RECENTLY, London-based research firm Capital Economics said they expect the Philippines to become the world’s 18th largest economy by 2037&mdash..

THE surge in the country’s purchases of imported sugar and sugar products was the “unintended consequence” of the government’s..

A PIDS study found that despite identifying employment and entrepreneurship as a rationale for the K-12 program, three-quarters of grade 12 students ..

THE closure of Boracay cost the Philippine economy and Filipino workers billions in revenue and income between May and October 2018, according to stat..

The government has to develop industry road maps and export strategies for digital products if it wants to exploit the multibillion-peso electronic co..

SHOCKS such as natural disasters, inflation, income loss, conflicts, and wars are just some of the factors that can drive more families into poverty o..

MANILA, Philippines — State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging reforms in information and communicatio..

MORE Filipinos will fall into poverty because of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, according to a study released by the Phili..

AS more Filipinos grow older, attaining the demographic dividend will remain an uphill battle and will cost the government trillions, according to the..

THE TAX REFORM for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law may have spurred economic activity with gains in employment and domestic output, but a state..

The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) is one of the landmark promarket reforms implemented to achieve reliable and competitively priced elect..

An efficient regulatory framework is a pre-requisite for developing a services market that supports competitiveness and offers opportunities for expor..

The study assesses the impact of the first package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (or TRAIN), which includes an increase in petroleu..

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

The Philippines is slowly ageing. In a little over a decade, the country’s elderly will comprise at least seven percent of the total population. Thi..