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A new tax reform can only be effective if the proposed bill of the government is approved in its entirety, according to the Philippine Institute for D..
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Despite various reform efforts over the years, the tax system in the Philippines continues to suffer from chronic weaknesses. The Duterte administrati..
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The advantages of foreign direct investment to host countries, particularly on economic growth, have long been recognized. The amount of investment th..
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The weakening of the peso against the US dollar could make certain food items more expensive in the near-term, but it would be good for exporters as i..
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One in every two children under five years of age suffers from stunting, or weighs low for their age, a study by state think tank Philippine Institute..
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Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) consultant Alejandro Herrin on Thursday proposed the use of the conditional cash transfer program ..
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According to the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, childhood stunting affects one-third of under-five Filipino children annually. Unfortunately, ..
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The Philippine Competition Act (PCA), enacted on July 21, 2015, as Republic Act No. 10667, came into full force last Aug. 8.The date marked the end of..
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For more than a decade, the Philippines had enjoyed the distinction of being free from the avian influenza (AI) or bird flu, particularly the strain t..
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Days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or the free tuition law, the UP System announced th..
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The government is alarmed by the rising tide of protectionism in the region in the form of nontariff barriers (NTBs), making it important for the Phil..
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There’s no free lunch, but in the Philippines there’s free housing, education and, soon, free irrigation and tax-free incomes.Last week Pr..
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More Filipinos will become food poor if they are not educated, unemployed, bereft of assets, live in conflict areas and those affected by weather dist..
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Senator Loren Legarda today said that providing free tertiary education in public colleges and universities is the government's commitment to the peop..
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Weather is an integral part of our life and weather shocks can have severe implications on income and household consumption. Given evidence that point..
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