QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 26 December) — For those who escaped the wrath of Typhoon Odette which made landfall on December 16,  I hope you h..

LOCAL governments are expected to receive almost P1 trillion next year from the national government's tax revenues.According to the Department of Budg..

THE Philippine economy contracted by 9.6 percent in 2020, the steepest decline recorded since after World War 2.And as the Philippines continues to re..

State-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is still far from functioning effectively as the envisioned country’s strategic p..

THE recovery efforts of the government depends in large part on jobs creation and consumer spending, as these two will both uplift the economy: the fi..

Hello, òòò½´«Ã½ friends! Here's our #òòò½´«Ã½FactFriday for the week on the Social Pension Program.A òòò½´«Ã½ study that examined the implementation of the gove..

Election fever kicked-off in the Philippines in October as several prominent public figures filed their candidacies for president.A variety of candida..

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has renewed its call for the immediate Senate concurrence of the Regional Compr..

Financial inclusion can help curb poverty, reduce inequality, and potentially enhance productivity and long-term growth. However, empirical research o..

The COVID-19 pandemic has such a wide-reaching and sudden adverse impact on people’s livelihoods. For a country like the Philippines which signi..

DELAYING the participation or opting out from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) may send the wrong signal that the Philippines is..

Six in every 10 workers in the Philippines are employed in elementary occupations and in the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors, with skill se..

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members must avoid the so-called silo mentality and adopt a whole-of-government approach to move forwar..

THE GOVERNMENT needs to support the financial technology (fintech) industry in meeting its needs for funding and talent development if the segment is ..

The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office 10 through the Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development has recently ..