THE subsidy provided by the national government for the month of April amounted to P5.115 billion, increasing by 32 percent, with the National Irrigat..

MANILA, Philippines — The national government extended P5.12 billion in subsidies to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) last ..

THE regulatory regime for the mining industry creates corruption opportunities because of the need to obtain clearances from multiple agencies, accord..

Various issues hound the country’s mining industry, a study published by Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) revealed.In her pol..

More boys drop out of school or obtain failing grades compared to girls in basic education, a research study of the Philippine Institute for Developme..

Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on..

THE Philippines lags similar-sized economies in spending on social protections and needs to improve their design and implementation, according to a st..

POLICYMAKERS need to revisit and rethink the scope of power of the Department of the Information and Communications Technology (DICT), according to a ..

THE Philippines needs to invest in science and technology (S&T) if it wants to keep up with other countries that are stepping up in their innovati..

A PIDS study found that there are local factors limiting the progress in addressing child undernutrition in the country. Maternal, neonatal, child hea..

State think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to issue clearer instructions to..

Whoever will end up as chair of  the Senate committee on education (“3 senators want to head education committee—Sotto,” Inquir..

As public spending on social protection programs increases, government should continuously improve the design and implementation of these programs.&nb..

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 (PIDS) has urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to reconsider its decision to shift to..