The monthly average peso-dollar exchange rate continued to go down to 41.1222 in November from 41.4521 in October 2012.

The Philippine government`s target for rice self-sufficiency by 2013 is not achievable, according to a study commissioned by Philippine Institute for ..

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines` goal of rice self-sufficiency by 2013 is impractical and not feasible, according to a study by the Philippine I..

GOVERNMENT think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has poured cold water on the Department of Agriculture`s (DA`s) program to m..

A study commissioned by government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies showed the Agriculture Department’s target for rice self-..

Rice sufficiency target is unlikely to be achieved by the country, whether in 2013 or even through the course of the decade to 2020. In a recent stud..

The fruits and vegetables subsector shows great dynamism despite lack of government support compared to other subsectors within agriculture. To furthe..

Rice is recognized as the most politically sensitive agricultural product in the Philippines. Trade barriers in addition to import duties or tariffs w..

In line with its mandates of providing a common link between the government and research institutions and establishing a repository for socioeconomic..

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently conducted the second round of stakeholder consultations for a Philippine-European Union (EU) trade..

The country`s cacao and abaca fiber are expected to benefit from the RP-EU free trade agreement, a study revealed. Dr.Roehlando Briones, senior resear..

The government`s think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has revitalized the SocioEconomic Research Portal for the Philippines ..

The Philippines could considerably increase its exports of cacao to European chocolate makers with the forging of the proposed Philippines-Europe fre..

A study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies on the impact of a trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Union has foun..

Revival of the manufacturing sector is seen to flourish by 2016 as the new wave of manufacturing investments in the country both by local and foreign ..