Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty. This … inclusive growth in the Philippines through employment generation for the poor. The manufacturing sector can provide employment … persistence of poverty in the Philippines. To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the manufacturing sector has to be made …

Philippines today, notably affordable internet connection, poverty, corruption, agriculture and food security, and energy … inferences about the level of awareness of the Filipino people on ASEAN; their perceived problems confronting the Philippines and …/maritime disputes, trade and investment issues, agriculture and food security, and income disparity and social inequality. These reflect …

priority areas during the Philippines' APEC hosting in 2015 under the theme: "Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better …

creates jobs, draws the majority into the economic and social mainstream, and continuously reduces mass poverty. Employment … conditions in Philippine rural labor markets and agriculture can be characterized as casual or informal, with low skill … requirements, with low productivity and returns, and a greater concentration of poverty. This is consistent with a prominent strand …

The Philippines has set an ambitious goal of becoming a predominantly middle-class society free of poverty by 2040 … as poverty reduction or redistribution. This background paper for the 2024 Philippine Institute for Development Studies …-based definition that delineates the middle-class as households with per capita incomes between 2 to 12 times the official poverty line …

While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic … growth has still not translated into reduction of poverty. This is in large part due to issues pertaining to distribution … processes. The study looks at trends in various statistics on poverty and income distribution, and then examines how disparities …

employment composition improved, the educational level of workers rose, the share of registered workers increased, and average … labour earnings went up. At the same time, poverty and inequality largely diminished. The international economic crisis had a …

conditions were mixed. The unemployment rate fell, and the mix of employment by occupations, economic sector, and education … improved slightly. However, the employment mix by occupational position deteriorated, and the share of registered workers and …-crisis levels. Most poverty and inequality indicators fell over the period. …