The Philippine services sector needs an articulated and comprehensive national strategy to maximize its potentials as a growth engine for the economy...

The rapid appraisal is based on the interview of select players in various levels of the palay/rice value chain from Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija to Met..

This Policy Note discusses the rice value chain and how the policy on restricting rice imports impacts the various stakeholders in the chain. It is ba..

This article compares the costs and benefits for the government of leasing vis-a-vis outright purchase of motor vehicles. It presents two methods thro..

The study assesses the process of quick response fund (QRF) allocation, administration, and implementation under the various executive departments wit..

This special volume of the Philippine Journal of Development (PJD) is devoted to discussions and analyses of issues on the ASEAN Economic Community (A..

Economic growth in the Philippines has not been accompanied by significant improvements in employment. Government thus implemented Active Labor Market..

This two-volume publication of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN) is compose..

MANILA, June 9 -- TThe Philippines successfully hosted the first National Workshop on Services: Advancing Philippines Services Sectors in the Asia-Pac..

MANILA, June 9 -- The Philippines successfully hosted the first National Workshop on Services: Advancing Philippines Services Sectors in the Asia-Paci..

As part of its advocacy to engender evidence-based policy, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has been conducting process evaluat..

The Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) has stressed the need to enhance the country’s human capital in order to increase its competi..

THE national government spends an average of over P2 billion a year for the purchase and maintenance of its vehicles, according to a study released by..

The National Economic and Development Authority said the government should open up the services sector to achieve its potential for growth and employm..

THE GOVERNMENT says a more comprehensive strategy is needed in order to for the Philippine service sector to fulfill its growth potential. Citing "Fo..