Poverty - Matches
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Here’s the paradox of growth in this country. From 2003 to 2009, the economy grew by an average of 4.8 percent. And yet, instead of decreasing with ..
In the News
This Policy Note provides a framework for analyzing the impact of natural disasters on household income and household poverty and empirically estimate..
Policy Notes
Over 40 million Filipinos still rely on traditional biomass for cooking and 16 million do not have electricity, according to a study released by the P..
In the News
About 130 million people in Southeast Asia or one in five people in the region lack access to electricity, according to a study by the Philippine Inst..
In the News
Across the 10-nation Asean region, an estimated 130 million people lack access to electricity–and 16 million of them, comprising 12 percent of the t..
In the News
This issue of the Development Research News (DRN) covers the highlights of the 14th Global Development Conference in Manila organized by Global Develo..
Development Research News
The latest poverty statistics released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) have attracted considerable attention as they clearly sho..
PIDS Updates
Despite the wider of spread growth and more advanced technology seen in the next years, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said t..
In the News
Based on available statistics, between 127 and 130 million people in Southeast Asia lack access to electricity. At least 228 million still rely on tra..
Discussion Papers
It is not enough for the gross national product (GNP) to grow at a high rate in order for the government to succeed in fighting poverty. It is importa..
Press Releases
Is the decision of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to shift from money targeting to inflation targeting as its monetary framework a wise move? ..
Press Releases
Providing information on the implications of high fertility and family planning services should be an integral component of any poverty alleviation pa..
Press Releases
"The lack of clear and consistent population policy starkly sets the Philippines apart from the rest of East and Southeast Asia and partly explains it..
Press Releases
The CBMS Network Coordinating Team announced today that a total of 59 provinces covering 17,244 barangays located in 667 municipalities and 41 cities ..
Press Releases
At a time when Filipino families are still reeling from the effects of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis and natural calamities and bracing for..
Press Releases
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