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State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies welcomed former Energy Secretary Atty. Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla last December 16 as t..

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism is one way to build infrastructure in the ASEAN, especially in member-states where public funds are insuffi..

Granting financial aid to poor but deserving students to enroll in college is not enough. Government must help ensure these grantees finish their educ..

"With the Quantitative Restriction (QR) on import of rice, expected to be abolished in July, 2017, in the Philippines, it is a need of the hour to wor..

A study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has identified some serious technical problems and issues in the count..

Although the Philippines is on track in achieving many of the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), inequities in accessibility, availab..

The number of children living in poverty in the Philippines continues to climb despite the country`s recent economic gains. According to a study titl..

There`s a “glimmer of hope” for inclusive growth with the government taking steps particularly in the area of labor and industrial policy ..

The effects of labor regulations such as the minimum wage policy should be considered if government is really serious about creating jobs and pursuing..

Despite rapid economic growth in the past years, poverty still persists in the Philippines. Investing in development programs such as the Pantawid Pam..

Economists from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the University of the Philippines (UP) took turns discussing techniques in..

Impact evaluation in the Philippines is getting a boost with the government, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation or 3ie, and the Asian ..

Two top officials of the Aquino administration on Wednesday (Sept. 3, 2014) backed efforts to integrate evaluation practices into development programs..

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan will open Making Impact Evaluation Matter, a large international conference on the increasingly inf..

Development practitioners and advocates are gathering in Manila this week for the first-ever international meet on impact evaluation in Asia. The Phil..