Education graduates tend to earn more when their jobs match their academic training, while licensure alone was not ...

Philippine firms need to strengthen their skills, meet regional standards, and build business networks to take advantage of ...

Many older Filipinos who are not officially classified as poor remain economically vulnerable. This suggests that poverty rates alone may fail to identify many seniors who could benefit from social ...

Filipinos are among the most climate-conscious populations in Asia, with flooding, extreme heat, and unpredictable weather emerging as their top climate concerns. Despite strong public support for ...

How do we make healthcare payments fairer—for both patients and providers? On April 29, Dr. Frances Dominique V. Ho of the PIDS Health Economics and Finance Program (HEFP) presented “Kabayarang Sapat, ...

The Philippines continues to pursue digitalization efforts, including the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across various sectors. This Policy Note analyzes how engagement with digital ...

Rising global oil prices could push about 1.34 million Filipinos into poverty, based on a simulation of current oil price conditions in a policy note by the Philippine Institute for Development ...

⚪ About 1 in 3 hospital admissions were for ambulatory care sensitive conditions, conditions for which timely and effective primary care could potentially prevent complications or reduce the need for ...

An estimated 12.4 million Filipinos still lack safe water, with less than half of households having piped connections at home and 332 municipalities considered “water-less,” despite national access ...

In our previous Policy Issue at a Glance, we showed how classroom congestion remains a challenge in many public schools today. But what happens in the years ahead? With the Philippines’ fertility rate ...

The Philippine economy is expected to continue growing through 2026, but emerging global and domestic risks could affect the country’s ability to sustain momentum as it moves closer to ...

A new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) found that the Department of Education’s (DepEd) long-standing practice of marking students “proficient” only if they score at ...