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The Philippines embraced a devolution agenda in 1991 through the enactment of the Local Government Code (LGC). More than three decades since its imple..

This paper examines whether local government unit (LGU) health spending in the Philippines is adequate to deliver mandated primary health care (PHC) s..

Tourism in the Philippines is recovering—but the country is still not fully realizing its potential. Findings presented during a recent webinar of t..

Join the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ (PIDS) on March 18, 2026, from 9:00 to 11:30 AM via Zoom, for a webinar on advancing sustainable..

The study presents a comprehensive review of the Philippine travel, tourism, and hospitality sector through an analysis of the Tourism Satellite Accou..

To address the long-standing problem of malnutrition in the Philippines, adequate and efficient public spending is critical. However, monitoring healt..

A PIDS study finds overlapping national, LGU, and PhilHealth payments that create “double funding” and fragment pools; it recommends cla..

In this report, we characterize government health expenditures, examine the fragmented and overlapping nature of various financing streams, and propos..

The Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) is a capital investment grant administered by the Department of Health (DOH) to help local government..

The Philippines embraced a devolution agenda in 1991, leading to the enactment of the Local Government Code (LGC). Despite over three decades of imple..

The study explores the complex role of Philippine agriculture, both as a contributor to and a victim of climate change. The agriculture sector, respon..

Malnutrition impairs the physical and mental development of children, affecting their quality of life, and eventual productivity and participation in ..

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ (PIDS) will hold a public webinar on November 14, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM via Zoom. In line wi..

Considering the ongoing prevalence of high under-5 stunting rates in the Philippines, it is crucial to examine the country’s past investments in..

This report presents a framework for categorizing nutrition expenditures of national government agencies. The framework was developed through extensiv..