While the industrial world is trying to cope with the skyrocketing price of oil, developing countries such as the Philippines are beginning to shift their gazes away from industry and towards the formerly maligned agrarian sector in order to ease their economic woes as the price of food continues to climb.
Adriano, Joel
Joel Adriano currently works on a UNICEF-funded project to write the mid-decade assessment report of the Philippines' Education for All 2015 Plan. He writes for several media as the Asean BizTimes, the magazine Masigasig and Entrepreneur. He has recently completed his engagement as research-writer for the World Bank publication the Philippine Environment Monitor 2006 with focus on environmental health. At the same time, he provided assistance to Spanish and Filipino team leaders on the World Bank project with the environment department there concerning plans for the brown sector. He also completed the editing and layout of 3 World Bank papers on Philippine Safeguards Country Systems Assessment Program. He has a Masters in Environmental Studies and Bachelor of Science in Development Communication majoring in Journalism both at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
Extension service key to reducing Philippine poverty
Agriculture regains its importance
By Joel Adriano, 29th July 2008
In a country where the basic costs of food and transportation are growing rapidly while employment opportunities remain low, begging is on the rise and remittances sent from abroad often provide a quality of life otherwise unattainable. Is this fostering a culture of mendicancy? What are the human costs of such a phenomenon?
- Obscene Disparities
por Bernardo Kliksberg
Who would stand up in China?
The Tibet issue: just one of the many obscured by the economic expansion of Beijing
By Joel Adriano, 4th April 2008
The confrontation between Tibetan protesters and Chinese troops is simply a violent reminder of a long-established tendency towards coercive and expansionist policies of
- Taiwan opposite Kosovo
por Xulio Ríos - Post-Tiananmen China: A Case of Selective Amnesia
por Xulio Ríos
Fixing Philippine education
The government has the right idea, but it needs to stabilize itself first
By Joel Adriano, 6th March 2008
The Philippine education system is marked by high dropout and repetition rates and low overall performance. Under a new definition of functional literacy, the rate could drop to as low as 6 percent. The author contends that the sector is afflicted with a myriad of problems, and although many government programs look promising, he points to governance as being the key.
- Philippine land reform has failed to live up to its promise
por Joel Adriano
Philippine land reform has failed to live up to its promise
Due to fatal flaws in CARP, the majority of the population is still mired in poverty
By Joel Adriano, 14th February 2008
After years of colonial and dictatorial rule in the
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