In an era where development issues concerning human security, health, and the environment transcend national boundaries, international cooperation has..

Two weeks ago, we wrote an article that espoused a definition of the middle (income) class anchored on official poverty line thresholds. Those who are..

The Aquino Health Agenda of 2010 articulates succinctly the Philippine health sector's aim for universal health coverage. The agenda has three thrusts..

The state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines have always been a major issue mainly because of the poor quality of education that most..

The study identifies outstanding issues and bottlenecks and provides recommendations to facilitate the Philippines' full compliance to its commitments..

The provision of social health insurance has been an increasingly popular mechanism for addressing financial barriers to health care in developing cou..

The national subsidy for indigent PhilHealth members identified under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) began in..

Patients' financial protection is considered a key component of health systems and has been a consistent policy goal of the Department of Health. Of p..

Health care remains inaccessible and inequitable for all, especially for the poor in the Philippines. Among the sources of health expenditures, out-of..

This study was designed to address the question of physicians' and drugstores' compliance with the provisions of the Generics Act of 1988. Furthermore..

The World Health Organization advocates universal health coverage so that all people can obtain the needed health services without suffering financial..

In 2012, there were about 4.5 million Filipinos attending private schools and an estimated 21.6 million employed by private establishments in the Phil..

Our politicians keep on talking about the need for food security to justify the failed policy of subsidizing NFA. Now, NFA’s total debts are more th..

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday denied a report that nearly a third of the beneficiaries of the modified Conditional..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies welcomed young researchers from Kobe University and the Asia Pacific Institute of Research (APIR) in ..