The Department of Social Welfare and Development is prominently integrated into the national disaster risk management framework of the Philippines, taking the lead coordinating role in disaster response activities. Consequently, social protection programs are on the frontlines of disaster response in the ...
The Philippines Identification System (PhilSys), the country’s digital identity scheme, is making new strides in increasing the availability of its services. The island nation plans to use PhilSys and its identity card PhilID to fast-track the digital transformation of government s...
The... B Casey,M Gold,E Elgar - Edward Elgar Pub. 被引量: 48发表: 0年 Social protection and disaster risk management in the Philippines : the case of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) This paper evaluates how the Philippines utilize social protection systems and programs to help households better ...
engaging in tangible political activities. In Brazil, ICS, through organizing the "Brazilian Amazon Mother" movement, witnessed an 83% collective voter endorsement for prioritizing the protection of the Amazon as a key presidential agenda....
In the Philippines, the employer and employee must make social security contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Social Security System (SSS). This monthly amount corresponds to the salaries of the covered employees. The total contribution rate is at 14 per...
In terms of outcomes, studies from Fiji and the Philippines show that social protection transfers and employment programs in the aftermath of cyclones helped restore consumption and (in the Philippines) improve long-term income opportunities through self-employment (AFD & ILO, 2019b, Mansur et al....
Another six countries (India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka) may need to open new fiscal space to attain modest but complete social protection systems. The International Labor Organization estimates that only 4 in 10 people in Asia and the Pacific have easy access...
The CSR initiatives of the companies are mostly focused on the programs on livelihood, educational assistance, health/wellness, and other social services, and on environmental protection and management. While communities and the LGUs are grateful to the companies for their CSR initiatives, they ...
the universe of social protection programs in the country, in best practice cases just the largest programs. As a consequence, ASPIRE indicators are not fully comparable across program categories and countries; however, they provide approximate measures of social protection systems performance. In ...
Oof, am I allowed to say every country in the world? If had to narrow down to five places that I’m itching to see, they are:Peru,Bolvia, Antarctica,Japan, and thePhilippines. Now I just need to find hosts there! Do you have any advice for people that feel like Couchsurfing is so...