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PH gets worse US tariff deal than neighbors—PIDS paper

0.068% per $1US tariffs increase for Philippine products 0.031% US tariff increase for Indonesian products 0.013% US tariff increase for Vietnam products THE Philippines secured a less...

Free tuition law threatens private college ‘financial viability’ — study

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Wednesday reported that the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act 10931) has led...

Public HEI enrollment saw faster growth in 10 years

THE share of private higher education institutions (HEIs) in total enrolment declined from 79 percent in 2009 to 72 percent in 2019, according to...

Middle-class Filipinos remain vulnerable to poverty—experts

Middle-income Filipinos are crucial to economic growth and national development but remain vulnerable to economic shocks and the risk of falling into poverty, experts...

Massive water allocation wasted due to idle irrigation in the Philippines

More than 1.3 million litres per second (lps) of irrigation water in the Philippines, originally intended for farmland, are largely unused as many agricultural...

Infrastructure dev’t: Key to economic growth

Every day, for millions of Filipinos, the commute begins not with anticipation, but with a sigh. It’s a daily ritual of lost hours, missed...

PIDS welcomes new president as Orbeta ends tenure

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) marked a leadership transition as Dr. Aniceto Orbeta Jr. concluded his nearly four-year tenure as president and...

4PS ISSUES.

A study presented by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) reveals that more than 1.1 million complaints were filed by beneficiaries of the...

PH braces for impact as US tariff pause ends soon

The Philippines is bracing for possible economic shocks, with just weeks left before the United States ends its 90-day pause on new tariffs, according...

4PS IMPACT.

A new study from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) finds that nine in every ten Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries belong...

Trade shift

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Zeno Ronald Abenoja says the Philippines is well-positioned to support economic growth, a key advantage amid ongoing...

Aging population seen worsening PH housing crisis

The Philippines faces a growing housing crisis as its population ages and fewer young adults form households, experts warned during a webinar hosted by...

Child wasting in PH remains widespread despite 5.7 percent drop—PIDS study

Child wasting, a form of acute malnutrition characterized by low weight-for-height, fell in the Philippines from 8 percent in 2013 to 5.7 percent in...

Sari-sari stores drive women’s empowerment — study

Sari-sari stores, locally known as neighborhood mom-and-pop shops, are not just a primary source of daily essentials for around 94% of Filipinos but a...
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