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2022-26: Upgrading the ICT Regulatory Framework: Toward Accelerated and Inclusive Digital Connectivity

Ramonette Serafica and Queen Cel A. Oren

2022-25: How Modern is Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries? Synthesis Report

Roehlano M. Briones

2022-24: DigitALL for Her: Futurecasting Platform Work for Women in Rural Philippines

Paul John M. Peña and Vince Eisen C. Yao

2022-23: Philippine Education: Situationer, Challenges, and Ways Forward

Aniceto Orbeta and Vicente B. Paqueo

2022-22: Measuring Housing Affordability in the Philippines

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

2022-21: Is Food Supply Accessible, Affordable, and Stable? The State of Food Security in the Philippines

Ivory Myka R. Galang

2022-20: Towards Competitive Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Industries: Consolidated Benchmarking Study

Roehlano M. Briones and Isabel B. Espineli

2022-19: Domestic Benchmarking of the Philippine Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Industries

Sonny Domingo, Maureen Ane D. Rosellon, Arvie Joy A. Manejar and Pauline Joy M. Lorenzo

2022-18: Is Agriculture and Fisheries Ascending the Value-Added Ladder? The State of Agricultural Value Chains in the Philippines

Lourdes S. Adriano and Karlo Fermin S. Adriano

2022-17: Fiscal Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Public Debt Sustainability in the Philippines

John Paul Corpus, Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat, Margarita Debuque-Gonzales, Robert Hector G. Palomar, Mark Gerald Ruiz and Ramona Maria Miral

2022-16: On the OPSF and the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation: Lead Us Not into Reversal Temptation and Deliver Us from Obfuscation

Adoracion Navarro

2022-15: Men- and Women-owned/led MSMEs and the COVID-19 Policy Responses

Francis Mark A. Quimba, Celia M. Reyes, Lora Kryz Baje and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2022-14: COVID-19 MSME Policy Responses in the Philippines: How Goes the Gendered Quest?

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and Paul John Peña

2022-13: To What Extent Has Philippine Agriculture Undergone Integration and Consolidation? State of Agri-enterprise Development in the Philippines

Arlene Inocencio, Alex Baulita and Albert Dale Inocencio

2022-12: A Review of Public Expenditures for Nutrition in National Government Agencies of the Philippines (2017-2019)

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Jhanna Uy and Julienne Lechuga

2022-11: How Well Has Environmental and Social Protection Been Ensured for Small Farmers and Fisherfolk? Sustainable Development of Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries

Maria Corazon M. Ebarvia

2022-10: School Infrastructure in the Philippines: Where Are We Now and Where Should We Be Heading?

Adoracion Navarro

2022-09: Philippine Structural Transformation in the Context of Technological Change

Leonardo Lanzona

2022-08: Market and State in Philippine Agricultural Policy

Roehlano M. Briones

2022-07: How Much Has People Empowerment Progressed among Small Farmers and Fisherfolk? State of People's Organizations in the Philippines

Danilo A. Songco

2022-06: Agricultural Technology: Why Does the Level of Agricultural Production Remain Low Despite Increased Investments in Research and Extension?

Rowena T. Baconguis

2022-05: Modernizing Agriculture and Fisheries: Overview of Issues, Trends, and Policies

Roehlano M. Briones

2022-04: Analyzing Trends in APEC Using Data Analytics

Brenda A. Quismorio and Raymond Freth A. Lagria

2022-03: E-Commerce Adoption and Its Impact on the Performance of Women-led MSMEs in Metro Manila: An Ex-ante Study for RCEP

Jill Angeli V. Bacasmas, Jovito Jose P. Katigbak and Jean Clarisse T. Carlos

2022-02: Opportunities for the Philippines under RCEP: Trade in Services

Tereso Jr. S. Tullao and John Paolo Rivera

2022-01: Exploring Policies and Initiatives for Online Workers in the Philippines

Ramonette Serafica and Queen Cel A. Oren

2021-47: Government Strategies in the Water Transport Sector: A Closer Look at Philippine Ports

Kris Francisco and Valerie L. Lim

2021-46: Review of Urban Wastewater Management and Clean Water Act

Sonny Domingo and Arvie Joy A. Manejar

2021-45: Modern Biotechnology Application and Regulation in the Philippines: Issues and Prospects

Sonny Domingo and Arvie Joy A. Manejar

2021-44: Public Sector Procurement of Medicines in the Philippines

Michael Abrigo, Zhandra C Tam, Gina A. Opiniano, Sherryl A. Yee and Katha Ma-i M. Estopace

2021-43: A Review of Philippine Participation in Trade in Services Agreements

Ramonette Serafica and Queen Cel A. Oren

2021-42: Eradicating Poverty in the Philippines by 2030: An Elusive Goal?

Celia M. Reyes

2021-41: Breaking the Curse: Addressing Chronic Malnutrition in the Philippines Using a Health System Lens

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep

2021-40: Analyzing the Characteristics of International Migration in the Philippines Using the 2018 National Migration Survey

Aubrey Tabuga, Anna Rita P. Vargas and Madeleine Louise S. Baino

2021-39: Navigating the COVID-19 Storm: Impact of the Pandemic on the Philippine Economy and Macro Responses of Government

Margarita Debuque-Gonzales

2021-38: Analyzing Filipino Migrant Workers' Access to Social Protection

Aubrey Tabuga, Maria Blesila D. Mondez and Anna Rita P. Vargas

2021-37: Understanding and Measuring Financial Inclusion in the Philippines

John Paul Corpus and Margarita Debuque-Gonzales

2021-36: The Financial Health of Select Philippine Hospitals and the Role of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation as the National Strategic Purchaser of Health Services

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Christian Edward L. Nuevo, Jhanna Uy and Lyle Daryll D. Casas

2021-35: Who Benefits from RCEP? Application of Trade Policy Tools

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

2021-34: A Descriptive Analysis of the Dynamics of Labor Market Outcomes of 4Ps Beneficiaries

Aubrey Tabuga, Arkin Arboneda and Anna Rita P. Vargas

2021-33: Readiness of Philippine Cities to Smart City Development

Marife Ballesteros, Tatum Ramos, Jenica Ancheta and Pauline Joy M. Lorenzo

2021-32: Assessment of the Service Capability and Readiness of Philippine Hospitals to Provide High-Quality Health Care

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Christian Edward L. Nuevo, Jhanna Uy and Lyle Daryll D. Casas

2021-31: SocPen Beyond Ten: A Process Evaluation of the DSWD Social Pension (SocPen) Program for Indigent Senior Citizens amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jose Ramon Albert, Jennifer D. Monje and Mika S. Muñoz

2021-30: An Assessment of the Quality of Inpatient Meals and Nutrition and Dietetics Processes in Select Public Hospitals in the Philippines

Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Jhanna Uy, Lyle Daryll D. Casas, Eva A. Goyena, Josie P. Desnacido and Maylene P. Cajucom

2021-29: Analysis of the FinTech Landscape in the Philippines

Francis Mark A. Quimba, Mark Anthony A. Barral and Jean Clarisse T. Carlos

2021-28: Labor Market Structures, Pay Gap, and Skills in the Philippines

Lawrence Dacuycuy and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2021-27: If You Pay Peanuts, You Get Monkeys? Education Spending and Schooling Quality in the Philippines

Michael Abrigo

2021-26: Greening the Philippine Employment Projections Model: New Estimates and Policy Options

Aniceto Orbeta, Gilberto M. Llanto, Michael Abrigo and Danica Aisa P. Ortiz

2021-25: An Assessment of the Criteria Used in the Determination of Philippine LGU Fiscal Viability

Vicente B. Paqueo and Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat

2021-24: Analysis of the 2022 President's Budget

Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat and Robert Hector G. Palomar