We review the data being used to argue that the Philippines’ comprehensive agrarian reform program (CARP) has failed in economic terms. We find that important statistics and econometric results from cited references have been either misinterpreted or used to make invalid comparisons. A more...

Informal housing arrangements, substandard structures, congestion, and land-use conflicts characterize the urban housing problem in the Philippines. The record suggests that the response of the state, especially its reliance on below- market-priced mortgage loans, has aggravated the situation....