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This is the highest rate registered since January of this year. Likewise, core inflation rate went up to 2.3 percent in September, from 2.0 percent l..

The Philippines is on track in the detection and cure of tuberculosis (TB) under the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course. However, it is still st..

Over the last decade, there was a significant drop in mortality and morbidity cases attributed to tuberculosis (TB). The high TB Case Detection (CDR) ..

Given the controversial nature of the issue of population growth, there is a need for the government to state clearly its position with respect to fam..

This paper explores how elderly labor income can be expanded as a financing source for elderly consumption in the future through increase in elderly w..

Philippine population is projected to grow from about 88 million in 2007 to 142 million in 2040. The projected increase in population size will be acc..

ASEAN transport cooperation is a key issue in the preparation for an ASEAN Economic Community in 2015. Transport cooperation requires member countries..

Various concerns have been expressed about the ability of the world economy to sustain the ever-expanding world population. This paper aims to provide..

Dependent population is defined as that part of the population that does not work and relies on others for the goods and services they consume. In pra..

After many policies have been put in place over the years to uplift the welfare of the Filipinos, the overall human development in the country has not..

This paper studies the relationship between population dynamics and income growth in the Philippines using data from 74 provinces for the period 1985-..

This special issue of the Philippine Journal of Development (PJD) is dedicated to Professor Alejandro N. Herrin in recognition of his numerous contrib..

With life in this country getting increasingly difficult, small family size is now the most rational choice. Sadly, however, there is still a large nu..

Population processes and outcomes (in this case, urbanization) influences and changes the development of an area and vice versa. In the case of Tagum ..

Can LGUs succeed in managing their own population? They probably can, but they need strong national leadership in doing so. This Policy Notes asserts ..