policies, and lower financing costs. Historically, the Philippines have been exposed to considerable fiscal risks, in part … abated, they still remain sizeable in the Philippines. To improve its risk management, the government is pursuing a program …

update our understanding of the nature of poverty and the recent progress in poverty reduction in the Philippines. It …This report is intended as an input into the Philippine Government's poverty eradication strategy. The report aims to … examines the extent to which growth in the nineties has translated into poverty reduction and analyzes how well publicly …