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This study examines the public-private-producers partnership (4Ps) model for agriculture value chain development implemented through Project ConVERGE of the Department of Agrarian reform. The model adopted a cluster approach whereby farmers groups are organized into clusters to coordinate their...
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This paper investigates firm-to-firm technology and knowledge sharing in firms from the food manufacturing sector. Traditionally driven by secret recipes and family-grounded procedures, food processing firms are naturally unwilling and indisposed to embrace collaborative undertaking and develop...
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One aspiration of the Agricultural Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) is the promotion of industry dispersal and rural industrialization. This involves a policy of structural transformation, which attempts to transition the economy from a low productivity sector, such as agriculture, to a high...
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Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly being utilized to meet development goals of many countries and there is much potential for PPPs to help address health inequities and advance universal health care (UHC). In support of these efforts, the paper defines PPPs and their role in the...
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The government has decided to utilize the public-private partnership (PPP) program to help improve access to quality hospitals and health care facilities. This paper looks into the feasibility of implementing PPPs in the health sector. Review of literature, key informant interviews, and focus...
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The Philippines' recent economic performance has been remarkable amid the lingering slowdown in the global economy and … than its 6.8 percent growth in 2012. With GDP growth averaging at 5.9 percent in the last three years, the Philippines is … finance in the Philippines. It provides a comprehensive survey of development finance and aid scenario in the Philippines in …
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Philippines, this study recommends that the Philippine government elevate cross-cutting topics and sector-specific concerns as … priorities for discussion during its hosting of APEC 2015. The Philippines can propose regional cooperation on investing and … infrastructure resilience requirements (e.g., plans, technologies, and logistics for humanitarian activities). The Philippines can …
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This paper discusses governmental fiscal support for financing long-term infrastructure projects in ASEAN countries. More specifically, it discusses the role of guarantees and subsidies in promoting public-private partnership (PPP) projects. It draws on case studies of Philippine and Indonesian...
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This study assesses the sources and levels of infrastructure financing in the Philippines for the last five years (2008 … woefully manifested in the Philippines' place in quality-of-infrastructure ranking among ASEAN member-states; it is currently …
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