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Implications of Philippine trends in education financing and projected change in school-age population on education expenditures by income group: using National Transfer Accounts r...
Racelis, Rachel H.; Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Salas, J. … - 2012
Financing of education in the Philippines is mainly by the government (public) and by households (private), and since … 2007 and 2040 the schooling age population of the Philippines is projected to continue to increase in size and the age …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009769376
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Compulsory kindergarten education and early-teenage literacy in the Philippines
Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Francisco, Kris A. - 2023
achievement using a large-scale natural experiment in the Philippines. In 2012, the Philippine government mandated compulsory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014290901
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The irony of RH law critics' opposition to comprehensive sex education
Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Paqueo, Vicente B. - 2016
Sex-related risks, early sexual experience, and unwanted pregnancies are major concerns of Filipinos. These issues have long been battle grounds for the often rancorous debates about the provisions of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law. In December 2012, Congress approved a comprehensive RH Law...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011583738
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Projected disease transmission, health system requirements, and macro-economic impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines
Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Uy, Jhanna; Haw, Nel Jason; … - 2020
caused more than 67,000 deaths worldwide. The Philippines has recorded 3,764 confirmed cases and 177 deaths as of April 7 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012210225
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Financing universal health care in an ageing Philippines
Abrigo, Michael Ralph M. - 2019
The Philippines has been experiencing unprecedented economic growth in recent years. This has fueled greater … education. Behind these developments, however, is the fact that the country is slowly ageing. The Philippines' demographic … window of opportunity is closing soon. In this study, we show how an ageing Philippines may impact the magnitude and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012136179
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Philippine International Labor Migration in the Past 30 Years: Trends and Prospects
Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C.; Abrigo, Michael Ralph M. - 2009
The paper characterizes how international labor migration became an enduring feature in the country's development. It presents data on the flow of temporary and permanent international migrant workers in the last thirty years. Characteristics such as destination, occupation, education, sex, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421151
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Institutions Serving Philippine International Labor Migrants
Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C.; Cabalfin, Michael R.; Abrigo, … - 2009
This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421155
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Contagious Migration: Evidence from the Philippines
Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Desierto, Desiree A. - 2011
Outward migration data from the Philippines exhibit spatial clustering. This is likely due to information spillover …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421200
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Managing International Labor Migration: The Philippine Experience
Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C.; Abrigo, Michael Ralph M. - 2011
service workers. Although the Philippines is considered by many as the global model in managing international labor migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421223
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Contagious migration : evidence from the Philippines
Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Desierto, Desiree A. - 2011 - This version: September 2011
Outward migration data from the Philippines exhibit spatial clustering. This is likely due to information spillover …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009379818