Current problems and issues in the financing of social security short‐term benefits in the Philippines1First page of articledoi:10.1111/j.1468-246X.1989.tb00256.xJosé L. CuisiaAdministrator, Social Security System (Philippines)John Wiley & Sons, Ltd...
such issues, this article will detail the problems in education access in the Philippines as illustrated through: (a) the remote geographic locations of some parts of the country; (b) the devastations brought to schooling by natural disasters; and (c) the 'geography of conflict' in Mindanao....
In this chapter we recount the stories of four social enterprise experiments that have arisen over the last five years from partnerships between communities, NGOs and municipal governments in the Philippines, and university based researchers from Australia. The concept of social enterprise coming out ...
Fortunately, its medium-term financing issues can be addressed through the gradual introduction of parametric reforms that shield workers and retirees from abrupt changes in contributions and benefits. At the same time, the Philippines faces a challenge to improve the defacto coverage of workers by ...
Democracy, as a political regime and a political system in which the people are recognised as the source of power, is now facing new challenges. The expansion of human rights raises important new issues for society, such as who should be held accountable
United Kingdom is characterized by a bottom-up approach, emphasizing public opinion and participation, and placing a significant emphasis on public discourse. Given the limited functions of the British government, the identification and over...
Using the Philippines as a case in point it shows that neo-liberal policies ha... Lindio-McGovern,L. - 《Journal of Developing Societies》 被引量: 16发表: 2007年 The 2020 SSSP Presidential Address Bringing the Hope Back In: The Sociological Imagination and Dreams of Transformation The warm...
In the Philippines, measurement of social indicators covering Quality of Life and other social concerns has been institutionalized by means of a unique Social Weather Reporting system. The Social Weather Reports are based on a series of national surveys operated on a self-sustaining, syndicate-cum-...
The countries with the highest daily social media usage in 2024 are projected to be the Philippines, Brazil, and Colombia, with more than 3 hours and 30 minutes each. The countries with the lowest daily social media usage in 2024 are projected to be Japan, China, and South Korea, with le...
Social Difference and Constitutionalism in Pan-Asia: Dreams of Redemption: Localist Strategies of Political Reform in the Philippines* The global movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights has achieved remarkable success over the past three decades, particularly in constitutional courts ...