Subsidizing informal settlers: the PH government’s knack for small and short-sighted programs

On top of Philippine president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s absurd Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program, the government has once again come up with a strange course of action; persuading informal settlers of Metro Manila to rent somewhere else by covering their expenses. MANILA, Philippines–Malacañang on Monday brushed aside objections to the government’s offer of P18,000 […]