PIDS: Policy Notes

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  How can the Philippines seize the opportunities in services trade under RCEP? 

  Rivera, John Paolo R.; Jr, Tereso S. Tullao (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)

  Despite being a wide-ranging trading arrangement (Ho 2020; Pearson 2020; Rivas 2020; Drysdale and Armstrong 2021), RCEP is considered a marginal regional trade agreement. This is because RCEP merely compiles the previous commitments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states with its free trade agreement (FTA) partner economies in the Asia-Pacific region—Australia, China, ...

  Despite being a wide-ranging trading arrangement (Ho 2020; Pearson 2020; Rivas 2020; Drysdale and Armstrong 2021), RCEP is considered a marginal regional trade agreement. This is because RCEP merely compiles the previous commitments of the Association ...
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  Empowering women-led MSMEs to engage in cross-border e-commerce trade through RCEP 

  Carlos, Jean Clarisse T.; Bacasmas, Jill Angeli V.; Katigbak, Jovito Jose P. (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)

  This Policy Note presents a gendered perspective on the impact of e-commerce adoption on the performance of women-led MSMEs (WoMSMEs) in Metro Manila and their propensity to engage in cross-border e-commerce trade once RCEP is in effect. The findings are based on a pilot survey conducted from September 28 to October 12, 2021, involving 486 Metro Manila-based WoMSMEs engaged in e-commerce (Bacasmas ...

  This Policy Note presents a gendered perspective on the impact of e-commerce adoption on the performance of women-led MSMEs (WoMSMEs) in Metro Manila and their propensity to engage in cross-border e-commerce trade once RCEP is in effect. The findings ...
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  The DSWD SocPen program: Why returning to a pro-poor focus is essential 

  Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Muñoz, Mika S. (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-15)

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been implementing the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) program, also known as SocPen, since 2011. Established by Republic Act (RA) 9994, also known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, the SocPen provides needy senior citizens with a noncontributory monthly pension of PHP 500 to augment their daily allowance for ...

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been implementing the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) program, also known as SocPen, since 2011. Established by Republic Act (RA) 9994, also known as the Expanded Senior ...
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  How can DSWD’s Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens be improved? 

  Monje, Jennifer D. (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-02)

  This Policy Note provides a discussion of key findings from a process evaluation conducted on the Social Pension (SocPen) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) (Albert et al. 2021). The evaluation is based on a review of DSWD policy and administrative documents, previous studies on the SocPen, and an analysis of interviews of program implementers and select senior citizens. ...

  This Policy Note provides a discussion of key findings from a process evaluation conducted on the Social Pension (SocPen) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) (Albert et al. 2021). The evaluation is based on a review of ...

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