The World Bank believes that public finances are improving in the Philippines.  This domestic growth will help shelter the Philippines from the negative impact of looming economic problems in the European market. MANILA, JULY 14, 2010–The European sovereign debt problems loom as a fresh threat to the global economic recovery but improving the Philippines’ public [...]

The other night while we were sitting in the living room, a woman came to the door.  She spoke in Tagalog so I couldn’t understand most of what she said.   I did pick out the word ‘sister’ though (as in a nun).  Romy was in the other room so I called him over so [...]

Philippine government officials are prioritizing the improvement of both traffic and flood control as the latest typhoon season begins. Many developing countries suffer from lack of public infrastructure to protect the poor in times of disaster. Last year’s flooding in the aftermath of typhoon Ondoy was a case in point. Of course, no nation or [...]