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Philippines by examining both the vertical and horizontal measures in terms of opportunities in accessing basic services such as … ethnic groups in the Philippines. Muslims (particularly the indigenous people) are the worst-off ethnic groups while the …
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Poverty incidence in the Philippines is rising based on the national official data released by the National Statistical …
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The Philippines is generally winning its fight against poverty as the magnitude and incidence of poverty, income gap …
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Philippines by examining both the vertical and horizontal measures in terms of opportunities in accessing basic services such as … ethnic groups in the Philippines. Muslims (particularly indigenous people) are the worst-off ethnic groups while the non …
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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 …
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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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The Philippines has been posting progress in terms of poverty reduction since the early 1990s. However, reversal in the …
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Drugs and medicines account for about half of the total medical out-of-pocket expenses of households. This share of drugs to total medical expenses is much higher for the poor than the rich. Thus, affordability of medicines is an important issue in poverty reduction. Recent efforts to improve...
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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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The Philippines is one of the biggest pharmaceutical markets in the ASEAN region, next only to Indonesia and Thailand …
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