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MANILA, March 10 - The implementation of Executive Order (EO) 23 on total log ban by the previous administration has led to corruption, according to a..

Some 6.4 million who have availed themselves of the government’s health-insurance subsidy for indigents are not at all that poor, according to t..

US President Donald Trump has handed Asia to China. In an almost unbelievable example of stupidity, he withdrew from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TP..

Filipinos should brace for higher commodity prices in the next few months due to more expensive crude oil and rice, the National Economic and Developm..

In 1995, the Philippine government, through the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), instituted the National Health Insurance Program..

Wood processing is an important downstream activity of the Philippine forestry sector because it adds economic value to logs, diversifies the products..

This paper examines how Filipino-based business process outsourcing centers have been developing services, including offshore "staff leasing" and "co-..

The proposed policy to provide free tuition for students enrolled in state universities and colleges (SUCs) looks appealing. The question, however, is..

In February 2014, the City of Manila imposed a cargo truck ban at certain hours of the day to free Manila streets from the traffic congestion brought ..

Funding more scholarships, grants and student loan programs to benefit poor but deserving college students is a better way for the government to catal..

1 THE TAX BILL. This comprehensive tax reform legislation is critical for a sustainable macro situation, addressing pressing infrastructure constraint..

In the aftermath of the 2016 election, labor leaders and their political allies pushed for an immediate end to the so-called employment “contractual..

MANILA, Philippines - Economic managers are opposing proposals to fully subsidize tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs), saying it would n..

The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issu..

President Duterte’s economic team has expressed support to proposals to fund the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Educat..