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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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Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Philippines` version of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program modeled by Latin …
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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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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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In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the … effect of worsened income inequality. -- poverty ; Philippines ; income inequality ; decomposition of poverty …
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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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In urban Philippines, the percentage of persons with disability (PWDs) participating in various government and …
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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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