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Study says skills mismatch a barrier to economic growth

Skills mismatch is a persistent challenge that hampers labor productivity and economic growth in the Philippines. This issue was highlighted during a recent public webinar...

Women empowerment

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) introduces the Women’s Empowerment Metric for National...

From the perspective of an electric power company: What it takes to be upper middle-income

At the flick of a light switch and upon the connection of a plug, electricity is expected to be there. Otherwise, unreliability would mean stunted...

Ready for the world: Homeschoolers train sights on professional and 21st-century skills 

(MANILA) - A diploma is not enough to thrive in the modern world. It may sound like sage advice heard from elders countless times,...

Infra sharing key to broadband coverage

A review of the Philippine broadband industry underscored the critical role of infrastructure sharing as a cost-effective strategy in bridging the broadband gap in...

‘Skilled workers likely go abroad’

An exodus of workers in the construction and hospitality sectors upon gaining qualifications is inevitable, a study on Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and...

PIDS study underscores need to improve Internet speed, affordability

Despite significant progress in the country’s digital transformation, a persistent digital divide separates urban and rural areas, creating unequal access to the internet's opportunities,...

Pandemic shifts work dynamics, highlights need for better safety nets—study

The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the Philippine labor market, with Filipinos prioritizing keeping their jobs over preferences on working hours. This is according...

Sustainability Reserch Forum

Dr. Francis Mark Quimba, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies is the guest speaker of the 21st Development Policy Research Month (DPRM)...

Holistic approaches eyed to bolster PH resilience against calamities

It is imperative to foster collaboration among stakeholders, employ innovative approaches, and invest in robust disaster risk governance systems to bolster the Philippines’ resilience...

Just 1% of Pinays are screened for cancer, per study

Screening for breast and cervical cancer among Filipino women could be the lowest in the world with just 1 percent of eligible women getting...

New study reveals breast, cervical screening extremely low in PH

Breast and cervical cancer screening is extremely low in the Philippines compared to upper-middle and high-income countries, Valerie Ulep, a senior research fellow at...

Health for all

Disturbing, if not worrisome, is the recent finding of the government think-tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies that five provinces have only 52 percent...

‘Gov’t needs to act swiftly to avert education woes’

Given suboptimal performance and persisting inequitable access, the Philippine education system needs swift action to address the current education crisis. This was according to a...
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