In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other … countries in the region, the Philippines is still behind. In the early years of the 21st century, more than a third of the … educational capital. However, in education, the rich and the poor are separated by two different educational divisions …

the latter country increased over the analyzed period, while it was reduced in the Philippines. Our analyses indicate that … factors that contribute to ethnic disadvantaged groups being poorer are the strongly persistent high inequalities in education … (e.g., India, Nepal, and Pakistan), in regional development (e.g., the Philippines) and the large urban-rural gap (e …

We provide new evidence of the heterogeneous impact of the Philippines' conditional cash transfer (CCT) program … moderation analysis shows that the distance to and quality of education and health facilities matter in child schooling and …