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Implications of Lifting the Open-Pit Mining Ban in the Philippines

Pascual, Ludwig John H.; Domingo, Sonny N.; Manejar, … - 2022

An order "Banning the Open-pit Method of Mining for Copper, Gold, Silver, and Complex Ores in the Country" was issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on April 27, 2017. Justifications to the order included the past environmental disasters caused by mining...

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Exploring Regional Integration with Indo-Pacific Economies: A Background Analysis for IPEF Strategies

Quimba, Francis Mark A.; Barral, Mark Anthony A. - 2023

From the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), apprehension surrounds its true intentions and objectives. While touted as a US-led strategy to counter China's dominance in the region, IPEF seems to be a very slow-paced initiative and how it will progress, and how to go about it,...

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Improving Local Service Delivery for the MDGs in Asia: the Case of the Philippines

2009

) nexus of supply-side and demand-side of governance; (j) omnipresence of politics even in matters of local service delivery …

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Triangulation Framework for Local Service Delivery

Layug, Allan S. - 2009

institutions and capabilities and productivity of their actors; and the role of governance against the backdrop of development … is that governance - both institutional and democratic - is the key in helping catalyze institutional change and … normative entitlements. The values (rights, equity, quality, and sustainability) and elements/principles of governance …

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The Governance of Indonesian Overseas Employment in the Context of Decentralization

Bachtiar, Palmira Permata - 2011

This study looks at emigration governance in the context of decentralized Indonesia. It examines various local …

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An Assessment of the Absorptive Capacity of Agencies Involved in the Public Works Sector

Manasan, Rosario G.; Mercado, Ruben G. - 2001

This study evaluates the absorptive capacity of a government agency for domestic and external funds. It takes the case of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), one of the biggest recipients of funds from government and foreign sources. Specifically, the paper a) provides an...

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Governance in Southeast Asia: Issues and Options

Gonzalez, Eduardo T.; Mendoza, Magdalena L. - 2002

This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can … improve governance practices in the region. It also discusses the links between governance and official development assistance … and the role of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. To put the discussion on governance systems in a proper …

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Rural Finance and Microfinance Development in Transition Countries in Southeast and East Asia

Llanto, Gilberto M.; Fukui, Ryu - 2003

, improvement in governance of indigenous financial systems, and the importance of savings mobilization. …

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Globalization, Redemocratization and the Philippine Bureaucracy

Tillah, Mirshariff - 2005

The increasing demands and expectations placed upon the Philippine bureaucracy by a redemocratizing society are further amplified by the strengthening of global institutional pressures emanating from organizations such as the World Trade Organization and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation....

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Policy Reforms and Institutional Weaknesses: Closing the Gap

Llanto, Gilberto M.; Gonzalez, Eduardo T. - 2007

The promise and potential of the Philippine economy has remained unrealized notwithstanding the country's talented labor force, skilled professionals, and relatively abundant resources. What ails the Philippines? This paper argues that the incompetence and downright corruption of Philippine...

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