POVERTY worsened in 17 provinces and cities, including districts in Metro Manila in the first half of 2018, according to the latest data on poverty in..

MANILA — The declared policy of the newly signed Republic Act (RA) 11203 or Rice Tariffication Law, now with issued implementing rules and regul..

While we understand the need to prioritize local employment amid fears brought about by the influx of foreign workers in the construction sector, libe..

LOCAL economists have cautioned the government against setting a floor or ceiling price for rice prices under a post-Quantitative Restriction (QR) reg..

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) believes the worth of unpaid work done by women is in the trillion..

WOMEN’S unpaid work, such as taking care of children and doing house chores, could be worth over a trillion pesos every year, according to the P..

The government is reviewing anew the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes the 17 Sustainable D..

A PIDS study found that participatory governance through the Local Housing Board (LHB) is still evolving. Many cities that have institutionalized thei..

THE Philippine Government is conducting a second review of the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which inc..

The value of women’s unpaid work in the Philippines is already worth trillions of pesos, according to a study by the country’s premier thi..

I have said this a number of times and will continue to say it – additional taxes and measures that put unnecessary burden on doing business are..

MANILA, Philippines — The national government extended P2.77 billion in subsidies to government-owned and-controlled corporations (GOCCs) in Feb..

Subsidies received by state-run companies from the national government dropped in February, latest Treasury bureau data showed.A total of P2.769 billi..

THE Philippines stands to gain from an escalating China-US trade war, with the possible redirection of trade favoring Southeast Asian economies.Asian ..