Poverty - Matches

Before there was Francis Magalona, there was his grandfather, Enrique Magalona, assemblyman for Negros Occidental. In 1936, he wrote a letter to the p..

Bad Internet connection is a more pressing problem in the country compared to poverty and corruption, according to a study released by the Philippine ..

Using a purposive online and paper-based survey and focus group discussions with select target groups, this study makes inferences about the level of ..

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) wants 20 percent of the budget for the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program to be used by mi..

A recent achievement of the country has not been given the consideration it deserves. This pertains to the increase in average real wages, which was a..

Government estimates obtained from sample surveys, such as the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES), and national accounts have wide discrepanc..

Despite being against the law, wealthy households—especially those in gated communities—have been refusing to participate in state-sanctio..

The òòò½´«Ã½ and the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) – Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) are conducting a study  on "Poverty Al..

Some 6.4 million who have availed themselves of the government’s health-insurance subsidy for indigents are not at all that poor, according to t..

It is more effective to monitor poverty and inequality by looking into the conditions of target social groups instead of specific individuals, accordi..

In 1995, the Philippine government, through the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), instituted the National Health Insurance Program..

The Philippines needs to develop an enabling "ecosystem" of policies and institutions to scale up social enterprises. In a recent study released by s..

This final issue of the Development Research News (DRN) in 2016 highlights social protection measures like the government's Agricultural Insurance Pro..

HIGHER across-the-board wages run the risk of limiting the employment prospects of less experienced workers and women, according to a paper published ..

Increasing the legal minimum wages (LMWs) is seen as more detrimental to the welfare of workers particularly the young and inexperienced, less educate..