the Philippines are viewed from the overall context of poverty as the major development problem of the country. The … concept of poverty as being multidimensional is adopted in this study. Consequently, various indicators relating to the … different dimensions of poverty are used to gauge the performance of the country. The Philippines' performance with regards to …

In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the … downward trend in previous poverty estimates. This upward trend went against expectations after the Philippine economy … further add to the already difficult work of reducing poverty. The MDG deadline looms ahead and time is running out in the …

The paper examines the performance of the Philippines with respect to the fight against poverty. It reviews the trends … in poverty using the various human development indicators. It also examines the changes in the policy environment over … the last 25 years. It identifies issues relating to programs, institutional arrangements and poverty measurement. …

This paper extends the analysis on microfinance and poverty from the household perspective by focusing on the role of … other economically active household members in alleviating household poverty. Results show that additional other …, results from the earnings regression analysis and logit analysis indicate congruence with generally accepted theory on poverty …

equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the possible poverty and distributional effects of the removal of QR and the reduction in … headcount poverty index, both the poverty gap and the squared poverty gap indices increase. The Gini coefficient increases as … inputs in the sector, lower factor prices in agriculture, and lower factor incomes for these households. Thus, poverty in …

This paper shows how large family size can be an important contributor to household poverty. It presents results from … size can contribute to poverty and vulnerability through its impact on household savings, labor supply, and parental … poverty in the Philippines using household survey data. The clear implication of the results is that, in the case of the …

In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other … Philippine population lives below the poverty line. With landless status, the poor depended largely on labor with its embedded …

-Japan bilateral agreements on unemployment, income distribution and poverty. The results indicate contraction in agriculture but … industry. Unemployment in agriculture deteriorates while in industry improves. Thus income inequality worsens. However, poverty … has the least poverty incidence while rural has the highest. The generally favourable poverty effects are due to the …

national development agenda and poverty reduction strategies. It covers issues related to agriculture, forest and urban lands … poverty. Land reform is the critical policy intervention in the agrarian and urban sector. The implementation of the program …