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October 3, 2025

The Role of PIDS and Its Contribution to Research and Policymaking in the Philippines

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PIDS has generated significant research in the Philippines, yet its recommendations have not led to improved outcomes.
Previous Philippine governments have selectively chosen insights from PIDS, overlooking what was crucial for development.
Established in 1977, PIDS remains a key intellectual center in the country focused on policy-oriented research.
The historical lack of continuity in government policymaking has hindered the effective implementation of research findings.

Abstract

Established in 1977, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has been an important research resource in the country. It has served to bring together an unprecedented concentration of intellectual minds from institutions and organizations all over the country and abroad--to engage in an independent agenda that has generated a prolific body of work with a strong orientation and focus on policy. But how effective has this been? The author gives a brisk overview of why the wealth of insights and recommendations have not translated into enhanced developmental outcomes and laments that Philippine governments since at least Macapagal and Marcos have never built on each other--they "just selectively chose what they liked, not what the country needed."

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