The recently concluded Annual Public Policy Conference of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) aptly entitled “Harnessing the..

MANILA, Philippines — Schools should invest more in research and innovation to keep up with the so-called fourth industrial revolution, the Phil..

THE PRESIDENT has asked Congress to pass a law creating a “Department of Disaster Management” – an inter-agency body aimed at genuin..

Given the recent developments in the international rice markets, the relevance of the original mandate of National Food Authority (NFA) as a regulator..

Established in 2011, the Oplan Lumikas para Iwas Kalamidad at Sakit (LIKAS) aims to relocate 120,000 informal settler families (ISFs) from danger area..

The gender gap is a key policy issue across the economic sectors, including agriculture. While the Philippines has—in general—made considerable pr..

To keep up with Industry 4.0, also known as Fourth Industrial Revolution, universities in the country should invest more in research. This was ac..

Prices of widely used fertilizers continued to rise in September on the back of several fuel price increases, further hiking the production costs of l..

Just recently, a company called Solar Para sa Bayan Corp. (SPSB) applied for a congressional franchise to construct, install and operate solar minigri..

By now, a lot of Filipinos must be throwing up their arms in desperation over the intractability of our rice problem. It has bedeviled us all these ye..

The “unimpeded” rice importation order of President Rodrigo Duterte did not only prompt an altercation between Finance Secretary Carlos Do..

AMID the threat of climate change, farmers must have a sense of security. This, in turn, will also ensure our food sufficiency.The agriculture sector ..

AMID the threat of climate change, farmers must have a sense of security. This, in turn, will also ensure our food sufficiency.The agriculture sector ..

A PIDS study says the government should make social protection programs adaptive and responsive to climate change and disasters. It recommends integra..

THERE are worse things than death: the slow and torturous path to the end of life. Some illnesses, to note, can permanently disfigure people, hinder t..