The Asian Development Bank said the Philippines should aspire to post an economic growth of 7 to 8 percent a year, stressing that the country has th
Read MoreRegional News The global outlook has become increasingly uncertain, and the recovery is more sluggish than we envisaged just a few months ago as th
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. You know a program is successful in this country when politicians are itching to dip their hands into it. Going b
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. WHO ARE the poor? Where are they? Ofelia walks every day with her children to the forest to gather hearts of banan
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Sen. Franklin Drilon yesterday vowed to defend the retention of the entire P39.4-billion allocation for the Department of Soci
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. No one else among our Southeast Asian neighbors saw poverty worsen in the last 10 years the way we did in the Phil
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Last week I started to analyze the claims of success—Ganito Tayo Noon, Bakit Nagkaganito Ngayon (This was how we w
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Carjacking and killings have become an almost daily occurrence in Metro Manila, and yet the Philippine National Po
Read MoreLOCAL think tank Ibon Foundation Inc. estimates that it would cost taxpayers P250 billion in the next 10 years if the government implements its new&
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines - House leaders yesterday assured supporters and critics of the Reproductive Health bill of fair floor
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The facts are clear. In terms of key economic and social indicators, the Philippines was ahead of Indonesia, Thail
Read MoreThis is an article repost. If the SONA had a theme, it would be to end what the President called the culture of entitlement in the country, as symbol
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a major occasion when the president has the eyes and ears of the nation
Read MoreThis is an article repost. P-NOY sang the praises of National Housing Authority General Manager Chito Cruz during the turnover of housing units cerem
Read MoreThis is an article repost. “Inclusive growth” is the current buzzword or fashion statement among those economists and development biz types who insis
Read MoreThis article by columnist Benjamin E. Diokno is a repost. Balanced growth in the 1970s, growth with equity in the ‘80s, and now inclusive growth -- a
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