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Senior high school students struggle to write in English – report
What do you think can be done to improve the SHS curriculum in the country?
About 75% of cities, towns in Philippines lack health workers
A study of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies suggests policy actions to address the uneven distribution of healthcare workers
More gov't programs for special education students, mobile schools urged
The Philippine Institute of Development Studies says lack of transportation, basic facilities, and infrastructure are major challenges in providing education to children with disabilities
Digital transformation for SMEs pushed
‘This must be done, or else a company will be left behind,’ says Institute of Corporate Directors president Alfredo Pascual
Gov’t urged to promote creative industries for economic growth
The state think tank says copyright-based industries should be promoted, particularly those with outputs that can be delivered through the internet
Gov’t should provide ‘offsetting compensation’ to farmers – PIDS study
“The analysis clearly points out the loss suffered by palay farmers. They have a point when they ask, ‘Why are we [going to] take a hit for the Filipino consumer?’ If the consumers really benefit, maybe they [rice farmers] can share in the benefit."
Philippines a slowly ageing society – PIDS study
According to a study of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, the country is on its way to becoming an ageing society. What does this mean for Filipinos?
PIDS to DepEd: Review teachers' workload to improve quality of education
A study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies warns actual teaching hours have been 'increasingly sidelined' by the heavy workload teachers had to deal with
Women's unpaid work worth trillions of pesos – PIDS study
The monetary value of the time women spend on housework can make up about 20% of the country's gross domestic product, PIDS senior research fellow Michael Abrigo says
Rappler Talk: Future-proofing young Filipinos through innovation, social enterprise
Rappler sits down with UNDP's Andrew Parker and statistician Dr Jose Ramon Albert
Constant 'relearning,' non-routine abilities key to future job security – PIDS
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies' report lays out the landscape of jobs in the Philippines as automation threatens to displace workers
'Inequality to worsen if Bangsamoro literacy, infrastructure not improved'
The Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy's Amina Rasul Bernardo calls on the government to prioritize illiteracy and the lack of infrastructure in Mindanao
Expert says DepEd's ALS 'not fully effective'
World Bank education specialist Takiko Igarashi says the Alternative Learning System currently has low participation and passing rates
Additional P44B to P72B needed for federalism shift – gov't think tank
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies' estimate is conservative, as it assumes that the existing bureaucracy will not require any additional costs
Has change really come? Misleading graphs and how to spot them
Next time you encounter a graph don’t take it at face value Examine the variables scrutinize the labels check the sources and understand the message – all before you click share
Mr President, before signing the law on free college tuition, please read this
The bill passed by Congress to provide free tuition in public colleges and universities might result in poor families subsidizing students from richer families
Weather, gender affect household energy consumption – study
Philippine Institute of Development Studies finds that energy consumption increases as the level of discomfort brought by higher heat index rises
NEDA 2016 budget increase set to sustain reforms
The 2016 budget is up by 8 to P7 06 billion led by a P2 billion proposed funding for the Public Private Partnership Center
Philippine electronics body abandons 2015 growth target
SEIPI slashes its full year growth projection due to the downturn in major market China
No 'headaches' in education for next admin, says Aquino
President Benigno Aquino III reports about backlogs that have been addressed and programs that help bring children back to school
How to solve traffic? Fix bus system, pay drivers fixed wages
Experts say reducing the number of buses that ply EDSA would significantly reduce travel time and costs of traffic for commuters
PH in top 10 East, Southeast Asian economies with highest FDI
The country however still lags behind many of its regional neighbors that recorded highest number of foreign investments last year the United Nations Conference of Trade and Development report shows
CHED: Tuition hike in 400 schools 'highly improbable'
UPDATED The Commission expects more realistic estimates by April
No more eviction worries for children's hospital
The Department of Health and the National Housing Authority sign an agreement that cements the claim of the Philippine Children s Medical Center on its land
Children's hospital to get land title by 2015 – NHA
The National Housing Authority and the Department of Health have agreed to use the 2003 valuation of the PCMC land which is about P900 million
Involuntary hunger
Given the statistics on hunger the realities and the nature of the Philippines as calamity prone and in the face of the 2016 elections nutrition must be in the platform of local and national candidates
COA to 4 GOCCs: Return P2.4B unused DAP funds
In its 2013 Annual Financial Report on government owned and controlled corporations the COA also ordered the GOCCs to account for P3 8 billion released to them under the Disbursement Acceleration Program
Child poverty increasing in PH – study
A gov t think tank says 13 4M Filipino children were experiencing poverty in 2009 Priority in interventions should be given to the Zamboanga Peninsula Eastern Visayas and the ARMM
PH entrepreneurs upbeat on economy
60 of Filipino entrepreneurs hope for a better operating environment the latest Global Entrepreneur Indicator survey says
Who are the near-poor in the Philippines?
DSWD maintains it is important to identify those living a little above the poverty line so they could also be given assistance and be prevented from falling in the poverty trap
Can Big Data measure progress and development?
While Big Data are here to stay they do not mean the end of official statistics The challenge is to explore how to make use of nontraditional data sources such as Big Data to complement traditional data sources
CHED: DAP boosts state universities
The bulk of the DAP allocation for infrastructure and facilities goes to the University of the Philippines and Mindanao State University systems
Why we should support the 4Ps
The 4Ps program is and continues to be a good investment Here’s why
Govt urged to include older kids in CCT
A study released by PIDS urges the government to expand its CCT program to include students aged 15 to 18
Longer brownouts in Mindanao this summer
A study by think tank PIDS says a repeat of the 2010 Mindanao power crisis is likely in summer because there s no new power capacity in the region
Albert is new NSCB chief
PIDS Senior Fellow appointed new NSCB Secretary General
Free trade agreements 'more political than economic'
State owned think tank PIDS say Free Trade Agreements are more political than economic
Philippines may not be 'ready for 2015 Asean free trade'
Twenty years after signing the AFTA Philippines may still not be ready to join the ASEAN Economic Community AEC by 2015
How much do storms cost PH?
Over a 10 year period disasters cost the country close to P10 billion a year equivalent to the cost of over 300 million yum burgers
Poor quality roads holding back investments, dev't - study
Underinvestment in quality roads is not only holding back investments but development according to a study by the state owned think tank PIDS
Paying poor parents to keep their kids in school works - study
While some still doubt the effectiveness of the government s conditional cash transfer program it appears to have helped improve school attendance according to a preliminary study by a state think tank
Can Philippine economy sail through global storm?
The World Bank Manila Office advised the Philippines and other countries in East Asia to prepare for the worst in the face of strong headwinds from the global environment
