 These reports have acquired a reputation for factually based, insightful and well written analyses of human development issues in the Philippines.The PHDR is today a highly respected publication not just in the Philippines but also in the community of nations.In October 2000, at the conclusion of the Second General Forum on Human Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the first annual National Human Development Report Awards Programme was launched, the PHDR 2000 was among the awardees.