In an effort to "reenergize the Franciscan spirit" in the country, six United States provinces of the Order of Friars Minor plan to unify in the next several years. The May 30 announcement of the plan ...

THE question whether the provinces, or the federating units as they should be called, are subordinate to the federation has been at the centre of one of the more important public debates going on ...

Every year, the publication of the UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) reminds us of our abysmal performance compared to other countries. As a member of the Statistical Advisory Panel of the global ...

Finances have deteriorated in a number of provinces over the past year, but at least one bank believes that rising deficits don’t necessarily mean governments are being irresponsible in their spending ...

A PROPOSAL to create new provinces grabbed headlines in mid-April, as former finance minister Miftah Ismail and several others advocated for converting existing administrative divisions to provinces.