The Socpen and Its Role in Closing the Coverage Gap Among Poor Elderly Filipinos
Since the formulation of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) of 2010-2016, social protection (SP) has figured more prominently in the country's development agenda and in policy dialogs. The PDP for 2017-2022 continues the same emphasis on SP...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613921529084234135/The-Socpen-and-its-role-in-closing-the-coverage-gap-among-poor-elderly-Filipinos http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29874 |
| Summary: | Since the formulation of the Philippine
Development Plan (PDP) of 2010-2016, social protection (SP)
has figured more prominently in the country's
development agenda and in policy dialogs. The PDP for
2017-2022 continues the same emphasis on SP (National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), 2017a). For the
first time, policies to achieve social protection for all
Filipinos have been featured in the PDP, with the view to
building resilience of Filipinos, their families and
communities. Specific strategies include enhancing social
protection for the informal sector, improving the social
pension system, strengthening mechanisms to ensure enrolment
in the social security system, expanding health insurance
packages, establishing an unemployment insurance system,
among others. Further, the PDP also highlights the
requirements to address implementation issues on
convergence, planning, mainstreaming of SP at the local
level, including better M&E, collection and use of data. The |
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