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Land use evolves depending on the benefits that its use provides the community. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and its implementing tool, the Zoning Ordinance (ZO), are, together, a vital key to land use management and control. Institutional ...
Launched in November 2007, the Next Wave Cities (NWCs) program was to promote alternative information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) locations in the country. Bacolod City has consistently been ranked among the top-ten NWCs since...
Rapid global urbanization is occurring in the context of a series of urban challenges that threatens the cities’ sustainability. One relevant factor is the urban development pattern cities can apply. In that sense, compact development is claime...
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What kind of education governance do we really need – and how can research lead the way? The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) conducts its 10th installment of the ...
Social and Behavioral Change (SBC) is a powerful approach to influencing individual and collective behaviors for sustainable and impactful change. As a framework, it has high applicability in a variety of fields, including but not limited to disaster...
The lecture discusses strategic approaches to Philippine foreign policy against geopolitical shifts, socioeconomic uncertainties, and security challenges. 
Events & Announcements
The Development Academy of the Philippines through its Center for Governance is accepting registration for the Seminar Workshop on Updating the Local Revenue Code!Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of fiscal policy and r...
Nov 24, 2025
Calling all Policy and Planning Technical Staff! Learn the basics of fesigning impactful policies! The Policy Research Office invites interested individuals from different government agencies, departments, and offices to participate in the Course o...
Dec 09, 2025
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