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Now the bad news. The Philippine economy is slowing down.  Economic growth (as measured by the gain, less inflation, in the annual value of economic production or GDP ) is headed to its steepest drop […]

On Monday, July 22, 2019, the nation heard President Duterte make a litany of his achievements of the past three years and the challenges he faces in the remainder of his six-year presidency. Duterte has […]

Low inflation, low interest rates, high growth rates, deeper financial inclusion using technology. On these four core policy thrusts will public management expert and political economist Benjamin E. Diokno, 71, be remembered by the Filipino […]

In his first three years, President Duterte passed measures that are populist, pro-poor, or both. The measures include free college education, universal health care, free irrigation and the expanded conditional cash transfer program. He also […]