Protection - Matches
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About 400 researchers from all over the world are expected to converge in Manila on 19-21 June 2013, to attend the 14th Annual Global Development Netw..
Press Releases
Fires are the most costly preventable emergency in the Philippines but are relatively unstudied. A 2012 study done by the Department of Health - Healt..
Discussion Papers
This paper reviews the current state of and challenges facing social protection in the Philippines. It describes the social protection institutions an..
Discussion Papers
The abundance of street children in major cities in the country does not sit well with the country’s commitment to the Millennium Development Goals ..
Policy Notes
Child protection pertains to “preventing and responding to violence, exploitation, and abuse against children.” More specifically, it encompasses ..
Policy Notes
The recent trade and productivity literature shows that trade liberalization can lead to productivity gains through increased competition and exit of ..
Discussion Papers
Health care service in the country is designed to be delivered under a referral network. Traditionally, an ordinary citizen would go to a clinic or ba..
Development Research News
In a country where poverty is prevalent, a significant number of children are likely to be illiterate, malnourished, and prone to abuse and physical v..
Discussion Papers
The 2008 global economic and financial crisis spawned a synchronized recession among industrialized countries leading to a contraction in world trade...
Discussion Papers
When poor households face catastrophic events, they do not have any means for risk protection. Access to formal risk protection schemes such as insura..
Philippine Journal of Development
Low-income households find it hard to cope with the risks brought about by an illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities, and na..
Discussion Papers
Intellectual property rights-–copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and related rights-–have become increasingly important with the adve..
Discussion Papers
This study assesses the state of microinsurance in the country, identifies the players and their performance, and the challenges facing microinsurance..
Discussion Papers
The recently signed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is said to represent a "new age free trade area" in that its terms and pr..
Policy Notes
This paper aims to review the impact of the various tariff legislations passed from 1998 to 2003 on the structure of protection in the Philippines. Th..
Discussion Papers
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