The Philippine government plays an increasingly significant role in the provision of drugs and medicines. Over the last half decade, direct public procurement more than…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Dec 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has such a wide-reaching and sudden adverse impact on people’s livelihoods. For a country like the Philippines which significantly relies on overseas…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Dec 2021
Since 2011, the government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has implemented the Social Pension (SocPen) Program which gives a…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Dec 2021
Wastewater and pollution management issues are usual negative externalities in the pursuit of economic development. This is true in the Philippines where industrial and…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Dec 2021