AS of this year, approximately 1.8 million Filipinos registered themselves as persons with disabilities (PWDs). Adding to this, a sizable portion of t..

MANILA, Philippines — A multi-pronged approach is needed to address the key challenges and opportunities in achieving the vision of a predominan..

Despite economic growth and improvements in basic water access, waterborne diseases remain a leading cause of illness and hospitalization in the Phili..

A joint study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and Unicef Philippines has linked the lack of access to clean water, sanitati..

DIARRHEA continues to be a leading cause of illness and hospitalization in the Philippines despite the country's economic growth and development initi..

MANILA, Philippines —  The recent increase in Social Security System (SSS) contributions has sparked concerns about its impact on household..

THE Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P) of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the country's first and mos..

EDUCATIONAL subsidy under the Universal Access for Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) can be redesigned by transitioning to a voucher system or a..

MANDATING BUSINESSES to adopt digital payment solutions for transactions could help promote financial inclusion and stoke economic activity as it..

THE National Government’s (NG) budget deficit likely came in within the P1.52-trillion ceiling in 2024 as spending expected to have surged in De..

This research harmonizes Philippine Census of Population and Housing (CPH) data from 1970 to 2020 to address data consistency challenges across five d..

The Philippines has one of the highest school bullying rates in the world. While its nature, causes, and impacts are well-documented in the internatio..

This paper aims to explore ownership networks of publicly listed financial institutions in the Philippines. It covers the second phase of a research p..

Socialized pricing mechanisms are common in utility services like electricity because these services are critical for daily activities and are therefo..

MANILA, Philippines — To be finally called an “upper middle-income country (MIC)” sounds good to the ears. And this year, we have re..