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2025-13: Review of CHED Policies, Standards, and Guidelines (PSGs) Pre- and Post-K to 12 Reforms

Gerardo L. Largoza and Clarence Gabriel Fernandez

2025-12: Hazard and Incidence of Exits of Ever-Enrolled College-Age Students

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2025-11: Strengthening Tertiary Enrollment Through Financial Aid: Insights from a Survey in Cagayan Valley

Maria Benita E. Balagan, Mark Jerome B. de Leon, Chirbet C. Ayunon and Kristinne Joyce A. Lara

2025-10: Low Fertility, Ageing Buildings, and School Congestion in the Philippines: Tailwinds, Headwinds, and Some Policy Options

Michael R.M. Abrigo, Edmar E. Lingatong, Charlotte Marjorie L. Relos, Tania Dew S. Perez, Noel Angelo M. Quejada, Erwin Doroteo Justien C. Daga, Katha Ma-i Estopace, Jesusa L. Paquibot and Dianne Stephanie A. Gavan

2025-09: Measuring the Impacts of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on Wage Outcomes in the Philippines

John Paolo R. Rivera, Pauline Joy M. Lorenzo, Ian Nicole A. Generalao and Jennylyn M. Balaoro

2025-08: Examining the Effects of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on Employment Outcomes in the Philippines

John Paolo R. Rivera, Pauline Joy M. Lorenzo, Ian Nicole A. Generalao and Jennylyn M. Balaoro

2025-07: Baseline Study on the State of Participation in Local Government Units: Participatory Governance Metrics for Local Development Councils

Lawrence G. Velasco, Czarina Medina-Guce and Anne Marie T. Rey

2025-06: Navigating a New Era of Reciprocal Tariffs: Strategic Implications for the Philippines and Selected ASEAN Economies

Rafaelita M. Aldaba

2025-05: The State of Health Infrastructure Investments in the Philippines and Assessment of the Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP)

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Aaron Carlos G. Manuel, Therese Jules P. Tomas, Danielle Lois M. Carreon and Louie Iyar L. Dagoy

2025-04: Quality Education Starting with Teacher Education

John Paolo R. Rivera, Valerie L. Lim, Leih Maruss Sinsay-Villanueva, Glenda Darlene V. Garcia, Ivan Harris Tanyag, Jenard D. Berroya and Aniceto Orbeta

2025-03: Mapping Excellence in Teacher Education: The Role of Centers of Excellence in Teacher Quality

John Paolo R. Rivera, Valerie L. Lim, Leih Maruss Sinsay-Villanueva, Glenda Darlene V. Garcia, Ivan Harris Tanyag, Jenard D. Berroya and Aniceto Orbeta

2025-02: Assessing the Implementation of Joint Programming in Government Social Protection and Economic Inclusion Interventions in the Philippines

Jose Ramon G. Albert, Frances Genevieve F. Genio and Jan Joy Louise G. Crismo

2025-01: Beyond Parents and Guardians: Mapping and Mobilizing the ‘Significant Others’ in Early Childhood Care and Development in the Philippines

Paul Gideon D. Lasco and Jhaki A. Mendoza

2024-51: Transport Infrastructure in the Philippines: From Plans to Actual Allocation

Kris A. Francisco

2024-50: Gender, Microentrepreneurship, Human Flourishing: Exploring the Experiences of Women Sari-sari Store Owners toward Inclusive Growth

Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez and Diana Rueda

2024-49: Critical Industries in the Time of Asia-Pacific Geopolitics: Lessons for the Philippines

Jean Clarisse T. Carlos and Deryk Matthew N. Baladjay

2024-48: Innovation Strategies in Traditional Cultural Expressions MSMEs in the Philippines: A Case Study

June Ann J. Casimiro, Karenina B. Romualdo and Via Shane R. Santiago

2024-47: Lifeline Rate and Senior Citizen Discount on Electricity: Who Pays and Who Benefits? (Socialized Pricing Mechanisms in the Philippine Electric Power Industry)

Kris A. Francisco

2024-46: Probing Sectoral Networks of Ownership in Publicly Listed Financial Companies in the Philippines

Ramonette B. Serafica, Aubrey D. Tabuga and Madeleine Louise S. Baino

2024-45: School Bullying Contributes to Lower PISA Achievement among Filipino Students: Who Gets Bullied? Why Does It Matter?

Michael Abrigo, Edmar E. Lingatong and Charlotte Marjorie L. Relos

2024-44: Harmonizing Philippine Census Data across Decades (1970–2020)

Kris Ann Melad

2024-43: Challenges and Opportunities in Subnational Public-Private Partnerships in the Philippines

Adoracion Navarro

2024-42: Examining the Role of Bullying on Schooling Outcomes: Findings from the Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child

Francisco M. Largo, Alejandro N. Herrin, Michael Abrigo, Judith B. Borja, Isabelita N. Bas, Jan L.G. Alegado and Nanette L. Mayol

2024-41: Strengthening CHED’s Developmental and Regulatory Capacity

Fernando Aldaba, Joselito Sescon and Karl Eli Alconis

2024-40: An Assessment of the Local Government Units' Functional Assignments under a Decentralized Regime

Rosario G. Manasan, Ricxie B. Maddawin and Marianne N. Juco

2024-39: The Role of Services in Global Value Chains: Assessing the Servicification of Philippine Manufacturing Industries

Neil Irwin S. Moreno

2024-38: ASEAN Centrality amid Increasing Global Multipolarity

Francis Mark A. Quimba and Mark Anthony A. Barral

2024-37: Measuring Poverty within Filipino Households: Examining of Resource Sharing and Economies of Scale

Jose Ramon G. Albert, Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Anna Rita P. Vargas, Jan Carlo Punongbayan, Charmaine A. Duante, Deanne Lorraine D. Cabalfin, Eldridge B. Ferrer and Chona M. Fernandez-Patalen

2024-36: Culprit and Victim: Scenarios for Philippine Agriculture amidst Climate Change

Roehlano M. Briones and Ivory Myka R. Galang

2024-35: Readiness for AI Adoption of Philippine Business and Industry: The Government's Role in Fostering Innovation- and AI-Driven Industrial Development

Francis Mark A. Quimba, Neil Irwin S. Moreno and Alliah Mae C. Salazar

2024-34: Estimating the Impacts of Climate Change on Fiscal Health in the Philippines: Designing a Policy toward a Climate-Resilient Fiscal Sector

John Paolo R. Rivera, Mark Gerald C. Ruiz and Ramona Maria L. Miral

2024-33: Economics of Satellite Campuses

Catherine Roween C. Almaden

2024-32: Determinants in the Formation of Extended and Multifamily Households in the Philippines

Marife Ballesteros, Tatum P. Ramos and Jenica A. Ancheta

2024-31: A Process Evaluation of the Philippine Alternative Learning System

Jose Ramon G. Albert, Ronald U. Mendoza, Mika S. Muñoz, Mohammad A. Mahmoud and Deanne Lorraine D. Cabalfin

2024-30: Prospects for Widespread Adoption of Organic-Based Fertilizers in the Philippines: A Rapid Appraisal

Roehlano M. Briones, Ivory Myka R. Galang and Helena Luz C. Pastolero

2024-29: Analysis of the Competition Landscape of Philippine Mass Media

Ramonette B. Serafica and Queen Cel A. Oren

2024-28: The Nexus between Trade and Investment, ESG, and SDG

Mark Anthony A. Barral

2024-27: Is the 4Ps Targeting and Reaching the "Right" Beneficiaries? An Assessment of the Veracity of the List of Pantawid Pamilya/4Ps Beneficiaries

Aniceto Orbeta, Jose Ramon G. Albert, Kris Ann Melad and Mohammad A. Mahmoud

2024-26: Demographic Trends and Housing Patterns in the Philippines

Marife Ballesteros, Tatum P. Ramos and Jenica A. Ancheta

2024-25: HEIGHTS-IE: Higher Education Institutions Generating Holistic and Transferable Solutions—Innovation Ecosystems, Philippines

Francis Mark A. Quimba, Mark Anthony A. Barral and Abigail E. Andrada

2024-24: Financial Sustainability of Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Herisadel Flores and Arnel Onesimo Uy

2024-23: What Determines the Decline of Wasting in the Philippines?

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep and Lyle Daryll D. Casas

2024-22: An Evaluation of the Tertiary Education Subsidy Program: Context, Input, Process, and Product

Aniceto Orbeta, Ma. Kristina P. Ortiz, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and Anna Rita P. Vargas

2024-21: Cross-Border Student Mobility and Improvements in the Philippine Tertiary Education Program Relevance and Learning Outcomes

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Paola Ellaine D. Luzon and Suzanne J. Zambrano

2024-20: Examining the Effects of 4Ps Participation on Nutritional Outcomes in the Philippines

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Alyssa Villanueva and Rosela Agcaoili

2024-19: The Last-Mile Challenge: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in the Philippines

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Lyle Daryll D. Casas, Jann Trizia Talamayan, Jon Michael Villaseñor and Elmira Bacatan

2024-18: Macroeconomic Prospects of the Philippines in 2024–2025: Toward Upper Middle-Income Status

John Paolo R. Rivera, Mark Gerald Ruiz and Ramona Maria L. Miral

2024-17: Network Structure of Financial Institutions in the Philippines: Insights on Corporate Control and Competition

Ramonette B. Serafica, Aubrey Tabuga, Madeleine Louise S. Baino and Mark Gerald C. Ruiz

2024-16: Expansions, Quality, and Affirmative Action in Public Higher Education Institutions

Christopher James Cabuay, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and Paola Ellaine Luzon

2024-15: The Impact of Trifocalization on Philippine Education Outcomes and the Coordination Issue

Aniceto Orbeta, Vicente B. Paqueo, Ricxie B. Maddawin, Michael Abrigo, Johanna Marie Astrid A. Sister, Solomon R. Sarne and Marie Louissie Ynez U. Lavega