DRDF wins bidding on CHED-GTS data entry development

After its fifth attempt in winning the bid, the Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (DRDF) has finally been selected to be the service provider in developing the data entry system for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)’s latest Graduate Tracer Study (GTS) Program, awarded this April 2018. The GTS Program is a periodic activity … Read more

Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in the Philippines

The Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP) is the first nationally representative, multi-actor panel study on aging in the Philippines, with information collected from community-dwelling Filipinos aged 60 and over, their primary or potential caregivers, and their adult children. It is designed to (1) investigate the health status and well-being of … Read more

DRDF conducts the Baseline Survey for the Dual Cohort Prospective Study of Obesity in Metro Manila

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Washington, in partnership with the USC – Office of Population Studies (OPS), is currently conducting a research study entitled the “Dual Cohort Prospective Study of Obesity”, aiming to prospectively follow two cohorts of adults: (1) US-bound … Read more

USC-OPS tasks DRDF in handling data collection in Luzon for the Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Girl and Boy Child

At the same time where the country implements its agenda and strategies for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), it’s “youth bulge” in population (15-29 years old) is also expected to peak. This creates an opportunity for economic growth, if young people reaching the working age would be fit enough and capable, given … Read more

2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

The Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) Study is a series of national surveys on the Filipino youth, conducted since 1982 by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation. Gathering data from Filipino youth aged 15 to 24, YAFS is one of the primary sources of information … Read more