Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty. This … persistence of poverty in the Philippines. To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the manufacturing sector has to be made … Philippines. Set against the backdrop of continuing economic integration in the region, it seems that the growth in the …

to address the many facets of poverty. The 4Ps is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the … to alleviate their immediate needs and aims to "break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human …

mortality and morbidity is not fast enough. This makes the country`s MDG goal targets on TB eradication shaky. The Philippines … in three highly urbanized cities in the Philippines, namely, Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao, the researchers investigated …

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Philippines marks its fifth year of implementation in 2013 since … many facets of poverty. The 4Ps is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the Philippine … their immediate needs and aims to "break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human capital". As …

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at … understand the relationships while accounting for the nature of growth. Moreover, the poverty elasticity of output growth was … estimated using regional-level data in 2003, 2006, and 2009. We learned that while the rate of growth matters a lot in poverty …

This paper looks at the interaction of poverty, fertility preferences, and family planning practices in the Philippines …, in the case of the Philippines, the larger number of children among the poor is more the result of poorer contraceptive …

equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the possible poverty and distributional effects of the removal of QR and the reduction in … headcount poverty index, both the poverty gap and the squared poverty gap indices increase. The Gini coefficient increases as … inputs in the sector, lower factor prices in agriculture, and lower factor incomes for these households. Thus, poverty in …

factors (poverty and costs of education), differences in expectations between boys and girls, and education of mothers. Supply …

Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue …. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of … poverty through data collected from national surveys and administrative records of government agencies. The estimations show …