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Ano ang upper middle-income country o UMIC?   Bakit marami pa ring duda at nagtatanong: "Ano ba ito at bakit hindi ko naman ito ramdam?" ..

Many older Filipinos who are not officially classified as poor remain economically vulnerable. This suggests that poverty rates alone may fail to iden..

PIDS Senior ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Fellow Dr. Jose Ramon G. Albert was featured in the latest episode of the Teka Teka podcast, where he discussed the Pantawid Pami..

During her guesting on El Pueblo Publico on April 25, 2026, aired via DWIZ, Deanne Lorraine Cabalfin, Supervising ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Specialist at the Philipp..

Rising global oil prices could push about 1.34 million Filipinos into poverty, based on a simulation of current oil price conditions in a policy note ..

Improved transport connectivity through the Philippines’ Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) network boosts business in port municipalities—but nearby towns l..

The Philippine government has supported efforts to sustain poverty reduction in recent years. Many Filipinos have improved their economic circumstance..

Poverty numbers don’t always show the full picture.   Many Filipino households who aren’t officially counted as poor are stil..

The Philippines aspires to become a predominantly middle-class society by 2040. Significant strides have been made in reducing extreme poverty. Howeve..

A PIDS study notes that the Philippines’ path to upper middle-income status is being slowed by gaps in trust, governance, and reform momentum. R..

The Philippines demonstrates a puzzling disconnect between economic growth and distributional outcomes, as decades of expansion have failed to deliver..

The Philippine economy is expected to continue growing through 2026, but emerging global and domestic risks could affect the country’s ability to su..

How can technology boost productivity in middle-income economies? This question was at the center of discussions during the Technology Investment, In..

What reforms or strategies can help middle-income Asian economies, including the Philippines, escape the "middle-income trap"? This was among the key..

As the lead section of the 2024–2025 ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Economic Policy Monitor (EPM), this paper examines the overall..