The Philippines entered its deepest recession in post-war history in 2020, with output declining by 9.6 percent. Coming up with a strategy on how to b..

In spite of the significant contribution of international migration to the Philippine economy, there has not been any government survey that can provi..

Filipinos aspire for long and healthy life, a collective vision set in the AmBisyon Natin 2040. This Policy Note examines the key trends and challenge..

Agriculture in the Philippines has receded in recent decades. This Policy Note traces the sector's weak growth to the slow expansion in the factors of..

Lifting Filipinos out of poverty is essential to achieve the Philippine Development Plan 2017–2022 target of becoming an upper middle-income country..

Stunting is a human development disaster. It increases the chances of death in children, and if they do survive, it could still leave permanent scars ..

Widespread chronic malnutrition in the Philippines is a human development disaster, which needs critical and urgent attention. The economic consequenc..

The Philippines aspires to be an upper middle-income country by 2022 as stated in the 2017–2022 Philippine Development Plan. It has also committed t..

#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that the Philippines’ public sector spending on education has been increasing?From 2.1 percent of the country’..

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the operational capacity of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), which is mandated under Repub..

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines digital trade as the "digitally-enabled transactions of trade in goods and s..

QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 26 December) — For those who escaped the wrath of Typhoon Odette which made landfall on December 16,  I hope you h..

LOCAL governments are expected to receive almost P1 trillion next year from the national government's tax revenues.According to the Department of Budg..

THE Philippine economy contracted by 9.6 percent in 2020, the steepest decline recorded since after World War 2.And as the Philippines continues to re..

State-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is still far from functioning effectively as the envisioned country’s strategic p..