We have seen in the last few weeks several articles calling for more active strategic and less passive approaches toward economic growth with the sin..

Today, about 240 families lost a loved one to a tobacco-related illness. That’s an estimated 87,600 deaths in a year. In 2011, the country earned a..

Recent literature indicates the significant role played by rural infrastructure in improving agricultural productivity in developing economies. While ..

Firm entry and exit play a crucial role in spurring a reallocation of resources across firms as tariffs are reduced. In the light of the substantial t..

Various studies showed that total factor productivity (TFP) has not been a source of growth in the Philippines. It seems that factor accumulation, whi..

The study focuses on the transport of vegetable and fruit produce from Mindanao, a major food producing area, to particular regions in Luzon and Visay..

What is the impact of the removal of barriers to trade on the firms` innovative activities? Does the increase in competition arising from trade reform..

Based on a survey of 97 firms in the garments, textiles, automotive, electrical and electronics, and food manufacturing industries; the paper highligh..

WITH power comes great responsibility for the Aquino administration: water. Two days after President Aquino tackled the Mindanao power crisis during ..

The availability of clean potable water in the Philippines is decreasing because of water pollution, according to the observations made by Dr. Danilo ..

THE PHILIPPINES is looking to meet with the European Union’s (EU) lead trade official on the sidelines of the 20th ASEAN Summit to discuss the next ..

A study undertaken recently by a state-owned think tank linked the quality of roads to the level of poverty. Despite the presence of many slum areas,..

Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad stuck to the government`s 5 to 6 percent growth target for 2012, citing investor confidence, a low base of compari..

THE administration`s continued inaction on some pressing problems of the country will result in more school drop outs. Kabataan Rep. Raymond Palatin..

This paper tries to characterize the current situation in the Philippines with respect to the goal of the Aquino administration to be food secure and ..