Decentralization - Matches

The Philippines embraced a devolution agenda in 1991, leading to the enactment of the Local Government Code (LGC). Despite over three decades of imple..

Two recent key events have advanced the country’s decentralization agenda. In 2019, the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court (Mandanas) ruling expanded..

The Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991 established the groundwork for devolution or the transfer of certain powers and resources from the central o..

Adequate funding and capacity building, and close coordination between the local government units (LGUs) and the national government are essential for..

To familiarize everyone with key socioeconomic terms and concepts, we are launching this new social media series. For this week, our buzzword is &ldq..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Congressional ..

Two key recent events pushed forward the country’s decentralization agenda. In 2019, the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court (“Mandanas”) ..

Studies on health decentralization released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) found major issues in the policy's..

In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled with finality on separate petitions filed by Batangas Governor Herminaldo Mandanas et al. and Bataan Governor Enrique..

The study analyzes the efficiency implications of fiscal decentralization using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). It uses health expenditure (in per..

The study proposes an analytical framework that examines the effects of fiscal decentralization on health service delivery using difference-in-differe..

Women from more vibrant local economies have greater access to antenatal care services. This was according to Michael Abrigo, a research fellow a..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies held a public seminar on decentralization, health, and governance on May 23, 2019.Four PIDS studies w..

Despite the long tradition of decentralization in health care worldwide, there remains limited evidence on its impact on health outcomes. This paper i..

The study attempts to document the Philippine’s experience in health devolution with focus on the Department of Health’s efforts to make it work. ..