On May 22-23, 2017, IPA Philippines conducted a Theory of Change and Monitoring & Evaluation Workshop for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) of the Philippines.The workshop took place in Quezon City and was attended by 28 participants from different departments of the OVP.

In partnership with J-PAL Southeast Asia, IPA Philippines conducted a Measurement and Survey Design Workshop for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)'s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) on May 18-19, 2017.The workshop was attended by ten participants and held at the DSWD Complex in Quezon City, Philippines.

Appropriate consumer protection is becoming ever more central to ensuring the financial wellbeing of the poor.Ensuring that consumers are able to select and use financial products to their best advantage is a key component of financial inclusion.Without a robust consumer protection framework, even the most educated and capable consumer is likely to have difficulty making prudent financial choices.It is vital that policies aiming to protect consumers account for lessons from behavioral economics and be subject to testing before they are nationally scaled.