Manasan, Rosario G. - Matches

Almost three years after the government launched two hunger-mitigation initiatives--the Food-for-School and Tindahan Natin programs--questions are bei..

The internal revenue allotment or IRA is one type of central government transfers to local government units (LGUs) meant to help in correcting for the..

A necessary condition for the Philippines' attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the presence of adequate budgetary support for the..

Recognizing that the lack of financial resources to support the provision of basic services and to fund local development plans is a critical concern ..

How did the fiscal restraints exercised during the time of fiscal difficulties in 1997-2003 affect the gender/women-targeted programs of the Philippin..

The paper reviews the gender-differentiated effect of macroeconomic policies by examining the impact of persistent revenue shortfalls on the part of t..

Are there gender disparities and inequalities in basic education in the Philippines? To what extent do they exist? And what are the underlying reasons..

Do men benefit more than women from government expenditures in health care? Or do women have the upper hand? Using a sex-differentiated incidence anal..

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..

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..

In this article, the author outlines the coverage and structure of the Philippines' value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services and discusses the prob..

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

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..

The paper traces the roots of the present fiscal problem and concludes that it is largely attributable to the deterioration of the national government..

This article discusses the issue of establishing, as many countries have, an independent revenue authority. Such organizations are conventionally and ..