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    e-Government initiatives of four Philippine cities

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    This study intends to provide a snapshot of the city government (in a developing country) as it uses information and communication technology (ICT) to transform its public service delivery and promote good urban governance.
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    Assessing development strategies to achieve the MDGs in Asia: Philippines (final report)

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    The Philippines is a developing country with strong commitment to the millennium development goals (MDGs). However, it faces challenges in closing MDG gaps, owing to mediocre growth, macroeconomic instability, and financing constraints. Since the 1990s, increases in per capita incomes have been pulled down by tepid growth in productivity, rapid population growth, and macroeconomic instability.
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    An evaluation of the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP)

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003
    Early child-bearing and high fertility still persist especially among the poor, despite the more than two decades of family planning program implementation in the Philippines.
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    Poverty, fertility preferences and family planning practice in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    This paper looks at the interaction of poverty, fertility preferences and family planning practice in the Philippines using the series of nationally representative Family Planning Surveys conducted annually since 1999 augmented by census and other survey data.
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    Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) expenditures, 1998 and 2000

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003
    This paper presents the first attempt at estimating the expenditures on the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) for 1998 and 2000. It identifies the major sources of funding, namely, national and local government, foreign-assisted projects, PhilHealth, donors and their cooperating agencies, NGOs, and households.
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    Challenges in health services trade: Philippine Case

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    There is a growing emphasis on the role of trade in health services (telehealth, health tourism and retirement, investments and deployment of medical professionals) in easing fiscal constraints, generating jobs and income, improving infrastructure and financing, and upgrading the capacities of health professionals.
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    Are maternal and child care programs reaching the poorest regions in the Philippines?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    While the national average for maternal and child health services utilization shows improvement, the Philippines is yet to achieve the MDG targets for maternal and child health. This study shows inequality in maternal and child health services utilization across economic classes and across regions.
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    How are government hospitals performing? A study of resource management in government-retained Hospitals

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    The paper attempts to provide an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines with particular emphasis on hospitals being managed by the DOH. The paper begins with an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines, describing the size, location, and utilization of hospital services.
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    Who provides good quality prenatal care in the Philippines?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    This paper attempts to illustrate the quality of prenatal care services provided by different health care providers. Section I presents the introduction and overview of the study. Section II discusses important information gathered during literature review which was organized into prenatal care and its benefits, recommended practice and discussion of quality of prenatal services.
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    Indicators of good governance: developing an index of governance quality at the LGU level

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1999
    Governance is a complex concept. It includes the state’s institutions and structures, its decision-making process, its capacity to implement guidelines and the relationship between government officials and the public. Hence, this study attempts to develop a composite index of the quality of governance at the local government level.

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