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Recently, the agricultural sector in the Philippines has enjoyed robust growth driven by rapid price increases in key …
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strategies used by households in response to natural disasters in the Philippines. It used data from the 2011 CBMS Household … strategies; b) some empirical studies have been done in the Philippines analyzing the aforementioned interactions; c) relevant … interactions between natural disasters and household poverty in the Philippines. …
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Expenditures on agriculture have been rising over time, as expression of the state`s commitment to reduce poverty, raise rural incomes and household welfare, and promote food security. However, agriculture continues to exhibit disappointing performance, namely, laggard growth, lack of...
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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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needs improvement. This paper examines the employment profile of PWDs in the Philippines using the 2008 and 2010 disability …
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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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, and droughts, on agriculture, food security, and the natural resources and environment in the Philippines. It aimed to …
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be the first such application for the Philippines. The study finds that, correcting for endogeneity, participation in …
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is necessary and instructive. This paper constitutes the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the AEC Blueprint for the Philippines …. The Philippines Country Report presents the results of the surveys related to the MTR on areas including trade … provided by greater openness in the Philippines, particularly the complex and inefficient administrative processes and …
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Agriculture confronts several challenges over the decade, i.e., meeting burgeoning food requirements with limited farm land, and balancing the need to import with the provision of livelihoods. The current policy regime leans heavily toward import substitution, with supply side interventions to...
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