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ECONOMISTS believe that growth will actually slow down from an expected strong first half of the year because of election spending. A new president a..

A LARGE national budget deficit is not necessarily something to worry about if future economic growth is sufficient as indicated by a high investment..

EVEN if many people have become cynical about the future of politics and democracy in this country, Filipinos still view the elections as a fresh st..

Infrastructure spending by the government is seen to hit 10.1 percent of the total economic output for the year as it moves to address the lack of inf..

Filipino migrant workers overseas tend to be younger and better educated than their counterparts in their homeland, a study by the Philippine Institu..

The profile of Filipino migrant workers has, altogether changed and improved over the years, a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Develop..

Filipino temporary migrant workers tend to be younger and better educated than their domestic counterparts, a study by the Philippine Institute for De..

In the last three decades, international labor migration has helped shape the Philippine economy. It is considered an enduring feature of Philippine ..

Making inroads in today’s most popular poll slogan needs lots of reform. Ending poverty is today`s most popular election slogan. But wait till the ..

WHILE agricultural growth can be achieved by the expansion of agricultural area and input intensification, growth through the improvement in productiv..

THE state think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) said barangays should also consider helping in growing the economy if only wit..

BARANGAYS, being the closest level of government to the people, should play a crucial role in the economic development of the Philippines.However, a ..

Speaking of the economy, the third installment of the ongoing “e-Leksyon 2010 Voter Empowerment” series focused on the Philippine economy and its ..

THE World Bank warned of a rise in the incidence of hunger in the Philippines because of the lingering El Niño.The nation’s poor households could b..

DESPITE the worsening El Niño weather phenomenon, state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) forecast a gross domestic pro..