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Central to the government’s poverty reduction and social protection strategy, Pantawid Pamilya has expanded rapidly and now covers about 30% of eligible households. Read More »
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Sanitation options that protect the environment are more costly to provide but the benefits are highly valued by households, tourists, and businesses. Read More »
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Economic growth picked up in the past decade but hasn't reduced poverty, indicating that growth has not been sufficiently inclusive. Read More »
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The study is a general population survey and did not specifically target Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) areas or communities. A random sample of barangays was conducted proportionate to the population size using a list of all barangays within the study a...
The authors use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the Philippines to identify the responsiveness of migrant numbers and wages to gross domestic product shocks in destination countries. They find a large significant elasticity of migrant nu...
This rural water supply design manual is the first of three related volumes prepared for the use of prospective and actual owners, operators, managements, technical staff, consultants, government planners and contractors of small level three and level two wa...
This rural water supply design manual is the first of three related volumes prepared for the use of prospective and actual owners, operators, managements, technical staff, consultants, government planners and contractors of small level three and level two wa...
This rural water supply design manual is the first of three related volumes prepared for the use of prospective and actual owners, operators, managements, technical staff, consultants, government planners and contractors of small level three and level two wa...
The report urges the adoption of tax policy measures to increase revenue and expenditures on education, health, conditional cash transfers and infrastructure. Read More »
This toolkit provides the KALAHI-CIDSS project with a set of tested and cost-effective gender outcome indicators. Read More »