is driven by consumpt..

The government needs to implement industrial policy reforms to transform the manufacturing sector into a key player in generating investments, employ..

The Aquino administration has to lay down a new industrial policy to achieve inclusive growth, according to a Philippine Institute of Development Stud..