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    Is the discount provision of the senior citizens act regressive? a social impact and expenditure analysis
    (2013-10) Alonzo, Paul Symon B.; Arcin, Alan Chester T.; Pernia, Ernesto M.
    The Senior Citizens Act of the Philippines. grants 20 pet:cent discount on selected goods and services to Filipino citizens aged 60 and above. Our study aims to evaluate the overall social and fiscal impacts of the senior citizens discount on policy. Moreover, we intend to determine whether the senior citizens discount is progressive or regressive. Our hypothesis is that the economically well-off senior citizens benefit more from the privileges granted by the Senior Citizens Act and thus, is regressive. To prove our hypothesis, we examine the consumption expenditure patterns of each income quintile on the goods and services subject to senior citizen discounts. Data from the 2003-2009 Family Income and Expenditure Surveys are used for the analysis. We also devised a mathematical method to determine the revenue foregone by the government because of the senior citizen discount. We find that based on consumption expenditure analysis, the consumption of poor senior citizens of goods and services subject to senior citizen discount is very small relative to more economically well-off senior citizens. Consequentially, the biggest share in the foregone revenue of the government due to senior citizen discount can be attributed to the spending by the economically well-off senior citizens. Therefore, the results suggest that Senior Citizens Act is largely regressive.
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    Determinants of rural household saving behavior
    (2013-10) Bellen, Arminda Meliz R.; Calicdan, Kayleen Gene R.; Pernia, Ernesto M.
    For the year 2011, the national saving rate was only 12-16 %, which is said to be not enough for a developing country like the Philippines. Using data from Family Income and Expenditure Survey 2009 at the household level, this paper shows what factors influence the saving rate of the households in the rural sector, which comprises a big part of the Philippines. The study also analyzes the agricultural and non-agricultural sector of the rural households. Our results show that income is a key determinant of saving behavior such that as income increases, the capacity to save increases. Gender, age, marital status and educational attainment of household heads also affect saving behavior. We also find that the agricultural sector saves less than non-agricultural sector. Between the two major agricultural sources of income, farming crops are more profitable than raising livestock and poultry.
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    What's wrong with Philippine budgetary process?
    (1969-01) Ordoña, Cynthia P.; Sicat, Gerardo P.
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    Revenue and expenditure patterns of our local governments
    (1973-01) Carillo, Beatriz D.
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    Government expenditure on elementary education
    (1981-01) Reyes, Noemi G.
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    A study of the patterns of Philippine public expenditure, 1970-1979
    (1981-11) Sanchez, Marilou G.; Sarmiento, Deborah Carmina
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    Consumption expenditure patterns and standard of living of the Filipino family
    (1980-10-13) Mendoza, Renelin A.; Morris, Eva R.; Jurado, Gonzalo
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    A study of the expenditure pattern for the devolved health and social welfare offices of Cavite from 1990-2000
    (2003-09-23) Laysa, Maria Clarissa A.; Pagao, Johanna E.; Tecson, Gwendolyn
    The difficulties experienced by the Philippine government in planning and administering development programs and policies from a central national agency or department have posed serious problems in attaining economic growth and social equity. Hence, the enactment of the decentralization program and adoption of devolution as its main form is embodied in the Local Government Code of 1991. This political transformation was meant to make the national government more effective and basic service provision more efficient. This study revealed that for a first class province like Cavite, there was an observed increasing expenditure pattern for its health and social welfare services from the period 1992- 2000. But there was a fluctuating pattern that was established in the percentage share of health and social welfare expenditure to the total IRA share of Cavite and the total provincial expenditure. This is attested to the some possible realignment in the budget process as well as intermittent non-prioritization of the political administration of the two services. However, despite this increasing trend, there is still an observed inadequacy in meeting the standard level of service provision based on the indicators used in this study. But still, this study concluded that decentralization or devolution led to a better service provision as compared to the years before its implementation based on the analysis of the data gathered.