“Our country’s response has been constrained by governance issues and the lack of development of resources. The crisis has opened up an opportunity to build the country’s development track and rethink its direction. There is a need for new and bold policies, processes and practices for a sustainable and equitable future for all Filipinos,” UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo said.
GOVERNMENT must pursue a more progressive taxation system and improve its tax administration to address the fiscal constraints in providing universal social protection in the country, experts said. In a University of the Philippines (UP) PILIpiLUNAS 2022 Webinar on National Social Protection Floor on Monday, former Labor Undersecretary Rene E.…