Responsive Policymaking through Policy Research

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In celebration of the first-ever Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) on a nationwide scale, this issue highlights the development and short history of policy research in the Philippines and its relevance to decisionmaking. One of the DPRM activities was the conduct of a series of fora on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). A related article on what the future holds for the trade partnership offers a preview to what both nations can expect from the arrangement, and moving closer to home, what each Filipino can get out of--or at least expect from--the deal.