The Philippines is a lower middle-income country in Southeast Asia with a young population of more than 92 million. There are high levels of poverty in the country, with 26.5% of the population living below the poverty line. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, the Philippines, ...
This paper discusses findings of a multi-year comparative study of “source” country perspectives on SHW migration addressing the flows, their causes and consequences, and the policy responses to them.aFour countries participated in this study: South Africa, India, Jamaica, and the Philippines, al...
“In the poorest countries, corruption levels can mean the difference between life and death, when money for hospitals or clean water is in play,” said Labelle. “The continuing high levels of corruption and poverty plaguing many of the world´s societies amount to an ongoing humanitarian dis...