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The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) should continue pushing for trade reforms and liberalization amid the rising protectionism across th..

A shift to federalism at this time could worsen regional inequality given the existing highly imbalanced and inequitable political and economic develo..

Policymakers should see merit in examining whether federalism can indeed address the sociopolitical and economic problems that hamper the country&rsqu..

State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in its Third Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) on Tuesday (September 19), u..

Zamboanga City – As debates on federalism intensify, state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) cautions advocates and..

The business sector in the country has the lowest appreciation of the benefits that come with its membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nat..

The 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) need to have stronger socio-cultural ties to accelerate economic growth, so..

As debates on federalism in the country heat up, state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) makes it one of the main topics ..

Federalism is a ‘hot button’ topic in the country today, with no less than President Rody Duterte pushing for its adoption. With the ..

The Duterte Administration has been very vocal about pushing for federalism as a way to decentralize power in Metro Manila and to address poverty in t..

Having a harmonious relationship among the so-called “BIMP-EAGA” or the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth..

It is important to pass the new tax reform bill of the government as a package, according to a senior research fellow of the Philippine Institute for ..

One in every two children under five years of age suffer from stunting, or those whose height is short for their age, reveals a study of state think t..

The integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should be able to address not only economic growth but also poverty an..

The Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN) member institutions from all over the country convene on Tuesday (July 25) to present and disseminate..