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2026-02: A Comprehensive Economic Analysis of the Coffee Value Chain in Region X: Advancing Sustainability and Empowering Local Communities

Jerelyn B. Author_Email: Medalla, Glenda T. Author_Email: Orlanes, Ereca P. Author_Email: Ampoloquio and Precious Dane P. Author_Email: Tagas

2026-01: The Middle Class and Vulnerability to Income Poverty: Implications for Social Protection in the Philippines

Deanne Lorraine D. Author_Email: Cabalfin, Jose Ramon G. Author_Email: Albert and Mohammad A. Author_Email: Mahmoud

2025-65: Liquidity amid Lockdowns: Corporate Performance in the Philippines during the Global Pandemic

Marianne J. Author_Email: Rodriguez, John Paolo R. Author_Email: Rivera, Ivan Cenon Bernardo, Ramona Maria L. Author_Email: Miral and Mark Gerald C. Author_Email: Ruiz

2025-64: Toward Resolutions and Reconciliations: Understanding the Elements of Peacebuilding in the Philippines

Adoracion M. Author_Email: Navarro and Janina Sofia H. Author_Email: Jacinto

2025-63: Utilization of Inpatient Care in the Philippines: Evidence from Social Health Insurance Claims Data

Sarah Reem D. Author_Email: Hesham Mohamed Hagag, Henrietta Marie M. Author_Email: Rodriguez, Frances Dominique V. Author_Email: Ho, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-62: Analyzing Outpatient Care in the Philippines: Evidence from Social Health Insurance Data

Sarah Reem D. Author_Email: Hesham Mohamed Hagag, Henrietta Marie M. Author_Email: Rodriguez and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-61: Measure, Monitor, Minimize: Re-envisioning a PhilHealth Hospital Readmission Policy for Value-Based Purchasing and Financial Risk Protection for Filipinos

Vanessa T. Author_Email: Siy Van, Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas, Jemar Anne V. Author_Email: Sigua, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-60: Election-Year Stimuli and Economic Performance: Evidence from a Macroeconometric Model of the Philippines

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

2025-59: Issues, Challenges, and Ways Forward for PhilHealth’s Health Information System under a Diagnosis-Related Grouping-Global Budget (DRG-GB) Regime

Therese Jules P. Author_Email: Tomas, Jemar Anne V. Author_Email: Sigua, Vanessa T. Author_Email: Siy Van and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-58: Can Transport Infrastructure Reduce Inequality in Archipelagic Economies? Evidence from the Philippine Roll-on/Roll-off Network

Kris Francisco and Kimberly R. Author_Email: Librero

2025-57: The Need for Power Transmission Sector Reforms in the Philippines

Adoracion M. Author_Email: Navarro

2025-56: Language of Instruction and Transition in Education Systems (LITES), Philippines

Aniceto C. Jr. Author_Email: Orbeta, Romylyn A. Author_Email: Metila, Jennifer D. Author_Email: Monje, Ma. Christina F. Author_Email: Epetia, Leih Maruss Author_Email: Sinsay-Villanueva, Kimberly R. Author_Email: Librero, John Joseph S. Author_Email: Ocbina, Caroline Author_Email: Freeman, Annie Author_Email: Conaghan, Erina Author_Email: Iwasaki and TJ Author_Email: D’Agostino

2025-55: The Impact of Curriculum Reform on Teacher Workload: A Multidimensional Time-Use Analysis

Erwin Doroteo Justien C. Author_Email: Daga, Michael Abrigo and Edmar E. Author_Email: Lingatong

2025-54: Does Carework Impair Teachers’ Capacity to Pursue Advanced Studies in Education? Exploring Results from a Mixed-Methods Approach

Jesusa L. Author_Email: Paquibot, Edmar E. Author_Email: Lingatong, Erwin Doroteo Justien C. Author_Email: Daga, Johanna Marie Astrid A. Author_Email: Sister, Douglas Kurt Gregor C. Author_Email: Diola and Michael Abrigo

2025-53: Promise and Growing Pains in Curriculum Reform: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of MATATAG K-To-10 Curriculum's First-Year Pilot Implementation

Michael Abrigo, Edmar E. Author_Email: Lingatong, Erwin Doroteo Justien C. Author_Email: Daga, Gerald C. Author_Email: Apostol, Louie P. Jr. Author_Email: Cagasan, Dianne Stephanie A. Author_Email: Gavan, Jesusa L. Author_Email: Paquibot, Tania Dew S. Author_Email: Perez and Charlotte Marjorie L. Author_Email: Relos

2025-52: Winning the Game: Strengthening PhilHealth’s Provider Fraud Control Mechanisms toward Improved Service Delivery and Financial Risk Protection for Filipinos

Vanessa T. Author_Email: Siy Van, Jemar Anne V. Author_Email: Sigua, Therese Jules P. Author_Email: Tomas, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-51: ASEAN Economic Community through the Years: Benchmarking, Emerging Trends, and Future Pathways

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba, Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: Barral and Alliah Mae C. Author_Email: Salazar

2025-50: Securing Tomorrow’s Water: Insights on Groundwater, Surface Water, and the Role of Water Districts in the Philippines

Adrian D. Author_Email: Agbon

2025-49: The Economic Impact of Geoeconomic Fragmentation of Commodity Markets

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba and Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: Barral

2025-48: How Ready Are LGUs for AI Adoption?

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba, Christopher Ed C. Author_Email: Caboverde and Alliah Mae C. Author_Email: Salazar

2025-47: Do Men Matter for Fertility Outcomes? Evidence from Spousal Dynamics in the Philippines

Tania Dew S. Author_Email: Perez and Michael Abrigo

2025-46: Increasing Labor Productivity in the Services Sector: Towards a Theory of Change and Some Design Options

Ramonette B. Author_Email: Serafica, Queen Cel A. Author_Email: Oren, Emmanuel F. Author_Email: Esguerra and Aniceto C. Jr. Author_Email: Orbeta

2025-45: Teaching through Transition: What Influences Teachers’ Practices amidst Curriculum Reform?

Edmar E. Author_Email: Lingatong, Michael Abrigo, Daryl Jules F. Author_Email: Aranzanso, Jenard D. Author_Email: Berroya, Erwin Doroteo Justien C. Author_Email: Daga, Junette Fatima D. Author_Email: Gonzales, Mary Anne C. Author_Email: Ignacio, Denzel L. Author_Email: Macaraig, Centene V. Author_Email: Pablo, Carlo C. Author_Email: Pineda, Johanna Marie Astrid A. Author_Email: Sister and Richelle M. Author_Email: Villasor

2025-44: Process Evaluation of the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) and Expanded National Integrated Protected Area System (E-NIPAS)

Sonny N. Author_Email: Domingo and Roselle F. Author_Email: Guadalupe

2025-43: Philippine Tourism Sectoral Review (2000 to 2025): From Promise to Power—Accelerating the Philippines’ Tourism Transformation toward Sustainability, Competitiveness, and Inclusion

John Paolo R. Author_Email: Rivera, Marga Clarence P. Author_Email: Bolalin and John Joseph S. Author_Email: Ocbina

2025-42: Making Electricity Subsidies Work: Cross-Country Lessons for Philippine Energy Policy

Kris Francisco and Patricia Thea A. Author_Email: Basilio

2025-41: Linguistic Mismatch and Learning Productivity: Evidence from Mother Tongue-based Education in the Philippines

Michael Abrigo, Katha Ma-i M. Author_Email: Estopace, Edmar E. Author_Email: Lingatong and Charlotte Marjorie L. Author_Email: Relos

2025-40: Urban Revitalization and Shelter Inadequacy: A Geospatial Analysis

Jenica A. Author_Email: Ancheta, Marife M. Author_Email: Ballesteros and Tatum P. Author_Email: Ramos

2025-39: AI Use in Philippine News Media: Adoption, Impacts, and Challenges

Sheila V. Author_Email: Siar, Ramonette B. Author_Email: Serafica and Queen Cel A. Author_Email: Oren

2025-38: ASEAN's Ascent: A Global Power in the Making

Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: Barral and Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba

2025-37: Climate Change Perceptions and Climate Finance Mechanisms in the Philippines: A 2025 Assessment

Jose Ramon G. Author_Email: Albert, Sonny N. Author_Email: Domingo, Deanne Lorraine D. Author_Email: Cabalfin, Mohammad A. Author_Email: Mahmoud and Roselle F. Author_Email: Guadalupe

2025-36: Macroeconomic Prospects of the Philippines in 2025–2026: Restoring Confidence amid Glocal Transitions

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

2025-35: Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion in the Philippines: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in SDG 5 and SDG 10

Jose Ramon G. Author_Email: Albert, Connie Author_Email: Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Agnes R. Author_Email: Quisumbing, Lovelaine B. Author_Email: Basillote, Deanne Lorraine D. Author_Email: Cabalfin, Anna Rita P. Author_Email: Vargas, Paola Ellaine D. Author_Email: Luzon and Mohammad A. Author_Email: Mahmoud

2025-34: Out-of-School Children in the Philippines: Post-Pandemic Realities and Emerging Challenges at the Educational Spectrum Extremes

Jose Ramon G. Author_Email: Albert, Sheryl Lyn C. Author_Email: Monterola, Deanne Lorraine D. Author_Email: Cabalfin and Mohammad A. Author_Email: Mahmoud

2025-33: Influence of Teacher Specialization and Subject-Taught Mismatch on Students’ Learning Outcomes

Ivy P. Author_Email: Mejia, Alvin D. Author_Email: Tenorio, Richard P. Author_Email: Monteverde, Arlyne C. Author_Email: Marasigan, Jayson L. Author_Email: De Vera, Nilo J. Author_Email: Castulo, Cathlene P. Author_Email: De Pano, Leih Maruss Author_Email: Sinsay-Villanueva, Glenda Darlene V. Author_Email: Garcia, Valerie L. Author_Email: Lim, Ivan Harris Author_Email: Tanyag and Jenard D. Author_Email: Berroya

2025-32: Returns to Professional Licenses and Education-Occupation (Mis)matching

Connie Author_Email: Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Anna Rita P. Author_Email: Vargas and Paola Ellaine D. Author_Email: Luzon

2025-31: Strengthening Health Information Systems: Policies, Gaps, and a Framework for Reform

Ma. Norma Thea Madeline M. Author_Email: Conjares, Jann Trizia B. Author_Email: Talamayan, Anne Marie T. Author_Email: Rey, Jomelle John Anthony V. Author_Email: Wong, Ida Marie T. Author_Email: Pantig, Aliyah Lou A. Author_Email: Evangelista and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-30: Measuring Hospital Performance in the Philippines: Evidence on Quality, Efficiency, and Equity from Social Health Insurance Claims

Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas, Sarah Reem Hesham Mohamed Author_Email: Hagag, Frances Dominique V. Author_Email: Ho, Rizel Author_Email: Medina, Henrietta Marie Author_Email: Rodriguez and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-29: DepEd’s Book Supply Chain: Issues, Challenges, and Ways Forward

Julieta A. Author_Email: Delos Reyes, Rovelito L. Author_Email: Narita, Vilma L. Author_Email: Romanillos, Abigail T. Author_Email: Lat, Emmanuel C. Author_Email: Flores, Neil Christian R. Author_Email: Sanjorjo, Lady Litz M. Author_Email: Aquino and Leo-Aldo A. Author_Email: Delos Reyes

2025-28: Piecing the Puzzle: Addressing the Multi-Payer and Fragmented Health Financing System in the Philippines

Ida Marie T. Author_Email: Pantig and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-27: Kabayarang Sapat, Serbisyong Tapat, DRG Dapat: Transitioning from PhilHealth All Case Rates to a Fairer, Responsive, and Transparent Provider Payment System (A Retrospective Policy Analysis of the All Case Rates from 2018 to 2023)

Vanessa T. Author_Email: Siy Van, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy, Therese Jules P. Author_Email: Tomas and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-26: Baseline Assessment of the Implementation of Provider Payment and Outpatient Benefit Reforms in the Philippines

Lea Elora A. Author_Email: Conda, Joy Author_Email: Bagas, Diana Francesca G. Author_Email: Gepte, Frances Lois U. Author_Email: Ngo, Jereme Paolo K Author_Email: Syling, Genelyn Ma. Author_Email: Sarte, Diana Author_Email: Tamondong-Lachica, Jann Trizia Author_Email: Talamayan and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-25: Examining the DepEd’s National Assessments: A Review of Framework, Design, Development, Psychometric Properties, and Utilization

Kevin Carl P. Author_Email: Santos, Louie P. Jr. Author_Email: Cagasan, Karizza Bianca Author_Email: Loberiza, Alvin D. Author_Email: Tenorio, Ann Jelin G. Author_Email: Gonzales and May Ann B. Author_Email: Lapitan

2025-24: Using the Framework Method for the Analysis of Triadic Interview Data: Process Notes from a Curriculum Review

Jesusa L. Author_Email: Paquibot, Charlotte Marjorie L. Author_Email: Relos, Edmar E. Author_Email: Lingatong, Erwin Doroteo Justien C. Author_Email: Daga, Tania Dew S. Author_Email: Perez and Michael Abrigo

2025-23: Review of the Localization Law and Its Effect on the Hiring of Teachers

Ivy P. Author_Email: Mejia, Arlyne C. Author_Email: Marasigan, Jayson L. Author_Email: De Vera, Nikolee Marie A. Author_Email: Serafico-Reyes, Nilo J. Author_Email: Castulo, Cathlene Author_Email: De Pano, Leih Maruss Author_Email: Sinsay-Villanueva, Ivan Harris Author_Email: Tanyag, Jenard D. Author_Email: Berroya, Glenda Darlene V. Author_Email: Garcia, Valerie L. Author_Email: Lim and John Michael D. Author_Email: Aquino

2025-22: Assessing the Current and Future Middle Skills in the Philippines: Inputs for Policy Agenda

Richard P. Author_Email: Monteverde, Ivy P. Author_Email: Mejia, Louie B. Author_Email: Dasas, Saddam C. Author_Email: Bazer, Charissa Mae S. Author_Email: Garcia and Carina S. Author_Email: Aquino

2025-21: Early Harm, Lasting Impact: The Effect of Parental Violence on Educational Outcomes among Filipino Children

Aaron Carlos G. Author_Email: Manuel, Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-20: Sustain the Gains: An Assessment of Nurturing Care Outcomes in the Next 1,000 Days

Ma. Norma Thea Madeline Author_Email: Conjares, Danielle Lois M. Author_Email: Carreon, Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-19: Review of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Scholarship Programs in Targeting the Poor

Maribel Author_Email: Daño

2025-18: Harvesting Insights: Assessment of Food Systems for Children in the Philippines

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Jann Trizia Author_Email: Talamayan, Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas, Ma. Norma Thea Madeline Author_Email: Conjares, Carleneth Author_Email: San Valentin and Alice Author_Email: Nkoroi