Autonomy - Matches

The small-scale mining law of the Philippines, the People’s Small-scale Mining Act of 1991, is considered a dismal failure in attaining its objectiv..

The paper highlights the importance of the design of the fiscal features of the federal system of government in ensuring that potential benefits from ..

If it ain’t broke, why fix it? This is a question some pundits posed when President Duterte started tinkering with the Constitution of the Repub..

IF THE push for federalism is at core a variant of decentralization, the nation's experience with the Local Government Code that passed in 1991 is an ..

I’m glad state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has moved into the needed objective and research-based analysis of..

MERELY allowing regions to hold on to their income “may not be enough to undo the huge imbalance in economic and human development” across..

During the day, cranes atop unfinished skyscrapers cast long shadows over the concrete jungle that is Bonifacio Global City (BGC). By nightfall, they ..

The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) remains confident that the shift to a federal form of government will not derail the Duterte ad..

The adoption of a federal form of government was a key campaign promise of President Rodrigo Duterte, a thrust reiterated in his first State of the Na..

This issue of the Development Research News deepens the discussion on federalism, a hot topic in the Philippines today. During the 15th Development Po..

The drums of federalism are beating more loudly and incessantly than ever. In fact, the timetable has been set — the resolution calling for a jo..

Fifteen years into the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991, now is an opportune time to assess how this landmark legislation has contr..

Twelve years into the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991, it is but opportune to assess how the key features of this landmark legisla..