Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty … inclusive growth in the Philippines through employment generation for the poor. The manufacturing sector can provide employment … persistence of poverty in the Philippines. To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the manufacturing sector has to be made …

creates jobs, draws the majority into the economic and social mainstream, and continuously reduces mass poverty. Employment … conditions in Philippine rural labor markets and agriculture can be characterized as casual or informal, with low skill … requirements, with low productivity and returns, and a greater concentration of poverty. This is consistent with a prominent strand …

While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic … growth has still not translated into reduction of poverty. This is in large part due to issues pertaining to distribution … processes. The study looks at trends in various statistics on poverty and income distribution, and then examines how disparities …

evidence behind this? This article seeks to address this question. It finds that in the Philippines, higher LMWs: (i) are … intended to protect; (iii) decrease the employment probability of the young, inexperienced, less educated, and women laborers …; and (iv) tend to ironically reduce average income and raise household poverty rate. These results illustrate how rapid …

exports. It suggests that a comprehensive and high profile services export initiative is needed to establish the Philippines …

and opportunities, and protection in market and employment transitions. Because of the link between education and earning … capacity, improving education will lead to inclusive growth as educated individuals enhance their employment opportunities …, improve their income, and pursue entrepreneurial options.The state of education in the Philippines as well as in APEC …

The Philippines' recent economic performance has been remarkable amid the lingering slowdown in the global economy and … than its 6.8 percent growth in 2012. With GDP growth averaging at 5.9 percent in the last three years, the Philippines is … one of the better performers among the developing economies. However, the economy faces problems of high poverty incidence …

priority areas during the Philippines' APEC hosting in 2015 under the theme: "Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better …

This paper examined how PWDs in the Philippines make a living and determined the factors that influenced them to select … conditions of PWDs in selected cities in Metro Manila, Philippines conducted in 2008, econometric analyses were conducted. The …