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Issues on the Official Poverty Estimation Methodology in the Philippines: comparability of estimates across space and over time
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009In December 2000, the Philippines' NSCB Executive Board approved the resolution that provided for the computation of subsistence and poverty thresholds on an annual basis. Official poverty statistics were then available at the national and regional levels with urban-rural disaggregation.DocumentA documentation of the annual Poverty Indicators Survey
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009In years when the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) is not conducted and when funds are available, the National Statistics Office administers the Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS). The APIS has been conducted in the years 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2008. It presents the socioeconomic profile of Filipino families and other information relating to their living conditions.DocumentToward a strategic urban development and housing policy for the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009Philippine cities provide the highest levels of service and living standards in the country. Much of what happens to the country in terms of production and employment, income and consumption, and access to basic services and amenities will continue to be determined by the performance of its urban system. Overall, however, the Philippines is characterized by its lack of urban competitiveness.DocumentSocial insurance in the Philippines: responding to the global financial crisis and beyond
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009This paper aims to review and assess protection afforded by the Social Security System and the Government Service Insurance System, two out of the three agencies tasked with administering social insurance in the country.DocumentMotives and giving norms behind remittances: the case of Filipino overseas workers and their recipient households
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009Literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behaviour. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are apt to be influenced by giving norms as well. In this paper, the authors formulate an empirical specification that takes account of remittance motives involving worker-household pairs.DocumentIncorporating regional rice production models in rice importation simulation models: a stochastic programming approach
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009In the Philippines, importation has remained as one of the most feasible options for the government to meet the growing demand for rice. It is thus imperative for the government to develop a strategy that would ensure adequate supply and minimum importation costs. One of the critical factors in import decisionmaking is rice production.DocumentKey indicators for public expenditures in agriculture, natural resources and the environment
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000This paper develops key performance indicators of public expenditure allocation for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) with respect to the agriculture, natural resource and environment (ANRE) sector.DocumentInstitutions serving Philippine international labor migrants
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to Filipino international migrant workers. Thirty years of having explicit policy on international labor migration has resulted to the creation of various public agencies to promote, manage, and protect migrant workers.DocumentHuman resource aspect in the Medium-Term National Action Agenda for Productivity (MNAAP)
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000DocumentThe social and economic impact of Philippine international labor migration and remittances
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009The purpose of the paper is to summarise studies identifying the causes and effects of Philippine international labor migration and remittances and to highlight research gaps. Literature and reliability of findings that explore the many facets and implications of the social and economic impacts of international labor migration and remittances were assessed and reviewed.Pages