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Citing impressive gains in the last three years, the author points out the bright prospects for microfinance as a major source of financing for small ..

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..

This feature article dissects the key economic issues that the new Philippine president faces as a new six-year term unfolds after the May presidentia..

Everyone seems to agree that the Philippines' present fiscal deficit is its most pressing problem at the moment. What brought this about? This Policy ..

Given the present crisis proportion of the Philippines' fiscal position, this Policy Notes outlines the major areas of reform that need to be acted up..

How to frame efficient rural finance policies that would become potent tools for development remains as a challenge to policymakers. Over the past two..

The theme of this year's Annual Budget Analysis Series is "Deficit in revenues leading to a deficit in services," reflective of the two studies contai..

Microfinance is an emerging important financial subsector in Asian transition countries. Its role is to improve financial access of the poor and small..

In recent years, the government substituted its former supply-led approach in credit financing with a more nontraditional and liberal approach: microf..

Early child-bearing and high fertility still persist especially among the poor, despite the more than two decades of family planning program implement..

This paper presents the first attempt at estimating the expenditures on the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) for 1998 and 2000. It iden..

The paper examines the country's highly complex fee structure of higher educational institutions (HEI) and its changes over time. School fees vary wid..

Why have housing reforms failed to achieve the desired improvements in housing in the Philippines? A review of trends in government housing strategies..

One of the indicators to measure the performance of fisheries R&D institutions is their ability to publish, especially in refereed journals in their a..

To be of continuous and reliable service to poor families with small businesses, microfinance institutions (MFIs) must operate in a sustainable ma..