Occasional Papers are concise analyses of the contemporary issues involving Philippine society. Published monthly, these are authored by a variety of specialists in their given fields.

2023

January 2023: “Investments in Manufacturing: Managing Through A Position of Strength”
February 2023: “Beyond the Status Quo: The Need for Bold Reforms in Public Budgeting and Spending”

2022

January 2022: “A Case for an Evidence-Based Response and Combating COVID Corruption”
April 2022: “Rebuilding the Economy Through Investments”
May 2022: “Holistic Governance: The Task Ahead”
July 2022: “Building Back Towards Inclusive Growth with Innovative Public Sector Governance”
August 2022: “The Philippines Under Duterte: A Term-End Performance Evaluation Based on International Governance Indicators”
October 2022: “An Assessment of the Infrastructure Program of the Duterte Administration”
November 2022: “Developing a Circular Economy in the Philippines”

2021

January 2021: “The 2021 National Budget: What promise does it bring to the Filipino people”
February 2021: “The Extended COVID-19 Crisis: An Issue of Governance and Health System Management”
April 2021: “Philippine Green Economic Recovery”
May 2021: “Hanging in the Balance: Checking on Beijing’s Trillion-Dollar Unfulfilled Promise to the Philippines”
July 2021: “Signs of the Times: Building Back Better”
August 2021: “Recurring Disparities and Issues in the Philippine Pandemic Response”
October 2021: “The Virus and the Vote: Safeguarding the 2022 Elections”
November 2021: “The Continuing Saga for Better Governance in the Philippines”