The Philippine economy may grow at a faster clip of about 5 percent in 2012 from 3.7 percent in 2011. It all hangs on how decisively and quickly the g..

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Aug 17 (PIA) -- The provincial government through the Provincial Information and Community Affairs Department (PICAD) is..

SUBSIDIES continued to account for a smaller portion of government expenditures, as they fell by more than a tenth in the first semester despite a sp..

THE government plans to spend P10.1 billion to relocate more than 20,000 underprivileged families in Metro Manila living in slums, particularly those ..

A big population is often blamed as the cause of various human problems. This is ironic because the human species is the most intelligent and most in..

The year-on-year headline inflation rate increased to 3.2 percent in July from 2.8 percent in June. This was due to higher annual increments regi..

THE GOVERNMENT will soon start consultations to identify sectors that stand to gain or lose from a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), ..

The Philippines is getting ready to start a new round of talks with the European Union on a prospective bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), accordin..

The monthly average peso-dollar exchange rate slightly went down to 42.7765 in June from 42.8515 in May. The country’s balance of payments posit..

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) recently revived talks on the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) through a forum with industry representatives an..

Weather and climate-related disasters cost the Philippines an average of US$240.7 million a year, according to a study covering 20 years of disasters..

Official data on grade level repeaters and licensure examinations show that some Filipinos are a persistent lot against all odds—mainly financial co..

The country’s balance of payments position remained in surplus in the first quarter of 2012 at US$1.2 billion. This was, however, lower by 64.4 per..

This second issue of the òòò½´«Ã½ Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) focuses on education. It takes a special look at the sector`s achievements, direction, pri..

Conventional models predict that a rational farmer, given information of higher profits from a new technology relative to the old, would shift to the ..