Poverty - Matches
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The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program has been much maligned and dismissed as a “dole-out” program. Critics have focused on the fact that it pro..
Discussion Papers
Crop insurance can be an effective safety net that can significantly reduce poverty among agricultural households. This is according to a study by sta..
Press Releases
State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has outlined several recommendations to improve the design and implementation of ..
Press Releases
The government established the Community Mortgage Program (CMP), which is administered by the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), to enable inf..
Policy Notes
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) will hold a seminar to discuss IPA’s random..
Events
In response to calls to institutionalize the government's conditional cash transfer program or the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), an exper..
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While the Philippines has had a new economic growth trajectory in recent years, the country has had little progress in reducing poverty and in making ..
Discussion Papers
The middle class plays a critical role in the development of a country. It is not only expected to create employment as business start-ups but also to..
Policy Notes
State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) hosted a policy dialogue for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission fo..
Press Releases
Social enterprises can help enhance the role of small and medium enterprises (SME) in sustainable economic development, claims a recent study released..
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The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Philippines marks its fifth year of implementation in 2013 since its inception in 2008. The first..
Research Paper Series
An increase in world prices of agricultural commodities has nuanced impacts: good for the nation's economy but bad for the poor. Professor German Cal..
Press Releases
The Philippines has recently experienced economic growth despite the global economic slowdown. But there are people who wonder why economic growth has..
Policy Notes
Under the Aquino administration, premium subsidies on agricultural insurance have significantly increased, mostly due to the special programs being im..
Discussion Papers
Granting financial aid to poor but deserving students to enroll in college is not enough. Government must help ensure these grantees finish their educ..
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