This study resulted from UNDP’s interest in the Philippine proposal for debt-to-MDG financing presented to the United Nations in September 2005. It ..

With life in this country getting increasingly difficult, small family size is now the most rational choice. Sadly, however, there is still a large nu..

The paper reviews the innovations developed by some financial institutions to meet the challenges of microfinance and rural finance markets. Innovatio..

This study assesses the state of microinsurance in the country, identifies the players and their performance, and the challenges facing microinsurance..

A major cause of the climatic catastrophes being experienced in the country, and in other parts of the world, is the El Niño southern oscillation (EN..

How does the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deal with the armed conflicts in the country? As the institution tasked to defend the country again..

The old adage, "quality, not quantity," sums up the defining criterion that separates the winning schools and countries from the rest in today's race ..

The call center industry is one of the country's bright prospects in the area of business process outsourcing. Growing by 100 percent in just one year..

Services has taken over the role of agriculture as the Philippine economy's engine of growth. Not only does it contribute significantly to GDP, it als..

This article deals with the concept of competitiveness. Competitiveness is technically a firm-level concept. However, it is oftentimes extended to the..

This paper describes some emerging innovations in microfinance observed in Southeast Asian microfinance markets that enable microfinance institutions ..

China's emergence as an economic giant in the past 25 years has dramatically changed the global economic landscape especially in East Asia. Should thi..

The recently signed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is said to represent a "new age free trade area" in that its terms and pr..

This paper investigates the implications of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in December 2001 for the Philippines based on an analy..

Does the prevalence of child work or child labor encumber on the country's economic growth and development? This paper looks into the reality that is ..