Mercado, Ruben G. - Matches

Regional development policy and practice took significant transformations over the last five decades. Its relevance has been challenged in recent year..

This volume is the first of "The Annual Budget Analysis Series," PIDS' newest publication series that aims to inform the public of the nation's f..

This study evaluates the absorptive capacity of a government agency for domestic and external funds. It takes the case of the Department of Public Wor..

The formation of metropolitan arrangements has recently become the trend. As these are still in the early stage of developing their identity, t..

This paper explains the evolution of the metropolitan organizations that have been established to oversee the development of Metro Manila, provides a ..

This study is a quantitative assessment of regional development performance in terms of economic growth and convergence (described simply as the minim..

With the delivery of most basic social services now devolved in the hands of local government units, has the process of budgeting followed suit? How f..

National leadership over the past three decades has recognized regional development as an important policy thrust and strategy for national developmen..

Cagayan de Oro City (CDO), being the regional capital of Northern Mindanao and being linked with various port cities, extends its socioeconomic and po..

Iloilo City is one of the oldest cities in the Philippines. It is faced with a burgeoning population and surging slum dwellers, the easiest solution o..

Under EO 102, the Metro Naga Development Council (MNDC) has been tasked to formulate, coordinate and monitor programs, projects and activities for the..

Metro Cebu is as popular as Metro Manila. As early as 1980’s, Metro Cebu has been referred to as the principal urban settlement of the Central Visay..

A world-class metropolis connotes a metropolitan settlement where infrastructure and services are considered at par with world standards in terms of s..

The enactment of 1991 Local Government Code has brought greater responsibilities for local government units to manage their natural resources and the ..

The formation of metropolitan arrangements has recently become the trend. As these are still in the early stage of developing their identity, this not..