This study looks at the minimum wage fixing in the Philippines after World War II. The rationale for such a wage policy is discussed, followed by a description of the guidelines observed in the setting of wage differentials in the legislations. Then the coverage and implementation of the minimum...

This paper examines how Philippine development planning defined to include formal plans and legislated measure -- has prioritized women's fuller integration in development. A review of previous formal plans brought to the fore government's weak role in rising the status of women. In law,...

This study examines the extent and nature of children and youth employment in the Philippines during the 1960s and the 1970s. Countries like the Philippines are in transition from a subsistence agrarian economy to industrial capitalism. Viewed in this perspective, the role of children in...