Economic Development

Natural Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines: Enhancing Poverty Alleviation through Disaster Risk Reduction

This case study tackles the hazard exposure and disaster impacts in the Philippines, the disaster management capacity of the country, and the cost of disasters. Asset Type: Publications Collection: Other Philippine Publications Subject: Disaster Risk Management, Poverty Alleviation Author: National Disaster Coordinating Council Publisher: The World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region Rural Development Publication …

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Radio Plug on 9710 Magna Carta of Women Access to Microfinance

This radio plug is produced by the Philippine Commission on Women in 2012 to promote women’s rights to livelihood, credit, capital, and technology as spelled out in Sec. 23 of the RA 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women. Asset Type: Audio Collection: Philippine Commission on Women Subject: Republic Act 9710, Magna Carta of Women, …

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Radio Plug on 9710 Magna Carta of Women on Equal Access and Elimination of Discrimination in Education, Scholarships, and Training

This radio plug is produced by the Philippine Commission on Women in 2012 based on Section 13B of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) which states that expulsion and non-readmission of women faculty due to pregnancy outside of marriage shall be outlawed. No school shall turn out or refuse admission to a female student solely …

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