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The year-on-year headline inflation rate went up to 2.7 percent in September from 2.1 percent in August. According to the National Statistic Office (N..

The continuing social inequity in the financing and delivery of health services in the Philippines is a prime reason for the country’s underachievem..

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the Philippine government has ever concei..

This report reviews the medical tourism industry in the Philippines. It discusses the global market for medical tourism, analyzes the demand and suppl..

Alcala tells us that protectionism is nationalism and our farmers benefit greatly when trade barriers shield their products from foreign competition. ..

THE number of Filipinos covered by mandatory health insurance has jumped by more than six times over the past five years, to more or less 38.5 million..

THE Philippines has a huge potential to undertake health-related Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects but the country has yet to embrace this po..

WONDER no more why we have a high unemployment rate: The government does not have a comprehensive industry plan that will cover all sectors and addres..

EXPERTS from state-run think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (òòò½´«Ã½) and the World Bank (WB) believe a comprehensive industry road map..

For the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (òòò½´«Ã½), health and wealth go together — that is, improvement in the economy should also redound ..

This paper shows that the decomposition of log-change in aggregate labor productivity (ALP) devised by Balk (2013) based on Sato-Vartia indexes is ine..

This paper draws lessons from international practices to determine the feasibility of developing mortgage-backed securitization (MBS) to expand housin..

This Policy Note provides an overview of the puzzle of economic growth and stalled health improvement in the country. The Philippine economy has grown..

This Policy Note explains the large disparities in health status between the poor and the nonpoor in the Philippines. Key factors include: (1) the per..

This Policy Note identifies opportunities for making health financing and services more inclusive. Many opportunities exist today to make growth more ..