FOUR months into the rapid increase in commodity prices, an economist from the De La Salle University (DLSU) expressed concern that high food prices could lead to greater malnutrition nationwide. In a statement released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), De La Salle University Professor Marites Tiongco said inflation rates for vegetables and
THE pandemic was not the “great equalizer” that many believed it to be, as it hurt the poor more and exacerbated existing inequalities in the country, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). At the launch of the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) on Thursday, PIDS Senior Research…
LONG-RUN productivity losses from direct and indirect health impacts of the pandemic reached P2.3 trillion, according to a study released by state-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In a discussion paper, PIDS Senior Research Fellow Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep said more than half of this cost is…
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