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The Philippines has been posting progress in terms of poverty reduction since the early 1990s. However, reversal in the …
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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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In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the …
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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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surveys conducted in the Philippines. The goal is to illustrate the gender disparities and to draw useful insights on how …
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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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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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the crop or agricultural insurance. In the Philippines, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is the government …
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