The local automotive industry is facing a bumpy road ahead as illegally imported cars continue to flood the Philippine market, making the competition ..

Efforts to revive the automotive manufacturing industry and raise its competitiveness amid globalization will be futile unless smuggling and used car ..

A WHOPPING P21 billion. That’s how much the government lost due to revenue leakages caused by car smuggling in 2009 alone. And according to data cul..

Rampant smuggling of used vehicles is causing an estimated P21 billion in revenue loss or tax leak, apart from being a major obstacle keeping the auto..

THE RELEASE of integrated industry road maps has been deferred in favor of individual plans to facilitate policy making, an Cabinet official said. `W..

According to Policy Brief No. 4 on `The Filipino child: Global study on child poverty and disparities` released by the United Nations Children`s Fund..

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 ..