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A book on Philippine economic development has been released in honor of Philippine Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan.

Titled “Pro-poor Development Policies: Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia,” the book was presented to Balisacan on 8 November 2022 and officially launched at the Philippine Economic Society (PES) 60th Annual Meeting and Conference on 9 November 2022 in Quezon City, Philippines.

The government needs to invest 1.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, or about P306 billion, in programs that would fix the ongoing transportation crisis, a researcher and transport advocate said on Thursday.

“The House has increased the budget a bit by P3 billion but this is not nearly enough for proper management of transport inflation,” Kenneth Abante of Move as One Coalition said during the 60th Philippine Economic Society annual meeting and conference.

FOSTERING a high-trust environment with a strong sense of community is crucial to facilitate nation-building and achieve inclusive development for the Philippines, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

Crossroads Toward Philippine Economic and Social Progress

By Gerardo P. Sicat

A book entitled Pro-Poor Development Policies: Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia , edited by Hal Hill, Majah-Leah V. Ravago, and James A. Roumasset, was recently published and launched in Manila.

The editors and authors come from the Asia and Pacific region and have experience in East Asia or in the Philippines.

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Yellow Pad

By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III

Dani Rodrik a world-renowned professor of economics known for his trenchant criticism of globalization (his preferred term: “hyper-globalization”), was the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Philippine Economics Society (PES). Prof. Rodrik’s titled his speech: “What next after hyper-globalization and export-oriented industrialization?”

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Social Climate

By Mahar Mangahas

There’s a lot of crowing, especially from the banking profession, about the latest report that the quarterly gross national product (GNP) grew by over 7 percent from last year. The new figures are nice to see, but they don’t mean one can already relax.