MANILA, Philippines - State-run Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to impose a 35 percent tariff on rice impo..

MANILA, Philippines - When darkness falls in Taytay, Palawan, the world of the offshore community in the village of Beton turns pitch-black. The islan..

ONE of the most cynical projections on how the Philippine economy will fare in 2016 was made by a Bank of the Philippines economist who predicted that..

The head of the newly formed Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said they hope to use existing research, commission new research, and undertake i..

The newly created Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is using data analysis as a part of its decision-making process. The commission intends to u..

The country will need to open up the telecommunications industry to foreign players if it wants faster and cheaper Internet, according to state-run th..

On March 2 we attended a workshop on competition and competition reforms in key sectors of the Philippine economy. It was coorganized by the Philippin..

"Evidence-based decisionmaking is perhaps the best way to ensure that regulators are, in the long run, effective. Effective regulation entails making ..

MANILA, Philippines – Think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) is urging government leaders to focus on medium and long-ter..

Improper documentation and other unforseen problems caused the Department of Education’s (DepEd) school feeding program to miss its targets, acc..

Sa likod ng kaunlaran sa ekonomiya, naiiwan pa rin ang mga mamamayan sa kahirapan MAHIHIRAP, NAIIWAN PA RIN SA KAUNLARAN. Ito ang lumabas sa pagsusur..

Consumer Unity and Trust (CUTS) International, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and Action for Economic Reforms (AER) have collabo..

While the Philippines has had a new economic growth trajectory in recent years, the country has had little progress in reducing poverty and in making ..

The link between malnutrition and poor health among elementary school children and absenteeism, early dropout and poor classroom performance as well a..

The Philippines, with its new economic growth trajectory, requires reliable, accessible, and affordable infrastructure in information and communicatio..