In two years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will reach a milestone. The regional group will become an "ASEAN Community” by 2015..

Listening to our President’s one hour and some State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, I realized that there were a lot of things that I was..

The pork stays and it’s a whopping P27 billion in the Aquino administration’s proposed P2.268-trillion national budget for next year. Unfazed by t..

The national government’s spending for agriculture is skewed heavily toward the rice sector, according to a study released by the Philippine Institu..

Sergio Ortiz-Luis, chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said President Aquino missed the chance to talk about mining to ..

The government may well have to subsidize health insurance for kids below five years old since they are the most vulnerable among those not currently ..

President Aquino announced that the government is expanding the coverage of the Conditional Cash-Transfer (CCT) Program to include children aged up to..

The Pantawid program is able to hit its target consistently because it is the only government program that operates with a National Household Targetin..

Banks and the big companies can increase their profits without hiring more people or increasing the number of people in factories. If you really want ..

The national government has been aiming for the provision of essential health services that are accessible, affordable, and equitable. With the LGU Co..

According to the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) report, children under 5 are more likely to use in-patient care than other age gro..

The Philippines is one of the few countries where the prevalence of HIV/AIDS remains relatively small. However, recent data show that while other coun..

Fires are the most costly preventable emergency in the Philippines but are relatively unstudied. A 2012 study done by the Department of Health - Healt..

This paper argues that the development of the rural economy is a key factor for achieving inclusive growth, one that creates jobs, draws the majority ..

More thoughtful people outside government are not as enthusiastic. In a study released this week, Dr. Celia Reyes of the Philippine Institute for Deve..