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Experts at the recently concluded conference on regulation and governance in the Philippines organized by state think tank Philippine Institute for De..

International experts identify inadequate physical facilities, cumbersome procedures, and varying international business standards as major stumbling ..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in collaboration with the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and Ateneo de Zamboanga Univ..

The Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is costly but with minimal impact on educat..

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has significantly helped its member-states achieved economic progress, a Vietnamese senior economic..

To achieve the goals of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2025, ASEAN member-states should strive to achieve an environment where good governance pre..

The Philippines has made some progress in decentralizing powers to local government units, but the government needs to do more. This was what int..

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 ..