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Philippine Institute for Development Studies

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PH MSMEs fare better when exporting to non-ASEAN countries—PIDS report

Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) exhibit better survival rates when they export to non-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries than to ASEAN…
  • December 19, 2018
  • 3 minute read

PIDS: Separating port agencies’ regulatory, operational functions key to ports’ efficiency

Regulatory reforms, such as the separation of regulatory and operational functions of port authorities, are necessary if the Philippines is to address the inefficiency…
  • April 5, 2018
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PIDS study advises stronger long-range planning for infra program

The Philippine government should improve its planning and programming systems, both at the national and agency levels, as its Build, Build, Build infrastructure program…
  • January 30, 2018
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PH study bares long list of grievances by logistics service providers

Government restrictions in the form of laws and regulations can adversely affect the price, reliability, and quality of distribution, multimodal transport, and logistics (DML)…
  • December 30, 2017
  • 5 minute read

Regulatory reforms needed to boost competitiveness of PH logistics—study

Regulatory reforms are needed to improve the competitiveness of the distribution, multimodal transport and logistics (DML) services, which play a crucial role in the…
  • December 30, 2017
  • 5 minute read

Manila truck ban a ‘policy failure with unintended consequences’- PIDS

State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) sees the Manila daytime truck ban as a policy failure, citing it as one of…
  • April 18, 2017
  • 5 minute read

Study: Cap capacity at Manila ports to disperse cargo traffic to Subic, Batangas

A new study published by a Philippine government think tank believes that limiting future expansion plans at Manila ports and directing shippers to increase…
  • December 11, 2016
  • 5 minute read

House bill seeks capping cargo volume handled by Manila ports

A bill has been filed restricting cargo volumes handled at Manila ports and diverting cargoes to Batangas and Subic ports as a permanent solution…
  • August 9, 2016
  • 3 minute read

Reforms, including improving logistics, needed for full integration of PH into global value chain

The Philippines stands to gain much from becoming a more active player in the global value chain (GVC)—but only after it solves major hindrances…
  • November 23, 2015
  • 3 minute read

Manila port congestion ‘very likely’ to recur – gov’t study

The congestion at the Port of Manila in 2014 sharply demonstrated the extent of damage that poorly planned and badly coordinated policymaking can inflict…
  • November 10, 2015
  • 3 minute read

Compliance gaps in PH trade facilitation commitments to ASEAN identified

Despite progress in automating operations at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), there is much room for improvement in the Philippines’ efforts to fully meet…
  • August 10, 2015
  • 5 minute read

ASEAN integration requires liberalization of PH maritime industry — gov’t study

The Philippine government needs to implement reforms geared toward a more liberalized and competitive maritime industry to realize the benefits from the Association of…
  • July 20, 2015
  • 5 minute read

Freeze Manila port expansion to steer more cargo to Batangas, Subic, urge experts

A government think tank suggests suspending any plans to further expand Manila ports as a way to address port congestion and increase utilization of…
  • April 12, 2015
  • 3 minute read