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This issue of the Philippine Journal of Development brings together research addressing the country’s key development challenges, spanning clima..

The high unmet need for contraception in the Philippines impedes progress toward effective family planning and reproductive health. This study examine..

As the country’s national health insurer, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) plays a critical role in promoting accessible..

Nearly one in four Filipino adolescents falls behind in school by age 18, according to findings from one of the country’s most extensive studies tra..

Violence experienced at home and exclusion encountered in school can have lasting consequences on Filipino adolescents’ education, well-being, and f..

How do childhood experiences shape the lives of Filipino adolescents, and why does understanding these long-term connections matter for policymaking a..

The Health Economics and Finance Program (HEFP) of the 17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ has developed a new data platform for tracking loc..

The 17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ (17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ) has expressed support for ongoing reforms to hospital payment under the country’s universal ..

This paper examines whether local government unit (LGU) health spending in the Philippines is adequate to deliver mandated primary health care (PHC) s..

Chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular conditions are driving a significant share of hospital spending in the Philippines, with a small gr..

Filipinos are now having fewer children than needed to replace the population, according to a new study by the Philippine Institute for Development St..

Inequities in access to healthcare are pervasive in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), manifesting as large socio-economic gradients in he..

Hospital readmissions are often used to measure quality and continuity of care within health systems. In 2024, the Philippine Health Insurance Corpora..

This report estimated the utilization of outpatient benefits from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation and examined variations across local gov..

In this study, the readiness of PhilHealth’s health information system (HIS) to support the transition to Diagnosis-Related Groups with Global B..