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Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Wealthy families not participating in state surveys, P.I.D.S gripes
Despite being against the law, wealthy households—especially those in gated communities—have been refusing to participate in state-sanctioned surveys, thus, distorting official data on income and economic-growth estimates in the country.
PIDS study uncovers ‘leak’ in govt’s health-subsidy fund
Some 6.4 million who have availed themselves of the government’s health-insurance subsidy for indigents are not at all that poor, according to the findings of a study released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
Protectionism and the Philippine economy
ON February 9 the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) hosted a seminar, entitled “Global Uncertainty: Regional Headwinds and the Philippine Economic Promise” given by Dr. Dan Steinbock, who noted that, with global economic integration at a standstill, the world economy is coping with diminished growth prospects.