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Are We Winning the Fight against Poverty? An Assessment of the Poverty Situation in the Philippines

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2010

In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the …

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Chronic and Transient Poverty

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2010

The Philippines has been posting progress in terms of poverty reduction since the early 1990s. However, reversal in the …

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Employment Choices of Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Metro Manila

Mina, Christian D. - 2010

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 …

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Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Rural Philippines: Results from the 2010 Field Survey in Rosario, Batangas

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2011

In an effort to complement the 2008 disability survey conducted in Metro Manila, the University of Tokyo and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies collaborated to undertake a similar study in a rural area. The survey was conducted in Rosario, Batangas in 2010, where 106 PWDs from 31...

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Dynamics of Poverty in the Philippines: Distinguishing the Chronic from the Transient Poor

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2011

Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up further to 26.5 percent in 2009. Although this aggregate poverty rate shows only a few percentage points change from 2003 to 2009, this does not mean there are no movements in and out of...

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Disability and Gender: The Case of the Philippines

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D. - 2011

Philippines. The goal is to illustrate the gender disparities and to draw useful insights on how stakeholders can address this …

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Promoting Inclusive Growth through the 4Ps

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 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

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 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 … inclusive growth in the Philippines through employment generation for the poor. The manufacturing sector can provide employment …

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Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines: The Case of Metro Manila and Rosario, Batangas

Mina, Christian D. - 2013

needs improvement.This paper examines the employment profile of PWDs in the Philippines using the 2008 and 2010 disability …

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Review of Design and Implementation of the Agricultural Insurance Programs of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation

Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; Gloria, Reneli Ann B. - 2015

the crop or agricultural insurance. In the Philippines, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is the government …

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