Case Study

Behind the Slow Start: An Assessment of Early Childhood Care and Development in the Philippines

2021-present, Case Study, Countries and Regions, Cultural Development, Economic Development, Gender, Newspaper Article/Feature, Other Philippine Publication, Social Development / By

This report assesses the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) in the Philippines, aiming to support the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM2) of the Philippine Congress with empirical evidence for programmatic and legislative reforms. Our assessment uses a comprehensive framework that analyzes the health, nutrition, and early education outcomes of Filipino children and examines …

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The 2019 Expanded Maternity Leave Law_A Law Whose Progressive Potential Has Yet To Be Fully Realized

2021-present, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Case Study, Economic Development, Gender, Other Philippine Publication, Social Development / By

This study comes at a time when, even before the pandemic, many Filipino women were employed in precarious and low-wage work environment, often with inadequate or no access to social protection. While the Philippines provides a set of maternity benefit packages, including a 60-day paid maternity leave, the latter was viewed as problematic—too short and …

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Security Sector Reform and Sustainable Development Goal 16: Philippine Case Study

2021-present, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Case Study, Economic Development, Laws and Policies, Other Philippine Publication, Political Development, Social Development / By

The book project reviews the security sector reform (SSR) interventions in the Philippines. It looks at the reform efforts in the military and police, the progress of the modernization and transformation roadmaps of these institutions, and provides an assessment using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), human rights, and good governance principles as framework of analysis. …

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