Government policies coupled with liberal policies of sending teachers abroad have hampered the Philippines to position itself as a global destination..

HYBRID rice is contentious enough per se, sparking debate between proponents who hail it as the answer to mass hunger and opponents who see it as a th..

A strong population program should accompany poverty alleviation efforts to effectively uplift the people’s livelihood, a paper presented by Dr. Ani..

A strong population program is necessary for any poverty-reduction efforts to succeed, a government economist said.

The Peso per US Dollar exchange rate hits the highest monthly average for the year. From an average of around 51 to 52, it went up to 53.157 for the..

IN a sprawling office in the Philippine financial district of Makati, rows and rows of Filipinos sit in front of computers answering calls made by Am..

CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA—President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo wants the communist insurgency wiped out in two years and has ordered the release of P1 bill..

A POLICY environment that protects investments made and provides opportunities to expand attracts investors more than the prospect of fiscal incentive..

The peso depreciation is not an indication of weakening economic fundamentals, according to a paper published by the government think tank Philippine ..

MANILA - The absence of good infrastructure coupled with the apparent lack of an effective networking strategy to market the country as a an alternat..

The absence of good infrastructure coupled with the apparent lack of an effective networking strategy to market the country as an alternative health ..

The year-on-year headline inflation rate in the Philippines further decelerated to 6.9 percent in May from 7.1 percent in April. Core inflation rate..

With the increase in the VAT rate from 10 to 12 percent effective February 1, 2006 as well as the expansion in the coverage of the VAT-able sectors un..

The paper aims to add to the understanding of the issues and suggests a framework to move toward the use of best practice in ROOs. Rules of origin (RO..

The paper analyzes how various preferential trading arrangements deal with agriculture liberalization and examines a few case studies highlighting th..