This research harmonizes Philippine Census of Population and Housing (CPH) data from 1970 to 2020 to address data consistency challenges across five decades. The study systematically reconciles evolving variable definitions, classification systems, and measurement scales to create a unified...

The 4Ps grievance redress system (GRS) is designed to facilitate due process in resolving the concerns and complaints of beneficiary households, program stakeholders, and the general public about the program. As with other social programs globally, the 4Ps GRS serves as a social accountability...

This study represents the first comprehensive assessment of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program's (4Ps) beneficiary targeting system, called the National Houshehold Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), or Listahanan since the program's institutionalization under Republic Act...

The 4Ps grievance redress system (GRS) is designed to facilitate due process in resolving the concerns and complaints of beneficiary households, program stakeholders, and the general public about the program. As with other social programs globally, the 4Ps GRS serves as a social accountability...

Which children benefit from conditional cash transfers (CCT)? Using a sample of poor and near-poor households in the Philippines, we show that children in households that receive cash transfers from 4Ps, the country's flagship anti-poverty program, have parents with relatively low educational...

On August 13, 2017, the Philippine government enacted into law the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTE) or Republic Act No. 10931, also known as Free Tuition Law, which mandates all public higher education institutions (HEIs) and government-run technical-vocational...

Consistent with previous evaluations, the third wave impact evaluation (IE3) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program provided evidence that the program is able to achieve its main goal of keeping children healthy and in school. However, the evaluation also noted unexpected results on some...

To provide evidence on the drivers of the quality of education in the country, this study focuses on the correlates of test performance of 15-year-old students in the Philippines. It aims to quantitatively measure the roles of individual, family, and school characteristics in test performance....

This study assesses the payment system of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps or Pantawid Pamilya) in terms of the amount, frequency, and mode of payment delivery of the cash transfers. The study is an early attempt of the Institute to examine the Pantawid Pamilya implementation and...