A NEW policy research hub has opened in Cotabato City to make development studies more accessible in the Bangsamoro region.
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in partnership with the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA), launched a PIDS Corner at the BPDA Library on September 25 during the 2nd Bangsamoro Development Policy Research Forum.
The Cotabato facility is the 27th of its kind established across the country.
The PIDS Corner houses computers and a collection of the institute’s research publications, including Development Research News, Policy Notes, Research Paper Series and the Philippine Journal of Development.
The hub is intended to serve local policymakers, researchers and students in areas where access to policy resources is limited.
‘For nearly two decades, our PIDS Corner program has been a cornerstone of our mission to bring policy research closer to our policymakers, researchers, students, and communities,’ PIDS President Randy Tuaño.
There are currently 14 PIDS Corners in Luzon, six in the Visayas, and seven in Mindanao.