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Funding more scholarships, grants and student loan programs to benefit poor but deserving college students is a better way for the government to catal..

1 THE TAX BILL. This comprehensive tax reform legislation is critical for a sustainable macro situation, addressing pressing infrastructure constraint..

MANILA, Philippines - Economic managers are opposing proposals to fully subsidize tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs), saying it would n..

The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issu..

President Duterte’s economic team has expressed support to proposals to fund the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Educat..

Providing agricultural insurance to farmers and fisherfolk in the Philippines has been implemented for nearly three decades. While it is agreed that a..

Under the World Trade Organization, the Philippines has maintained special treatment for rice, which expires on July 2017. Tariffication will involve ..

The national subsidy for indigent PhilHealth members identified under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) began in..

Under the Aquino administration, premium subsidies on agricultural insurance have significantly increased, mostly due to the special programs being im..

This paper discusses governmental fiscal support for financing long-term infrastructure projects in ASEAN countries. More specifically, it discusses t..

This study attempts to measure subsidies to agricultural credit in recent years and provides policy implications. It finds that credit policy has evol..

In this update of housing subsidies in the Philippines and the fiscal costs of their application, the author delves into the issue of whether the subs..

The feature article in this issue of the DRN is based on the highlights of a recently completed study done by premier economist Dr. Gerardo Sicat whic..

In the face of seasonal climate variability, the smallholder farmers, particularly those in rural communities, are among the most adversely affected. ..

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