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The Philippines Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) aims to assess the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group (WBG) program in the Philippines between FY10‐18. It will assess the WBG’s contributions to the country’s…
The Missing Middle: addressing income inequality is the next challenge for the Philippines as it approaches UMIC status
How the World Bank Group can build on previous successful engagements to achieve results that go beyond growth numbers.
Using Evaluation Evidence to Improve the Effectiveness of World Bank Group Involvement in Middle-Income Countries Dealing with Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (2018)
The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), in partnership with the Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Cross-Cutting Solutions Area (FCV CCSA) organized a regional learning event on March 28, 2017, in Manila, the Philippines…
Philippines - Completion and Learning Review : IEG Review
The Philippine economy has been growing rapidly over the past decade. However, performance on poverty reduction, inequality and human development has been persistently low. The country is also a natural disaster hotspot…
Philippines - Philippines Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) : CAS Progress Report
This review examines the implementation of the FY2010-FY2012 Philippines Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), and the CAS Progress Report (CASPR) of FY2011. IBRD, IFC, and MIGA jointly implemented the CAS, and this review…
How to establish a nationwide social protection program: Five lessons from the Philippines
This brief captures the lessons from evaluating a World Bank project implemented in the Philippines—the Social Welfare and Development Reform Project (SWDRP).
Philippines : support for basic education reform, 2006-2012
The Philippines is a lower-middle-income country with a gross national income of $3,550 per capita and an estimated population of 101.6 million in 2015. Economic growth has increased substantially in recent years. The…
Philippines - Social Welfare and Development Reform Project
This is the Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group on the Social Welfare and Development Reform Project (including additional financing) in the…
Not just what, but how: a strong delivery system was key to the success of the Philippines’ nationwide social protection program
Effective system identifies beneficiaries and delivers cash transfers in a regular and reliable way.
Philippines - Country assistance strategy completion report (CASCR) review for the period FY2006-09 : IEG review
The FY06-08 CAS was in support of the
2004-2010 Medium Term Philippines Development Plan (MTPDP).
The CAS was focused on four objectives which were an
integral part of the MTPDP: (i)…