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After five years of Pantawid, what next?
Paqueo, Vicente B.; Orbeta, Aniceto C.; Castaneda, Tarsicio - 2013
When the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program was designed, the government publicly promised to limit to five years the giving of the education and health grants. This five-year limit is almost over for the first set of beneficiaries by 2013. The natural policy question then is: Would it be wise...
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Are we winning the fight against poverty? : an assessment of the poverty situation in the Philippines
Reyes, Celia M.; Mina, Christian C.; Tabuga, Aubrey D.; … - 2010 - (revised)
In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the … effect of worsened income inequality. -- poverty ; Philippines ; income inequality ; decomposition of poverty …
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Paradigms of decentralization, institutional design and poverty : drinking water in the Philippines
Singh, Satyajit (contributor) - 2006
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Poverty and agriculture in the Philippines : trends in income poverty and distribution
Reyes, Celia M.; Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Asis, Ronina D.; … - 2012 - Version: February 2012
Poverty incidence in the Philippines is rising based on the national official data released by the National Statistical …
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Conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines : is it reaching the extremely poor?
Reyes, Celia M.; Tabuga, Aubrey D. - 2012
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Philippines` version of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program modeled by Latin …
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Promoting inclusive growth through the 4Ps
Reyes, Celia M.; Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; … - 2013
The year 2013 marks the fifth year of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) implementation in the country since its inception in 2008. The first batch of beneficiaries will be graduating from the program in several months' time. Meanwhile, the government continues to expand the...
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Regional integration, inclusive growth, and poverty : enhancing employment opportunities for the poor
Reyes, Celia M.; Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; … - 2013
Philippines. Set against the backdrop of continuing economic integration in the region, it seems that the growth in the … Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty. This … inclusive growth in the Philippines through employment generation for the poor. The manufacturing sector can provide employment …
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Growth and redistribution : is there 'trickle down' effect in the Philippines?
Parel, Danileen Kristel C. - 2014
This paper aims to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are benefiting from economic development. Using regression analysis, five factors were examined: (1) location of the household, (2) access to infrastructure, (3) changes in rice...
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Child poverty in the Philippines
Reyes, Celia M.; Tabuga, Aubrey; Asis, Ronina; Mondez, … - 2014
Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010380428
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Inequalities in income, labor, and education : the challenge of inclusive growth
Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Dumagan, Jesus Castaños; … - 2015
While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic …
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