This third issue of the PIDS Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) focuses on regional economic integration and inclusive growth. With the approaching ASEAN E..

This paper examines the effectiveness and efficiency of the National Housing Authority's (NHA) implementation of the resettlement program. The review ..

The 2012 budget reflects a balance between social services and economic services spending. This contrasts with the 2011 budget which is biased toward ..

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

The government in its effort to make growth inclusive has again arrived at a more balanced budget distribution between social and economic services in..

A proposal to institutionalize the P44.2 billion conditional cash transfer (CCT) program may have to wait until the government fine-tunes the program..

THE FIVE-YEAR cash subsidy program for indigent families should be expanded to ensure children will graduate from high school, a government think tank..

Happy with the news that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.8% in the first quarter, Malacañang said it will ensure that economic..

The Philippines` economic growth rates have averaged at 4.7 per cent since 2000, but only the elite few are benefiting. In the meantime, poverty has ..

The socioeconomic planning chief appealed to the private sector to help farmers and other agriculture workers increase demand for their products. `Lin..

About 400 researchers from all over the world are expected to converge in Manila on 19-21 June 2013, to attend the 14th Annual Global Development Netw..

The Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) and the Household Electrification Program (HEP) are two ongoing rural electrification programs of the governme..

This paper studies the optimization in the use of scarce budgetary resources available to the Philippine national government in fulfilling its role in..

The paper argues the case for developing more innovative financing schemes for the water supply sector. The use of traditional ODA-dependent financing..

The Mindanao power crisis, after all, is a pressing issue. Some parts of the island are suffering from seven to 10-hour rotating blackouts. In Tawi-Ta..