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Nearly one in two Filipino learners struggles to read at grade level by Grade 3, and learning outcomes continue to decline through senior high school,..

While local support is critical, participants stressed that national policy, financing, and digital transformation must align to ensure sustainable gr..

While election spending temporarily lifts the economy, experts warn that sustaining growth in 2026 will depend on strong institutions, consistent poli..

As the Philippines prepares to chair the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits and meetings, a new study by the Philippine Insti..

The Japan-based Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and its Country offices with the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) and the India..

The Philippine economy is expected to continue growing through 2026, but emerging global and domestic risks could affect the country’s ability to su..

Civil society groups are urging stronger participatory budget planning to close persistent gaps between national development plans and actual public s..

The Senate Economic Planning Office (SEPO) has called for stronger structural reforms to protect fiscal sustainability, boost productivity, and improv..

The Philippine government’s growing reliance on earmarked revenues continues to outpace its ability to spend them effectively, resulting in ballooni..

The Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P), the country’s first and largest electronic repository of policy studies, celebrated ..

A new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) found that the Department of Education’s (DepEd) long-standing use of 75% sco..

This is in relation to the opinion column by Mr. Boo Chanco published in The Philippine Star on December 10, 2025.

While the first 1,000 days shape a child’s earliest development, a new study by researchers from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (P..

Violent discipline at home lowers Filipino children’s chances of staying in school by about half, according to a new study by the Philippine Institu..

Health spending in the Philippines has more than doubled over the past decade, crossing PHP 1 trillion in 2021 and expected to reach PHP 1.4 trillion ..