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Based on the 2015 Census of Population and Housing, there were 7.5 million senior citizens, or persons aged 60 and above, in the Philippines. The Unit..

This volume of the Philippine Journal of Development revisits some of the government policies specifically designed for those in the margins, namely, ..

A PIDS study found that national government expenditures on social protection have been increasing. The bulk of these expenditures went to the Pantawi..

As public spending on social protection programs increases, government should continuously improve the design and implementation of these programs.&nb..

The 2017–2018 Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) focuses on the emerging technologies associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe), such as ar..

A PIDS study found that despite the country's growing economy, the proportion of Filipinos living in poverty has not been significantly reduced. Pover..

A PIDS study found that men are more likely than women to have SSS/GSIS and PhilHealth especially among workers in the rural areas. Men in the servic..

To reduce the risks and vulnerability to sudden income shocks faced by households due to natural calamities, disability, illnesses, and other causes, ..

In a developing country such as the Philippines, social protection has been a consistent priority of government to redistribute income to the poor, ma..

Poverty eradication is at the core of development concerns in the Philippines, as underscored in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. This Polic..

A PIDS study says the government should make social protection programs adaptive and responsive to climate change and disasters. It recommends integra..

This issue of the Development Research News (DRN) revisits the country’s social protection programs and provides strategies to further improve their..

The government should make social protection programs adaptive to climate change and disasters. According to study published by state think tank Phil..

The government should take climate change into account in implementing social protection programs, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (P..

Social safety nets (SSNs), such as the country’s own Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), could lift millions out of poverty, according to..