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In 1984 and 1985 the Philippines saw the worst recession in its history: the economy contracted by 7.3% for two successive years. [1] Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority for 1985 showed that poverty incidence in families was at 44.2%—4.3 percentage points higher than in 1991 during the presidency of Corazon Aquino.
The most of extensive biography to cover Virata as its main subject is Gerardo Sicat's 2014 biography, "Cesar Virata: Life and Times Through Four Decades of Philippine Economic History." [ 8 ] He is also one of the main subjects of Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem's 2019 Ateneo Press book "Philippine Politics and the Marcos Technocrats: The ...
In collaboration with the Philippine Economic Society, the school publishes the Philippine Review of Economics, [2] a leading journal of economics-related research in the Philippines. The 9th and current dean of the School of Economics is Prof. Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, Ph.D. She was appointed in 2021 for a term for 3 years. [3]
The economic history of the Philippines is shaped by its colonial past, evolving governance, and integration into the global economy. Prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the islands had a flourishing economy centered around agriculture, fisheries, and trade with neighboring countries like China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
The Executive Order made the President of the Philippines the head of the National Economic Council. [ 7 ] [ 12 ] During his administration, President Carlos P. Garcia saw the need to create a new office in charge of the supervision of government corporations, which he called the National Development Authority.
National Economic and Development Authority: Gerardo Sicat (in concurrent capacity as Secretary of Socio-economic Planning) 1973–1978 Solicitor General: Antonio P. Barredo: 1966–1968 Felix V. Makasiar: 1968–1970 Felix Q. Antonio: 1970–1972 Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines: Alfonso Calalang: 1968–1970 [7]
Agrarian reform and economic development: ‘equity’ with efficiency, by Gerardo Sicat of the Philippine Star summarizes the points taken from Raul Fabella's 2014 critique paper on CARP; Publications by Raul V. Fabella on Google Scholar
José Encarnación Jr. – Dean, UP School of Economics; National Scientist of the Philippines for Economics [6] Salvador P. Lopez – 10th Secretary of Foreign Affairs and President of the University of the Philippines [7] [8] Armando Malay– professor and dean at the University of the Philippines and Far Eastern University; journalist and ...