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Trade reforms, in particular reduction and/or removal of tariffs on imports, are aimed to bring about lower prices of certain goods. In the case of th..

The Philippines has used the Build-operate-transfer (BOT) Law as amended to motivate private sector provision of infrastructure. After a brief period ..

The Asia and Pacific region and Latin American and Caribbean region are two regions divided not only by vast geographic distance, but also by disparit..

A recent publication of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has highlighted the food insecurity problem facing the globe: food production..

This study evaluates the Philippines` absorptive performance for foreign aid, particularly during the six-year period 2003 to 2008, and compare this t..

This paper derives formulas for additive "chained volume measures" (CVMs) of GDP subaggregates depending on the underlying GDP quantity index. In turn..

Despite the many propoor policies, programs, and projects instituted, the country's gains in the fight against poverty have still been modest. This No..

Skilled birth attendance (SBA) is helpful in reducing the risk of postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal deaths. The presence of skilled b..

One of the key programs of the PhilHealth is its Sponsored Program for the less privileged wherein health insurance coverage is open to qualified indi..

Aside from the rising income poverty, it is a disturbing situation when about half (44%) of all Filipino children are living in poverty. The lack of i..

Dropout is a problem for many reasons. One, at the aggregate economy level wherein education is known to be an important determinant of economic growt..

The abundance of street children in major cities in the country does not sit well with the country鈥檚 commitment to the Millennium Development Goals ..

Why should we be concerned with education disparities? The short answer is that schooling disparities get translated into income and other social disp..

Child protection pertains to 鈥減reventing and responding to violence, exploitation, and abuse against children.鈥� More specifically, it encompasses ..

Agriculture remains a primary source of income for our ruralfolks, and farming remains to be a major means of livelihood. In this issue of the DRN, PI..