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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..

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..