Fertilizer, which is an important production input, holds a significant share in total cost of production for some crops. Based on the available ferti..

The value of production index for total manufacturing slightly went down to 188.2 in June this year from 188.3 in May. This is also the case for the ..

OBLIGASYON ng Commission on Higher Education na ipatupad ang palatuntunan nitong magsasara ng mga kursong iniaalok ng state colleges and universities ..

The rice price spike experienced in the third quarter of 2013 alarmed the public. Speculations spread about the cause of the spike, the most popular o..

This Policy Note summarizes a study by Roehlano Briones titled "Small farmers in high-value chains: Binding or relaxing constraints to inclusive growt..

THE Philippines should implement reforms to facilitate the expansion of labor-intensive manufacturing that can increase the number of gainful jobs. Th..

THE merger of Swiss company Holcim Ltd. with French firm Lafarge SA, which is set for next year, again raises the specter of possible collusion among ..

What they did will reverberate not only in the remaining six months of 2014 but for many years to come. Their handiwork, be it baffling or enlightened..

WITH media reports mostly focusing on crime, war and politics, the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) in partnership with Holcim Philippines kicked off ..

Is it not true that we have a saying: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. An example of..

THE newly created industry road map, if followed to the letter, will greatly increase the contribution of the manufacturing sector in the economy, par..

A government think tank-Philippine Institute for Development Studies- said raising wages will not necessarily help in poverty reduction. It added th..

INCREASING minimum wages reduces employment and brings more people into poverty, the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) said. "Raisin..

Power industry leaders are giving the thumbs up to government’s creation of a multisectoral task force to study ways to reduce the price of electric..

MANILA, Philippines—Some P800 million from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), which the Supreme Court recently declared unconstitutional, ..