Philippines - Matches

Everyone has an opinion on how to solve the terrible traffic plaguing Manila every hour of every day. Many people blamed the behemoth cargo trucks ply..

Years of rapid and indiscriminate logging of Philippine forests, coupled with little reforestation, have led to more frequent, widespread, and damagin..

As we welcome the new year, it is good to note that business confidence in the Philippines remains high despite “political noise” and unce..

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Federico Laciste said in a joint statement the partnership with IRRI was crucial in developing a national strategy for..

This study is an assessment of the catastrophic health financing by several Philippine institutions including government agencies, such as the Philipp..

This Policy Note summarizes the strategies employed by Kyrgyz Republic, Sri Lanka, and Thailand in successfully financing catastrophic health expendit..

The national government is a “poor creditor” for smallholder farmers, according to a study released by state-owned think tank Philippine I..

This paper looks at the existing credit programs for smallholders, including agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). It also assesses the Agrarian Produ..

This Policy Note summarizes the lessons from social health insurance experiences in China, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It finds, among others, that all th..

This study evaluates the impact of the agricultural insurance program on agricultural producers in Central Visayas (Region VII) on the premise that ag..

The Philippines is blessed with rich marine fishing grounds that are valuable sources of food and livelihood for the population. Unfortunately, over t..

Rice is the most important agricultural commodity in Western Visayas, being one of the top producers of rice in the country. Rice production, however,..

Services are critical inputs in manufacturing production, and this is likely to intensify with the advent of new technologies. Based on the trade in v..

In the Philippines, the rice and corn sectors play an integral role in the agricultural economy in terms of production and employment. However, both s..

The level of the public's out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure for health care is an important indicator of the effectiveness of the country's health-care ..