Press Releases

Despite strong public concern about climate change, financing and institutional gaps continue to hinder the Philippines’ ability to translate climat..

Recent rotational brownouts in Luzon have renewed calls to modernize the country's power grid after the tripping of major transmission lines triggered..

Government electricity subsidies should be better targeted to ensure assistance reaches intended beneficiaries while remaining financially sustainable..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has affirmed its participation in the newly launched Consortium for Agricultural Policy Resear..

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to disrupt traditional career pathways, reduce demand for routine work, and expose major gaps in the Philipp..

The Philippines is heading toward a care crisis as demand for care rises faster than the system can respond. A study by the Philippine Institute for D..

The Health Economics and Finance Program (HEFP) of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies has developed a new data platform for tracking loc..

More Filipinos are moving into digital finance, with account ownership nearly doubling from 29% in 2019 to 56% in 2021, and digital payments now accou..

Some Filipinos classified as “non-poor” may actually be living in poverty, as current measurement methods fail to capture how resources are shared..

Rising global oil prices could push about 1.34 million Filipinos into poverty, based on a simulation of current oil price conditions in a policy note ..

Urban revitalization has transformed Metro Manila’s landscape, marked by the rise of high-density, mixed-use developments and increases in land valu..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has expressed support for ongoing reforms to hospital payment under the country’s universal ..

Women make up the majority of workers in the Philippines’ tourism and creative industries, but remain underrepresented in leadership, ownership, and..

The 2026 ASEAN Think Tanks Summit (ATTS) Workshop, organized by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs was recently held in Singapore, b..

Tourism in the Philippines is recovering—but the country is still not fully realizing its potential. Findings presented during a recent webinar of t..