With the explosion of data that are generated, stored and analyzed in recent years, the world is now awash with big data. The information is that arou..

PHILIPPINE Network of Food Security Programmes condemns President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s signing of the Rice Tariffication Bill. This just justif..

THE DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas recently disclosed that Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries th..

FORMER Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile on Sunday warned that implementation of the rice tariffication law might lead to “over supply” o..

FILIPINOS cannot enjoy the supposed benefits of rice tariffication until early next quarter, according to the National Economic and Development Author..

MANILA, Philippines — The government is not getting the most out of its investments in irrigation as costs far outweigh benefits, according to a..

This Policy Note revisits the chronically overworked state of public school teachers in the Philippines. It finds that the workload of public school t..

House Speaker Gloria Arroyo on Sunday called for the proper implementation of the Rice Tariffication Act that would lift import restrictions on rice t..

The pushback of rice farmers to the lifting of quantitative restrictions on rice imports is expected and understandable. The entry of more inexpensive..

LAWMAKERS on Thursday pushed for the review of the business models of roll-on, roll-off (Roro) operators as they found that the system is more expensi..

In addition to curbing inflation and creating jobs, consistently among the top concerns of Filipinos according to surveys is wages. The poor, in parti..

A PIDS study found that both the agriculture and manufacturing sectors are highly regulated by nontariff measures (NTMs). Nevertheless, the same study..

ADDRESSING the port congestion being experienced by truckers and manufacturers in the past few months will take time and could dampen the country&rsqu..

Government regulators in the Philippines should focus on the benefits of the new technologies to the people instead of focusing on rules and processes..

TRADE headwinds will pose risks to the country’s export and import performance this year, according to the National Economic and Development Aut..