Although President Obama and the Democratic Congress were able to pass landmark health legislation, their efforts to reform health care ran into predictable political roadblocks. In a severe recession, taxing business and labor is obviously not helpful to economic recovery. Moreover, an array of...

The Philippine Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010 mandates for a multi‐stakeholder participation in the development, updating and sharing of DRRM information system, while the Climate Change Act of 2009 directs government agencies and other institutions for the use of database...