This paper reviews the Philippines’ participation in services trade agreements to date at the multilateral (WTO GATS), regional (ASEAN and dialogue…

Widespread chronic malnutrition in the Philippines is a human development disaster, which needs critical and urgent attention. Its consequences are…

Cross-country comparison of education financing is often limited to public sector spending, which only provides a partial view of the global education…

The Philippine government plays an increasingly significant role in the provision of drugs and medicines. Over the last half decade, direct public…

The COVID-19 pandemic has such a wide-reaching and sudden adverse impact on people’s livelihoods. For a country like the Philippines which…

Since 2011, the government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has implemented the Social Pension (SocPen) Program which…

Wastewater and pollution management issues are usual negative externalities in the pursuit of economic development. This is true in the Philippines…

Financial inclusion can help curb poverty, reduce inequality, and potentially enhance productivity and long-term growth. However, empirical research on…

Climate change causes a vast magnitude of impacts that cut across boundaries and spill over time. It results to various, interrelated effects on…

This study aims to understand the nuances and dynamics in the labor market outcomes of 4Ps beneficiaries. The 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino…

The Philippines entered its deepest recession in post-war history in 2020, with output declining by 9.6 percent. Coming up with a strategy on how to…

The Philippines aspires to be an upper middle-income country by 2022 as stated in the 2017–2022 Philippine Development Plan. It has also committed to…