Poverty - Matches

Since 2011, the government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has been implementing the Social Pension (SocPen) Program..

This piece concerns the sizes of classes in society that differ vertically, like the “lower class,” “middle class,” and &ldquo..

DESPITE significant progress in attaining food security, the government still needs to address challenges in the agriculture sector to ensure this goa..

The Philippine private pension system has serious flaws that need to be fixed. It is not portable, not funded, not adequate, not actuarially fair, not..

THE pandemic was not the “great equalizer” that many believed it to be, as it hurt the poor more and exacerbated existing inequalities in ..

Noong isang araw, nagsagawa ako ng workshop hinggil sa macroeconomics para sa isang grupo ng young leaders and influencers. Bilang panimula ay nagbiga..

This study aims to understand the nuances and dynamics in the labor market outcomes of 4Ps beneficiaries. The 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Progr..

Hearing those tales of some Mangyan servants of God was more than heartbreaking. Their children had to trek for three hours each way to reach school t..

MANILA, Philippines—P500 is “not enough.” Sen. Joel Villanueva said this last May as he sponsored the bill to increase social pensi..

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. should revitalize and strengthen the government’s Inter-Agency Task Force against Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH) to imp..

This study uses a matching design to evaluate the impacts of microenterprise assistance provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development&r..

Poverty incidence among farmers has reached twice as high as the national average, a researcher said on Wednesday, urging the government to pursue eff..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in partnership with World Bank Philippines conducted a webinar entitled “Policy Insights..

THE World Bank (WB) said the Philippines’ cash transfer program, designed to aid the poorest 40% of the population, has seen beneficiaries from ..

DAVAO CITY – The  Department of Science and Technology in Davao ration (DOST-11) said on Tuesday it gave a PHP1 million fund to the Un..