Sen. Edgardo J. Angara has reiterated his strong support to the continuing bilateral partnership of the Philippines with Japan through the Japan-Phili..

It has been twenty years since the late President Corazon Aquino made good on her promise to the Filipino people that she will empower local authoriti..

EXPERTS are urging the government to release the list of the best- and worst-performing local government units (LGUs) every year to encourage local go..

Around the world, growth patterns and sources of competitiveness are changing dramatically with emerging economies becoming key players as the United ..

Many have argued that the major source of the existing global macroeconomic imbalances are the twin deficits of the United States (US). However, there..

The Philippines is still primarily an agricultural country. Aside from the agriculture sector`s crucial role in ensuring food security for the Filipin..

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at subnational levels. The results ..

Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up further to 26.5 percent in 2009. Although..

Addressing gender gaps is a major development objective anywhere in the world. This paper aims to illustrate that this is far more critical in the pre..

This paper reviews the Philippine international labor migration management infrastructure using Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) framework. Thirty yea..

The Philippines committed to Millennium Development Goals and Education for All (EFA) targets that include universal primary education. However, vario..

The monthly average peso-dollar exchange rate slightly went up to 43.6486 in December from 43.2745 in November. On a year-on-year basis, the peso a..

Singapore has one of the most open economies in Asia in terms of trade, foreign direct investment inflows, and foreign labor inflows. By 2010, citizen..

This study looks at emigration governance in the context of decentralized Indonesia. It examines various local initiatives that have evolved following..

The study examines the characteristics, root causes, and challenges of irregular migration from Cambodia and then discusses the regulatory approaches ..