Investing in human capital, especially in higher education, contributes to inclusive growth. Households, for the most part, finance higher education. ..

Dr. Alfredo E. Pascual, president of the University of the Philippines (UP), has joined state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies ..

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) plans to construct a new building worth P2.5 billion within or less than four years. Neda Assis..

There should be accomplished agriculture roadmaps before July 1, the first day of the next President’s term. This is because he or she should hi..

I am often tempted to give up on our current generation of Filipino adults, as far as changing our country is concerned, and look to our children to d..

THE PHILIPPINE Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has outlined competition issues and possible impacts of corresponding reforms in the country&r..

State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) presented a framework that would help the government in assessing competition iss..

Inclusive business (IB) is a private sector approach to providing goods, services, and livelihoods on a commercially viable basis, either at scale or ..

TO increase the use of generic medicines among Filipinos, state-owned think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) urged the use of m..

Introduction The potential of evidence-based research in improving the quality of life in the Philippines expands when linked to effective policymakin..

The government needs to adjust the cash payout for household beneficiaries under its conditional cash transfer program because of inflation, said Jose..

Cash dole-outs under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) should be indexed to inflation if the government wants the program to make a signif..

MANILA, Philippines - State-run Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to impose a 35 percent tariff on rice impo..

MANILA, Philippines - When darkness falls in Taytay, Palawan, the world of the offshore community in the village of Beton turns pitch-black. The islan..

ONE of the most cynical projections on how the Philippine economy will fare in 2016 was made by a Bank of the Philippines economist who predicted that..