Helping poor but deserving students get a college degree is one way to break the cycle of poverty. The question, however, is how these scholars should..

The minimum wage is a classic example of a price floor, the lowest price set by law with which to pay a commodity. The idea is to prevent wages from g..

The country’s major challenge in addressing urbanization is low absorptive capacity in government line agencies, according to a study released by st..

This issue of the Development Research News mainly features the observance of the 12th Development Policy Research Month which the Institute spearhead..

Managing urban growth in countries requires that leaders plan ahead using national physical plans that, among others, safeguard land for utilities and..

MANILA, Philippines – Poverty and disasters. What image do you see? Now try to picture the children caught in between. The Philippines has reaped in..

THE Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing for the merger of the country’s top investment promotion agencies (IPAs), as well..

MANILA, Philippines - Global child welfare organization Plan International is urging government officials in charge of post-Typhoon Yolanda rehabilita..

Expect Malacañang to dismiss the findings of the state think tank, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. That is, one in every three Filipino..

THE JOYS of the season may not be as felt as much by 5.9 million children in areas struck by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda in the Philippines), especially i..

ANGELES CITY -- It was the accidental discovery of a group of street children living under a bridge in Angeles City that made Joy Cruz, executive dire..

Sen. Sonny Angara yesterday urged the government to allocate more funds for the development of the rural areas, so the rest of the country can benefit..

Fiscal incentives are one of the instruments in a country`s development and investment promotion strategies. In the Philippines, the bill on the ratio..

As rural Filipinos become increasingly impoverished, a lawmaker has called for more equitable development so that people in far-flung areas would bene..

SENATOR Juan Edgardo Angara is urging the government to allocate more funds in the rural areas for infrastructure and job generation projects to boost..