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This paper examines the linkages of poverty and environment at the household level in Philippine slums. Rapid … and informal settlements in the country. While poverty incidence of the population in key metropolitan centers is on … informal settlers confront on a daily basis another dimension of poverty which is environmental poverty. The underserviced and …
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In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the … downward trend in previous poverty estimates. This upward trend went against expectations after the Philippine economy … further add to the already difficult work of reducing poverty. The MDG deadline looms ahead and time is running out in the …
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This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at … understand the relationships while accounting for the nature of growth. Moreover, the poverty elasticity of output growth was … estimated using regional-level data in 2003, 2006, and 2009. We learned that while the rate of growth matters a lot in poverty …
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This paper aims to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are benefiting from economic development. Using regression analysis, five factors were examined: (1) location of the household, (2) access to infrastructure, (3) changes in rice...
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factors (poverty and costs of education), differences in expectations between boys and girls, and education of mothers. Supply …
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Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue …. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of … poverty through data collected from national surveys and administrative records of government agencies. The estimations show …
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Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty. This … paper examines how we can improve our record on poverty reduction by looking at how we can generate greater demand for the … persistence of poverty in the Philippines. To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the manufacturing sector has to be made …
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to address the many facets of poverty. The 4Ps is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the … to alleviate their immediate needs and aims to "break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human …
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Over the last decade, there was a significant drop in mortality and morbidity cases attributed to tuberculosis (TB). The high TB Case Detection (CDR) and Treatment Success Rates (TSR) may have underpinned the decreasing prevalence. Despite these successes, TB still appears to be a major health...
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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 …
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