Local government - Matches

Following Monday's barangay and SK elections, the business sector is hoping for the barangays' support in spurring economic development, being the sma..

“There is no single best expenditure assignment in a federal setup. The same is true with tax assignment,” said Philippine Institute for D..

SOCIOECONOMIC Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Wednesday said a transition to a federal system of government would have no effect on the infrastru..

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 paper aims to consider potential benefits of federalism to the Philippines within the context of two major development constraints, namely, weak e..

Providing agricultural insurance to farmers and fisherfolk in the Philippines has been implemented for nearly three decades. While it is agreed that a..

The Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) aims to ensure that funding requirements for the development needs of municipalities and cities are included in agency b..

The paper argues the case for developing more innovative financing schemes for the water supply sector. The use of traditional ODA-dependent financing..

It has only been in the recent years that developing countries are increasingly decentralizing the provision of health care to their local governments..

The Local Government Code of 1991 is supposed to transfer some of the regulatory functions of the national government as well as more social service r..

This paper is borne out of the need to address the scarcity of evidence-based studies on barangay financing. It analyzes and evaluates key issues on f..

The Philippines` geographical location makes it a disaster-prone country. In the Southeast Asian region, it ranks the highest in terms of the multiple..

Local road investments work for growth and poverty reduction in local areas. The paper highlights the importance of investing in local roads and direc..

This study looks at emigration governance in the context of decentralized Indonesia. It examines various local initiatives that have evolved following..

Statistics on the distribution of ODA loans show that the local government sector is the smallest direct recipient of this funding source. While it ha..