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Design and implementation features of the national household targeting system in the Philippines

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  • Fernandez Delgado,Luisa Patricia
  • Fernandez Delgado,Luisa Patricia

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This note describes the main design and implementation features of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Philippines. The system consists of a set of uniform and objective criteria to identify the poor. An objective criterion to select those that need help the most was seen by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as the main tool to improve delivery of social services. This was one of the main objectives defined by the social welfare reform, initiated by DSWD, since 2006. The targeting system uses a proxy means test (PMT) methodology to estimate the level of economic welfare of a household based on its socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. The system was centrally designed and implemented by DSWD. This note contains five sections. After this introduction, the next section describes the background and rationale behind the design of the NHTS-PR. The third section describes the main design features of NHTS-PR. The fourth section presents the implementation phases. Finally, the fifth section presents the main conclusions and lessons.

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  • Fernandez Delgado,Luisa Patricia & Fernandez Delgado,Luisa Patricia, 2012. "Design and implementation features of the national household targeting system in the Philippines," Policy Research Working Paper Series 70149, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:70149
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    1. Mark Schreiner, 2015. "A Comparison of Two Simple, Low-Cost Ways for Local, Pro-Poor Organizations to Measure the Poverty of Their Participants," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 124(2), pages 537-569, November.
    2. Dervisevic,Ervin & Perova,Elizaveta & Sahay,Abhilasha, 2022. "Conditional Cash Transfers and Gender-Based Violence—Does the Type of Violence Matter ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10122, The World Bank.
    3. Acosta,Pablo Ariel & Velarde,Rashiel Besana, 2015. "An update of the Philippine conditional cash transfer?s implementation performance," Social Protection and Labor Policy and Technical Notes 104164, The World Bank.
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    5. Michael A. Rubin, 2020. "Rebel Territorial Control and Civilian Collective Action in Civil War: Evidence from the Communist Insurgency in the Philippines," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 64(2-3), pages 459-489, February.
    6. Suman Seth & Melba Verra Tutor, 2021. "Evaluation of Anti‐Poverty Programs’ Impact on Joint Disadvantages: Insights From the Philippine Experience," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 67(4), pages 977-1004, December.

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