This Economic Issue of the Day discusses the basic concepts of mergers and acquisitions as well as their advantages and disadvantages to the economy, ..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), a state think tank, has advised the country in a recent study to prioritize the role of servi..

Due to various issues, such as lack of resources and administrative roadblocks, the Philippine government has turned to public-private partnerships (P..

Instituted under the Aquino administration in 2011, the National Greening Program (NGP) targets poverty reduction, promotion of food security, and bio..

This study examines the grounding and sectoral translation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan (NDRRMP), focusing on the thematic ..

The commonly touted solution to achieve food security has always been articulated as achieving self-sufficiency in rice. Since the 1960s, various gove..

Years of rapid and indiscriminate logging of Philippine forests, coupled with little reforestation, have led to more frequent, widespread, and damagin..

Everyone has an opinion on how to solve the terrible traffic plaguing Manila every hour of every day. Many people blamed the behemoth cargo trucks ply..

Sex-related risks, early sexual experience, and unwanted pregnancies are major concerns of Filipinos. These issues have long been battle grounds for t..

It is commonly believed that mandating higher legal minimum wages (LMWs) is needed to help the poor earn a level of income that would allow them healt..

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program has been much maligned and dismissed as a “dole-out” program. Critics have focused on the fact that it pro..

As we welcome the new year, it is good to note that business confidence in the Philippines remains high despite “political noise” and unce..

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Federico Laciste said in a joint statement the partnership with IRRI was crucial in developing a national strategy for..

The government needs to reduce costs of agricultural lending and smallholder finance to make environment more conducive to increased private sector pa..

The current government help to poor families burdened with expensive medical care is not sufficient according to the Philippine Institute for Developm..