prior to migration, many departing migrant workers were not aware of basic work rights and government regulations … recommendations based on findings and insights from the study are programs on migration must be improved to promote awareness and …

Outward migration data from the Philippines exhibit spatial clustering. This is likely due to information spillover … effects - fellow migrants share information with other neighboring migrants, thereby lowering the costs of migration. To … growth in the number of succeeding migrants. We find that current and past migration from one municipality induces …

The paper characterizes how international labor migration became an enduring feature in the country's development. It … study then presented the likely prospects of the Philippine international labor migration market considering domestic and …

This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to … Filipino international migrant workers. Thirty years of having explicit policy on international labor migration has resulted to … countries to follow. It presents how government migration services work together with nongovernment organizations in a …

migration and remittances and to highlight research gaps. Literature and reliability of findings that explore the many facets … and implications of the social and economic impacts of international labor migration and remittances were assessed and … impact of international labor migration and remittances is complex and an interdisciplinary research is needed to …

Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews … related literature on constraints to long-run growth, as it applies to the Philippines. We evaluate several factors, namely …

would serve as inputs to national strategies and plans in improving LSD in the Philippines. It develops a Triangulation …

continue to be determined by the performance of its urban system. Overall, however, the Philippines is characterized by its …, they have also been underperforming relative to their potentials and other cities in East Asia. In particular, the urban …

the crisis on poverty in the Philippines. The result of this study would serve as inputs to policymakers in prioritizing … transmission channels for the Philippines including overseas employment and remittances, and local employment. The study also … Philippines were selected to serve as poverty observatories or sentinel sites for monitoring the impact of the global crisis …