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A System-wide Study of the Logistics Industry in the Greater Capital Region
Patalinghug, Epictetus E.; Llanto, Gilberto M.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2015
The Port of Manila, the largest seaport in the country, has been recognized as the most widely used port in the Greater Capital Region with utilization rate of 71.6 percent compared to only 2.3 percent and 6.1 percent utilization of Batangas and Subic Ports, respectively (NEDA 2012). The ports...
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Innovations in Financing Food Security
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Badiola, Jocelyn Alma R. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
A recent publication of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has highlighted the food insecurity problem facing the globe: food production will have to increase by 70 percent in 2050 to keep up with a global population that is projected to grow from 6 billion to 9 billion. There has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008675761
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LGU Access to Official Development Assistance (ODA): Status, Issues, and Concerns
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Brillantes, Alex Jr.; Alonzo, … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
Statistics on the distribution of ODA loans show that the local government sector is the smallest direct recipient of this funding source. While it has been observed that the amount of ODA grants and the number of ODA grant projects have been declining over the years, several factors could...
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Water Financing Programs in the Philippines: Are We Making Progress?
Llanto, Gilberto M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
The paper argues the case for developing more innovative financing schemes for the water supply sector. The use of traditional ODA-dependent financing channeled through government lending institutions has a somewhat moderate success record in developing and improving the water supply sector....
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Assessment of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Cadastral Survey Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Rosellon, Maureen Ane D. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
The slow progress of the Cadastral Survey Program in the Philippines has been associated with implementation issues …
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The Impact of Trade Liberalization and Economic Integration on the Logistics Industry: Maritime Transport and Freight Forwarders
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Navarro, Adoracion M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2012
paper examines the current status of the logistics industry in the Philippines and finds out how the opening of the economy …
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Financing Infrastructure in the Philippines: Fiscal Landscape and Resources Mobilization
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Navarro, Adoracion M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003982
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The ASEAN Economic Community and the Philippines: Implementation, Outcomes, Impacts, and Ways Forward (Full Report)
Israel, Danilo C.; Medalla, Erlinda M.; Milo, Melanie S.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
is necessary and instructive. This paper constitutes the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the AEC Blueprint for the Philippines …. The Philippines Country Report presents the results of the surveys related to the MTR on areas including trade … provided by greater openness in the Philippines, particularly the complex and inefficient administrative processes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003983
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Perspectives on Health Decentralization and Interjurisdictional Competition among Local Governments in the Philippines
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Kelekar, Uma - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
care to their local governments. This paper explores some key issues related to health decentralization in the Philippines … presence of horizontal and vertical fiscal interactions among local governments in the Philippines using local government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003994
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Reform Challenges and Key Tasks for the Philippines
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Ortiz, Ma. Kristina P. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
facing the Philippines during the difficult period of negotiation and the necessary structural and institutional reforms that …
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