^
+ Follow PIDS Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2521517
                    [Title] => ‘High fuel prices to push 1.34 million Pinoys to poverty’
                    [Summary] => 

Around 1.34 million Filipinos are at risk of falling into poverty due to high fuel prices stemming from the Middle East conflict, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/16/32026-04-0622-21-30_2026-04-16_23-16-46671_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2510718 [Title] => ‘Water districts can’t keep pace with demand’ [Summary] =>

Water districts across the country are struggling to keep pace with growing demand, as delivery systems fall short despite available water resources leaving at least 12.4 million Filipinos still lacking safe water, a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies found.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2502061 [Title] => Students score big gains under new DepEd curriculum, but teachers pay steep price [Summary] =>

A wide-ranging evaluation of the Department of Education's Matatag curriculum has delivered a split verdict on the country's biggest education reform in years: students in second grade are surprisingly leaping ahead with learning gains, but teachers are bearing the cost of a reform that came with insufficient support. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-20 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/20/elementary-students_2026-01-20_09-56-17929_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2496791 [Title] => PIDS issues clarification [Summary] =>

We are writing to clarify a point in the recent opinion column of Mr. Andrew Masigan (The first step to a political reboot: Abolish Congress on Dec. 17, 2025) that references a supposed Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) article or study advocating for the abolition of Congress.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-26 08:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2495704 [Title] => PIDS flags flaws in DepEd’s 75% proficiency standard [Summary] =>

The Department of Education long-standing practice of classifying students as “proficient” only if they score at least 75 percent in national assessments may not accurately reflect what learners actually know and can do, according to a new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/20/13_2025-12-20_17-16-383_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2494801 [Title] => The first step to a political reboot: Abolish Congress [Summary] =>

In a report written in the context of the flood control scandal, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies made a striking conclusion: the country’s bicameral system has become so dysfunctional that it may be time to dissolve both the Senate and Congress and replace them with a single parliament.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136504 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806379 [AuthorName] => Andrew J. Masigan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2494837 [Title] => DepEd urged to review 75% proficiency standard [Summary] =>

The Department of Education long-standing practice of classifying students as “proficient” only if they score at least 75 percent in national assessments may not accurately reflect what learners actually know and can do, according to a new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2493043 [Title] => Abolish Congress? [Summary] =>

At the rate this sordid corruption mess is slowly unfolding, I agree with a PIDS (a government economic think tank) news release that said what we are afraid to say: dissolving Congress makes sense.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136475 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2481347 [Title] => ‘Corruption, weak disaster preparedness could stall Philippines growth’ [Summary] =>

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies has warned that the country’s economic growth could be derailed by the combined effects of climate change, weak disaster preparedness and persistent corruption.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808362 [AuthorName] => Christine Boton [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2464417 [Title] => Kolehiyo: Mahalaga pa hanggang ngayon? [Summary] =>

SA survey ng Resume Genius sa U.S., marami sa 1,000 Gen Z (ipinanganak mula 1997 hanggang 2012) ang kumukuwestiyon kung mahalaga pa ba ang kolehiyo sa panahon ngayon.

[DatePublished] => 2025-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133308 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1665186 [AuthorName] => Ramon M. Bernardo [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => ) ) )
PIDS
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2521517
                    [Title] => ‘High fuel prices to push 1.34 million Pinoys to poverty’
                    [Summary] => 

Around 1.34 million Filipinos are at risk of falling into poverty due to high fuel prices stemming from the Middle East conflict, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/16/32026-04-0622-21-30_2026-04-16_23-16-46671_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2510718 [Title] => ‘Water districts can’t keep pace with demand’ [Summary] =>

Water districts across the country are struggling to keep pace with growing demand, as delivery systems fall short despite available water resources leaving at least 12.4 million Filipinos still lacking safe water, a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies found.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2502061 [Title] => Students score big gains under new DepEd curriculum, but teachers pay steep price [Summary] =>

A wide-ranging evaluation of the Department of Education's Matatag curriculum has delivered a split verdict on the country's biggest education reform in years: students in second grade are surprisingly leaping ahead with learning gains, but teachers are bearing the cost of a reform that came with insufficient support. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-20 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/20/elementary-students_2026-01-20_09-56-17929_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2496791 [Title] => PIDS issues clarification [Summary] =>

We are writing to clarify a point in the recent opinion column of Mr. Andrew Masigan (The first step to a political reboot: Abolish Congress on Dec. 17, 2025) that references a supposed Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) article or study advocating for the abolition of Congress.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-26 08:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2495704 [Title] => PIDS flags flaws in DepEd’s 75% proficiency standard [Summary] =>

The Department of Education long-standing practice of classifying students as “proficient” only if they score at least 75 percent in national assessments may not accurately reflect what learners actually know and can do, according to a new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/20/13_2025-12-20_17-16-383_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2494801 [Title] => The first step to a political reboot: Abolish Congress [Summary] =>

In a report written in the context of the flood control scandal, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies made a striking conclusion: the country’s bicameral system has become so dysfunctional that it may be time to dissolve both the Senate and Congress and replace them with a single parliament.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136504 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806379 [AuthorName] => Andrew J. Masigan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2494837 [Title] => DepEd urged to review 75% proficiency standard [Summary] =>

The Department of Education long-standing practice of classifying students as “proficient” only if they score at least 75 percent in national assessments may not accurately reflect what learners actually know and can do, according to a new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2493043 [Title] => Abolish Congress? [Summary] =>

At the rate this sordid corruption mess is slowly unfolding, I agree with a PIDS (a government economic think tank) news release that said what we are afraid to say: dissolving Congress makes sense.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136475 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2481347 [Title] => ‘Corruption, weak disaster preparedness could stall Philippines growth’ [Summary] =>

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies has warned that the country’s economic growth could be derailed by the combined effects of climate change, weak disaster preparedness and persistent corruption.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808362 [AuthorName] => Christine Boton [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2464417 [Title] => Kolehiyo: Mahalaga pa hanggang ngayon? [Summary] =>

SA survey ng Resume Genius sa U.S., marami sa 1,000 Gen Z (ipinanganak mula 1997 hanggang 2012) ang kumukuwestiyon kung mahalaga pa ba ang kolehiyo sa panahon ngayon.

[DatePublished] => 2025-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133308 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1665186 [AuthorName] => Ramon M. Bernardo [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with