NEWS & ARTICLES

Several observations can be gleaned from the recent poverty survey (2018), especially about two clusters of regions: “North” for Northern Luzon and “South” for Mindanao. On the average, in 2015, the North has half the poverty of the South, and lower than the national incidence....

The hurriedly implemented government imposed Lockdown – Quarantine to arrest the COVID-19 crisis has brought about unintended consequences. It has caused serious income loss not only to the business community but more importantly to the lower and economically vulnerable income groups, most of whom are...