Development - Matches

This quarter’s Development Research News (DRN) focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. The banner story reports on how t..

In the Philippines, the services sector accounts for 60 percent of gross domestic product and almost 57 percent of employment. Across regions and subs..

Improving water supply and sanitation is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring availability and sustainable management of ..

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the urgent need for a stronger agricultural sector. Thus, this first issue of the Development Research News (DRN) ..

Platform work has the potential to help women reconcile the age-old conflict between unpaid work and market work. However, there is a degree of preca..

This study examines the survivability of Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises’ (MSMEs) exports to select countries within the frameworks ..

This common country assessment update for the Philippines underpins the sustainable development partnership framework for the Philippines and the Unit..

To improve service delivery in the public sector and motivate workers to enhance their performance, the government has been implementing the Performan..

This paper examines the extent of social deprivation, if any, among the poor and other segments of the community. Specifically, it aims to illustrate ..

The Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS), which is an organized technology-based system of collecting, processing and validating local-level data ..

More than halfway through the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, it is deemed important to examine the contribution of..

The Philippine government has to build its digital infrastructure to cope with the pandemic and other similar threats in the future. National Eco..

Governments should reshape and shift their existing approaches to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of public services, especially in a cris..

With the community quarantine still in effect in the country since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, digital services and platforms became the prima..

Both national and local governments should adopt smart solutions and invest in emerging technologies to deal with risks such as climate change, natura..