Poverty - Matches
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Since 2011, the government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has been implementing the Social Pension (SocPen) Program..
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This piece concerns the sizes of classes in society that differ vertically, like the “lower class,” “middle class,” and &ldquo..
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DESPITE significant progress in attaining food security, the government still needs to address challenges in the agriculture sector to ensure this goa..
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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..
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THE pandemic was not the “great equalizer” that many believed it to be, as it hurt the poor more and exacerbated existing inequalities in ..
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Noong isang araw, nagsagawa ako ng workshop hinggil sa macroeconomics para sa isang grupo ng young leaders and influencers. Bilang panimula ay nagbiga..
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This study aims to understand the nuances and dynamics in the labor market outcomes of 4Ps beneficiaries. The 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Progr..
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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..
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MANILA, Philippines—P500 is “not enough.”
Sen. Joel Villanueva said this last May as he sponsored the bill to increase social pensi..
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. should revitalize and strengthen the government’s Inter-Agency Task Force against Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH) to imp..
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Evaluation of the Sustainable Livelihood Program’s Seed Capital Fund for Microenterprise Development
This study uses a matching design to evaluate the impacts of microenterprise assistance provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development&r..
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Poverty incidence among farmers has reached twice as high as the national average, a researcher said on Wednesday, urging the government to pursue eff..
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The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in partnership with World Bank Philippines conducted a webinar entitled “Policy Insights..
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THE World Bank (WB) said the Philippines’ cash transfer program, designed to aid the poorest 40% of the population, has seen beneficiaries from ..
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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..
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