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2025-17: Strengthening and Expanding Government Assistance for Private Education

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

2025-16: Strengthening the Financing of State Universities and Colleges: Challenges and Opportunities

Herisadel P. Author_Email: Flores

2025-15: Challenges and Policy Options in Health Human Resource (HRH) Compensation, Magna Carta Compliance, and Salary Standardization

ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep, JeremePaoloK Author_Email: Syling, LouieIyarL. Author_Email: Dagoy, YaddahShalomR. Author_Email: Dollente, LeifDarylC. Author_Email: Tan, ClarisaJoyA. Author_Email: Flaminiano and LyleDaryllD. Author_Email: Casas

2025-14: Revitalizing the Philippine Education System: Facilitating Access and Participation to In-Service Training (INSET) and Teacher Professional Development (TPD)

JohnPaoloR. Author_Email: Rivera, LeihMaruss Author_Email: Sinsay-Villanueva, IvanHarris Author_Email: Tanyag, JenardD. Author_Email: Berroya, GlendaDarleneV. Author_Email: Garcia and ValerieL. Author_Email: Lim

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

GerardoL. Author_Email: Largoza and ClarenceGabriel Author_Email: 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

MarkJeromeB. Author_Email: deLeon, ChirbetC. Author_Email: Ayunon, MaribiMariaBenitaE. Author_Email: Balagan and KristinneJoyceA. Author_Email: Lara

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

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

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

IanNicoleA. Author_Email: Generalao, JennylynM. Author_Email: Balaoro, PaulineJoyM. Author_Email: Lorenzo and JohnPaoloR. Author_Email: Rivera

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

IanNicoleA. Author_Email: Generalao, JennylynM. Author_Email: Balaoro, PaulineJoyM. Author_Email: Lorenzo and JohnPaoloR. Author_Email: Rivera

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

Czarina Author_Email: Medina-Guce, LawrenceG. Author_Email: Velasco and AnneMarieT. Author_Email: Rey

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

Rafaelita M. Author_Email: Aldaba

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

ThereseJulesP. Author_Email: Tomas, DanielleLoisM. Author_Email: Carreon, LouieIyarL. Author_Email: Dagoy, AaronCarlosG. Author_Email: Manuel and ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep

2025-04: Quality Education Starting with Teacher Education

LeihMaruss Author_Email: Sinsay-Villanueva, GlendaDarleneV. Author_Email: Garcia, ValerieL. Author_Email: Lim, IvanHarris Author_Email: Tanyag, JenardD. Author_Email: Berroya, Aniceto Orbeta and JohnPaoloR. Author_Email: Rivera

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

LeihMaruss Author_Email: Sinsay-Villanueva, GlendaDarleneV. Author_Email: Garcia, ValerieL. Author_Email: Lim, IvanHarris Author_Email: Tanyag, JenardD. Author_Email: Berroya, Aniceto Orbeta and JohnPaoloR. Author_Email: Rivera

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

JoseRamonG. Author_Email: Albert, FrancesGenevieveF. Author_Email: Genio and JanJoyLouiseG. Author_Email: Crismo

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

PaulGideonD. Author_Email: Lasco and JhakiA. Author_Email: Mendoza

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

Kris Francisco

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

Diana Author_Email: Rueda and EyllaLaireM. Author_Email: Gutierrez

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

DerykMatthewN. Author_Email: Baladjay and JeanClarisseT. Author_Email: Carlos

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

JuneAnnJ. Author_Email: Casimiro, KareninaB. Author_Email: Romualdo and ViaShaneR. Author_Email: 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 Francisco

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

AubreyD. Author_Email: Tabuga, RamonetteB. Author_Email: Serafica and MadeleineLouiseS. Author_Email: Baino

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

Michael Abrigo, Edmar E. Author_Email: Lingatong and Charlotte Marjorie L. Author_Email: 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

AlejandroN. Author_Email: Herrin, JanL.G. Author_Email: Alegado, JudithB. Author_Email: Borja, NanetteL. Author_Email: Mayol, FranciscoM. Author_Email: Largo, IsabelitaN. Author_Email: Bas and Michael Abrigo

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

Fernando Author_Email: Aldaba, Joselito Author_Email: Sescon and KarlEli Author_Email: Alconis

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

MarianneN. Author_Email: Juco, RicxieB. Author_Email: Maddawin and RosarioG. Author_Email: Manasan

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

Neil Irwin S. Author_Email: Moreno

2024-38: ASEAN Centrality amid Increasing Global Multipolarity

FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba and MarkAnthonyA. Author_Email: Barral

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

JoseRamonG. Author_Email: Albert, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Imelda Author_Email: Angeles-Agdeppa, Jan Carlo Punongbayan, DeanneLorraineD. Author_Email: Cabalfin, AnnaRitaP. Author_Email: Vargas, CharmaineA. Author_Email: Duante, EldridgeB. Author_Email: Ferrer and ChonaM. Author_Email: Fernandez-Patalen

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

IvoryMykaR. Author_Email: Galang and RoehlanoM. Author_Email: Briones

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

FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba, NeilIrwinS. Author_Email: Moreno and AlliahMaeC. Author_Email: Salazar

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

JohnPaoloR. Author_Email: Rivera, RamonaMariaL. Author_Email: Miral and MarkGeraldC. Author_Email: Ruiz

2024-33: Economics of Satellite Campuses

Catherine Roween C. Author_Email: Almaden

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

TatumP. Author_Email: Ramos, Marife Ballesteros and JenicaA. Author_Email: Ancheta

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

JoseRamonG. Author_Email: Albert, RonaldU. Author_Email: Mendoza, DeanneLorraineD. Author_Email: Cabalfin, MohammadA. Author_Email: Mahmoud and MikaS. Author_Email: Muñoz

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

RoehlanoM. Author_Email: Briones, HelenaLuzC. Author_Email: Pastolero and IvoryMykaR. Author_Email: Galang

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

RamonetteB. Author_Email: Serafica and QueenCelA. Author_Email: Oren

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

Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: 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

JoseRamonG. Author_Email: Albert, Aniceto Orbeta, Kris Ann Melad and MohammadA. Author_Email: Mahmoud

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

Marife Ballesteros, JenicaA. Author_Email: Ancheta and TatumP. Author_Email: Ramos

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

FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba, AbigailE. Author_Email: Andrada and MarkAnthonyA. Author_Email: Barral

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

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Herisadel Author_Email: Flores and ArnelOnesimo Author_Email: Uy

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

LyleDaryllD. Author_Email: Casas and ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep

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

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Aniceto Orbeta, AnnaRitaP. Author_Email: Vargas and Ma.KristinaP. Author_Email: Ortiz

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

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, PaolaEllaineD. Author_Email: Luzon and SuzanneJ. Author_Email: Zambrano

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

Alyssa Author_Email: Villanueva, ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep and Rosela Author_Email: Agcaoili

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

ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep, JannTrizia Author_Email: Talamayan, LyleDaryllD. Author_Email: Casas, JonMichael Author_Email: Villaseñor and Elmira Author_Email: Bacatan