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With the technology available nowadays, new trails in delivering financial services have been set. This is known as branchless banking which delivers ..

Most countries generally equate development to economic growth and vice versa. Years of economic growth, however, have failed to uplift the lives of F..

Education in the Philippines for many years now has suffered much in terms of quality. True, while access to education may no longer be an issue toda..

The formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) has been set in motion worldwide and its conclusion does not appear imminent in the near future. In the ..

Rules of origin (ROO) set the criteria in determining the nationality of a product and where a product was made. The importance of ROO has increased i..

How should local service delivery of public goods and services be improved for desirable development outcomes? This paper attempts at answering this q..

This study reviewed the local service delivery of potable water nationally and analyzed the same in the case study areas of Dumaguete City and Agusan ..

One of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the elimination of gender disparity in primary and secondary education. Global initiatives toward th..

This Note provides an account of the problems underlying local service delivery (LSD) in the Philippines and presents some prospective solutions. The ..

What makes the concept of purchasing power parity (PPP) popular among economists? What is its use? And what does it signify? This EID explains and ill..

Who holds the "power of the purse" in terms of control and disbursement of the national budget in the Philippines? Congress (the House of Representati..

How comprehensive and accurate is our knowledge and understanding of one vulnerable sector in our society--the people with disability? How can the gov..

Because the barangay is considered to be the local government unit closest to the people in terms of access and proximity, its role in local service d..

Looking at the analyses and issues raised on the dismal state of Philippine education, one is confronted with the realization that the issues raised a..

Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews related literature on constraints..