Over 150 high-level participants from national agencies and local government units, academia, private sector, civil society, and international development partners joined the Fourth Forum on Local Governance and Development to discuss local solutions that advance water security PASIG CITY: Nearly half of all Filipino families – about 47% – still struggle to get ... continue reading
The Center for Research and Communication’s Institute for Local Development (CRC-ILD) recently completed a major research project commissioned by global non-profit organization Water.org. The study, entitled “Technical Assessment of the Water and Sanitation Loan Portfolio of Philippine Government Financing Institutions,” was conducted from September 2025 to April 2026 and examined whether financing from the two ... continue reading
The study entitled “The Philippine Manning Services Industry: Prospects and Impact on the Philippine Economy and Industry Development Policy” reframes the sector from being simply a source of overseas remittances into a powerful domestic economic engine. While Filipino seafarers are widely recognized for the billions of pesos they remit annually, the study demonstrates ... continue reading
CRC convened a high-level dialogue on infrastructure development, bringing together leaders from the public policy, infrastructure, and business sectors to discuss infrastructure governance. Pictured (from left): Mir Tillah, Director of the CRC Institute for Local Development; Cosette Canilao, President and CEO of Aboitiz InfraCapital; Dr. Bernardo Villegas, CRC Co-Founder and Research Director; John Morrell, ... continue reading
Quezon City Administrator Michael Alimurung (far right) discusses the journey of Quezon City to develop an online system that serves the needs of their more than 3 million citizens. (L-R: Manny Caintic, former acting DICT secretary and forum moderator, Ms. Cleo Celeste Santos of GCash, and Ms. Denise Fabella of Khan Academy Philippines) ... continue reading
Many Filipino health workers are making their home in Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, contributing to the local economy while experiencing the benefits of Nordic social transformation. In these countries, health workers constitute the biggest bulk of the migrant workers, as they do across the world. In Norway, for example, since the arrival of the ... continue reading
A groundbreaking study by the leading economic think tank Center for Research and Communication of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) and the Association of Licensed Manning Agencies (ALMA Maritime Group) has revealed that the Philippine seafaring industry generated a total ₱1.06 trillion in economic activity in 2024, underscoring its pivotal role in ... continue reading
The Center for Research and Communication Foundation, Inc. (CRCFI) is honored to announce its partnership with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) in conducting a comprehensive organizational assessment and the formulation of a 10-year Strategic Roadmap (2026–2036) for the agency. This collaboration was formalized through a contract signing ceremony held on June 2, 2025, ... continue reading
[UA&P, Pasig City, Philippines] - The Center for Research and Communication (CRC) successfully concluded its onsite run of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) Foundational Course this academic year, last April 21-25, 2025. The course welcomed 20 graduates from various sectors, each committed to strengthening data privacy compliance within their respective organizations. Designed to build capacity ... continue reading
On February 21, 2025, Dr. Veronica E. Ramirez joined Radio Pilipinas to discuss her groundbreaking research on OFW mental health. She shared the study’s key findings and recommendations aimed at benefiting OFWs, funded by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), a sectoral council of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Dr. ... continue reading
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