Package 1 of the Duterte administration’s tax reform program was enacted into law as RA 10963, otherwise known as the “Tax Reform for Acceleration..

Utilizing the data from the Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) study of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies and the Department of the Interior and..

This study examines the effectiveness of the Local Housing Board (LHB) as a platform for participatory governance in the delivery of public housing in..

From trade in goods then trade in services, we now have digital trade. While there is no universally accepted definition, digital trade is generally u..

In a developing country such as the Philippines, social protection has been a consistent priority of government to redistribute income to the poor, ma..

Given the evidence that points to climate change resulting in altered patterns of weather parameters and given that the Philippines is one of the most..

This paper surveys literature on Philippine decentralization to gather insights as well as distill facts emerging from the evidence on local governmen..

The middle class is crucial in society. With better educational attainment and savings, they hold critical roles in higher value-added sectors. They a..

MANILA – The non-availability of cheap National Food Authority (NFA) rice in local markets due to the enactment of the Rice Tariffication bill s..

PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH PAPER SERIESRPS 2018-03: The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program After 30 Years: Accomplishments and Forward Optionsby Ma..

Digital technology applied to banking and financial transactions or e-finance, in general, has made financial services more widely available and affor..

This Policy Note describes the profile of out-of-school children (OOSC) in the Philippines. Among others, it finds that school attendance in the count..

WITH the inevitable effects of climate change on agriculture, technology is eyed as a good platform to secure agricultural productivity among farmers,..

To keep pace with the competition brought about by the integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), small and medium enterprises..

The export relations of Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with non-ASEAN partners exhibited better survival rate compared to tho..