MANILA, Philippines — The government is not getting the most out of its investments in irrigation as costs far outweigh benefits, according to a..

This Policy Note revisits the chronically overworked state of public school teachers in the Philippines. It finds that the workload of public school t..

House Speaker Gloria Arroyo on Sunday called for the proper implementation of the Rice Tariffication Act that would lift import restrictions on rice t..

The pushback of rice farmers to the lifting of quantitative restrictions on rice imports is expected and understandable. The entry of more inexpensive..

LAWMAKERS on Thursday pushed for the review of the business models of roll-on, roll-off (Roro) operators as they found that the system is more expensi..

In addition to curbing inflation and creating jobs, consistently among the top concerns of Filipinos according to surveys is wages. The poor, in parti..

A òòò½´«Ã½ study found that both the agriculture and manufacturing sectors are highly regulated by nontariff measures (NTMs). Nevertheless, the same study..

ADDRESSING the port congestion being experienced by truckers and manufacturers in the past few months will take time and could dampen the country&rsqu..

Government regulators in the Philippines should focus on the benefits of the new technologies to the people instead of focusing on rules and processes..

TRADE headwinds will pose risks to the country’s export and import performance this year, according to the National Economic and Development Aut..

As financial technology (fintech) platforms proliferate, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched a number of initiatives aimed at establish..

The recent and alarming declaration of a measles outbreak in Metro Manila and other regions has put a spotlight on health as a rising political issue...

A òòò½´«Ã½ study found that the costs of irrigation investments in the Philippines are too large in comparison with expected benefits. This is consistent ..

Deputy Speaker and AAMBIS-OWA party-list Rep. Sharon Garin is pushing for the passage of a bill seeking to safeguard the rights and support the develo..

The fourth and last issue of the Development Research News (DRN) for 2018 focused on the issues of the Philippine education sector related to the Four..