As financial technology (fintech) platforms proliferate, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched a number of initiatives aimed at establish..

The recent and alarming declaration of a measles outbreak in Metro Manila and other regions has put a spotlight on health as a rising political issue...

A PIDS study found that the costs of irrigation investments in the Philippines are too large in comparison with expected benefits. This is consistent ..

Deputy Speaker and AAMBIS-OWA party-list Rep. Sharon Garin is pushing for the passage of a bill seeking to safeguard the rights and support the develo..

The fourth and last issue of the Development Research News (DRN) for 2018 focused on the issues of the Philippine education sector related to the Four..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) conducted a public seminar on “Competiti..

EVEN months since the President made the proposal to create a “Department of Disaster Management”, we have yet to hear what steps our legi..

Although the Philippines is one of the most gender-equal countries in Asia and has climbed to 8th place in the latest report of Global Gender Gap, the..

Among poor families, the graduation of a child from senior high school is a much-celebrated event. This is a blessing for the entire family because a ..

A PIDS study found that Filipinos’ strong family ties facilitate international labor migration. Households with past migration engagement are mo..

MASS housing should be for all, but many Filipinos, particularly those belonging to lower-middle income families, still feel left out of the equation...

PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH PAPER SERIES RPS 2018-04: Sustainable Development Goal 5: How Does the Philippines Fare on Gender Equality? by Clarissa C. Da..

The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) was enacted in 2001 to achieve reliable and competitively priced electricity in the Philippines. Due to..

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines Representative Micheal Peiyung HSU met with PIDS President Celia Reyes, Senior Research ..

This study assesses the performance of the sugarcane block farming (SBF) as a land consolidation model for increasing farm productivity and income of ..