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CRC-ILD Study Affirms Critical Role of Government Financing Institutions in Expanding Access to Safe Water

By |June 8th, 2026|CRC-ILD, Environment and Climate Change, News|

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

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More Than Remittances: Filipino Seafarers Drive a Trillion-Peso Economic Engine

By |June 4th, 2026|CRC Insights, Social Economics, Transportation and Logistics|

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

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Philippine Private Sector Leaders Encourage Greater Transparency and Accountability in Infrastructure Deals

By |May 25th, 2026|CRC Events, CRC-ILD, Infrastructure and Industry, News|

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

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Digital Transformation: A “Force Multiplier” for Local Governance

By |February 12th, 2026|CRC Events, CRC-ILD, Digital Sector, News|

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

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Filipino health workers: Partners for health care in the Nordic countries

By |December 10th, 2025|Expertise, Migration and Overseas Filipino Work|

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

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Filipino Seafarers Generate ₱1.06 Trillion in Economic Impact, Steering 4% of PH GDP – CRC Study

By |November 13th, 2025|Expertise, Infrastructure and Industry, Migration and Overseas Filipino Work, Transportation and Logistics|

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

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CRCFI Undertakes Organizational Assessment and Strategic Roadmap Development for the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)

By |July 31st, 2025|Expertise, Migration and Overseas Filipino Work, News|

  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

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CRC Empowers New Batch of Privacy Professionals in Onsite DPO Foundational Course

By |May 6th, 2025|CRC Events, Digital Sector, News, Trainings and Workshops|

[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

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Dr. Veronica Ramirez talks about OFW mental health in Radio Pilipinas

By |March 3rd, 2025|Expertise, Migration and Overseas Filipino Work, News, Professorial Chairs|

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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CRC and OSAPIEA forge partnership to strengthen economic policy and investment insights

By |August 24th, 2024|Digital Sector, Energy Industry, News|

In picture (1st row from R-L): Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas, Dr. Winston Conrad B. Padojinog, Sec. Frederick D. Go, Dir. Leslie Vanessa Lim, & Atty. Joy Diaz-Teston. (2nd row from R-L): Mr. Cesar Averia, Jr., Mr. Paul Joseph Garcia, Dr. Robin Michael Garcia, Mr. Gerogio Mabbagu, & Mr. Bruce Borres. [UA&P, Pasig City, ... continue reading

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