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Urgent: A Road Map for Agro-industrial Development in the Philippines

Oct 24, 2013

PN 2013-06 (revised)

This Policy Notes is an updated version of the original and contains additional insights. It argues that agricultural development is key to inclusive ..

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Can the Philippine Auto Industry Survive Smuggling?

May 01, 2013

PN 2013-05

The automotive industry is a highly competitive and technology-intensive industry. It requires large economies of scale and high degree of specializat..

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Where Are the Poor Employed? Profiling the Working Poor

May 01, 2013

PN 2013-04

The poor, in general, have lower levels of education because they tend to prioritize their daily basic needs and put lower investment in education. Lo..

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Community-based Approaches Toward Upgrading of Informal Settlements: Alternative Strategies and Recommendations for Policymaking

May 01, 2013

PN 2013-03

Within the last 30 years, the relevance of participatory methodologies has continuously been increasing in the housing sector in transition and develo..

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Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program: Why "Deepening" Matters in Achieving Its Human Capital Objectives

Sep 30, 2013

PN 2013-02

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the Philippine government has ever concei..

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Why a New Industrial Policy for the Philippines Is Critical

Mar 19, 2013

PN 2013-01

For the past two decades, the Philippine manufacturing sector has failed to generate sustained growth and employment for the economy. This can be attr..

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How Critical Is Transport and Logistics Infrastructure to Interregional Trade? The Case of High-value Fruits and Vegetables in Mindanao

Feb 18, 2013

PN 2012-22

Mindanao has long been considered as the food basket of the Philippines. It is the largest producer of food and live animals with 90 percent of its pr..

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The Philippines and East Asia: Building on Partnerships to Take Part in the Region`s Dynamism

Feb 18, 2013

PN 2012-21

Recognizing how regional cooperation has become crucial for the region`s mutual and sustained growth, political leaders in East Asia are now looking t..

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Toward Deepening East Asian Integration: How Convergent Are the Rules of Origin in the ASEAN+1 Free Trade Agreements

Feb 18, 2013

PN 2012-20

The East Asian region has taken center stage in global economic growth and dynamism in recent decades. While deeper economic integration has been both..

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Perceptions and Laws on Unfair Trade Practices in the Philippines

Jan 30, 2013

PN 2012-19

Unfair trade practices (UTPs) are practices of businesses or firms that are deceitful, misleading, and uncompetitive, and therefore prohibited by law...

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The Urgent Need to Increase Baseload Generating Capacity in Mindanao

Jan 08, 2013

PN 2012-17

The electric power crisis in Mindanao in the summer of 2012 and the current precariously low power reserves primarily resulted from insufficient basel..

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Should the Philippines Tariffy its Quantitative Restriction on Rice?

Nov 28, 2012

PN 2012-16

Rice is recognized as the most politically sensitive agricultural product in the Philippines. Trade barriers in addition to import duties or tariffs w..

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Typhoons, Floods, and Droughts: Regional Occurrence and Value of Damages to Rice Farming in the Philippines

Nov 22, 2012

PN 2012-15

This Note looks into the regional occurrence of typhoons, floods, and droughts in the Philippines and the value of the damages that they cause on rice..

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Assessment of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards at Subnational Level: Provincial Estimates for the Philippines

Nov 06, 2012

PN 2012-14

Vulnerability to natural hazards is measured like hazard frequencies that reflect the predisposition of a system to extreme events at a certain instan..

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Policy Coordination for Food Security: the Case of the ASEAN Rice Trade Forum

Nov 06, 2012

PN 2012-13

Rice is regarded not merely as a source of food and livelihood, but also a political commodity and barometer of state legitimacy. Intervention in rice..

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