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Taxing Properties and Managing Land The Many Pathways on a Long Journey in the Philippines

26 April 2016
Land management and real property tax reform have at least a forty-year history in the Philippines, underlining the immense political, social, technical, and institutional challenges of reforms in this area. The Asian Development Bank-financed REGALA project and its predecessor, the AusAID-financed…

Philippines Critical Ethnographys Application in Governance Upholding Indigenous Peoples Rights and Addressing Conflicts

26 April 2016
The Philippine’s Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997 recognizes, respects, and promotes four bundles of rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples: right to Ancestral Domain; right to self-governance and empowerment; social justice and human rights; and right to cultural…

Green Cities and GrEEEn Leaders Viet Nam Stakeholders and Nguyen Van Cao

1 April 2016
Viet Nam's cities are going green as local leaders adopt the Green Cities approach. Learn more from this case study. Through ADB's Secondary Cities Development Program, Viet Nam is improving basic urban infrastructure in Buon Ma Thuot in the central highland region and the coastal cities of Ha Tinh…

Opportunities and Obstacles to AntiCorruption Reform and Tools to Assess the Potential for Successful Reform

22 March 2016
Striking an optimal balance between opportunities and deterrents for corruption leads to societal control of this unethical conduct. Effecting change will require the alignment of tools or measures with a domestic movement that is already in place.

Theories of Change for AntiCorruption Reforms

22 March 2016
This presentation introduces the theory of change (ToC) methodology to advance anti-corruption reform. It explains the distinct features and various components and purposes of a ToC. The steps involved in a ToC development are also discussed.

What is Corruption

21 March 2016
Corruption, defined by Transparency International as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain,” is tackled in this presentation. The discussion also covers the different categories and forms or actions of corruption. The concept of systemic corruption is examined.

AntiCorruption Efforts in the Philippines Sustaining the Gains and Moving Forward

21 March 2016
This presentation features the different types of anti-corruption approach employed by the Office of the Ombudsman in the Philippines. The office’s multi-sectoral approach to the government’s anti-corruption campaign and its monitoring and evaluation work in this aspect are explained.

Overview of Public Sector Management Governance and Capacity Development

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management operations and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Public Management and Finance South Asia

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management and Finance operations in South Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Public Management and Finance Central and West Asia

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management and Finance operations in Central and West Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.