Development Plan (PDP). The PDP details the vision of inclusive growth and poverty reduction that underlies the social contract …

In the past three decades, the Philippines has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty. Driven by high growth … rates and structural transformation, the poverty rate fell by two-thirds, from 49.2 percent in 1985 to 16.7 percent in 2018 … core findings from background analyses of the patterns of inequality and poverty and provides policy pointers. The analysis …

evolution of poverty and inequality in the Philippines and by analyzing the factors that could be weakening the link between … economic growth and poverty reduction. It also provides a brief profile of the poor. Part two addresses the first strategic … component for fostering inclusive growth, which refers to the enhancement of income opportunities and ensuring greater labor …

health, education, employment, income and expenditure, housing, access to public facilities and services, social capital and … also in terms of non-traditional measures, such as self-rated poverty and happiness. The BLSS 2012, together with the BLSS …

marginally, but the depth (poverty gap) and severity (squared poverty gap) increase substantially. If, instead, an income tax is … detailed economywide computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to run a series of policy experiments. They find that poverty … mechanism the government adopts to offset forgone tariff revenue. If an indirect tax is used, the incidence of poverty falls …