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Philippines

Since 2002, IPA Philippines has completed over 70 research projects across the country to generate evidence and drive impact. Our work covers a broad range of topics like social protection, governance, financial inclusion, and education, among others. We are expanding our research and policy work in the Pacific, collaborating with partners to generate evidence and build capacity to use evidence to inform policy.

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Address: Unit B 7th Floor Belvedere Tower, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, 1605, Philippines
Phone: +63 (02) 871-46595
Email: info-philippines@poverty-action.org

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Philippines Socioeconomic Panel Survey (PSPS)

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IPA Philippines joins the Department of Education at its Inaugural National Monitoring and Evaluation Conference

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IPA Philippines Attends Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Partnership Forum

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Building Resilient Education Systems: Cost-effective Mobile Tutoring in the Philippines and Beyond

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Building Capacity for the Supreme Court of The Philippines to Use Data for Judicial Reform

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Building the MEL Capacity of Local Consortiums Working on Peace & Recovery in Mindanao

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Beneficiary Experience of Digital Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments in Bangladesh, Colombia, and the Philippines

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The Impact of Productive Assets and Training on Child Labor in the Philippines

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Building Resilient Education Systems: Cost-effective Mobile Tutoring in the Philippines and Beyond

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IPA led the evaluation of the mEducation tutoring program in the Philippines, which resulted in a significant 40 percent increase in students' math skills at an approximate cost of USD $12 per child, making it a cost-effective solution.

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IPA Philippines participates in a meeting with the Supreme Court of the Philippines in March 2023. @ 2023 Philippines Supreme Court Information Office

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Impacts of Judicial Reform in Criminal Case Procedures on Court Congestion in the Philippines

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The Supreme Court of the Philippines has introduced several reforms to address the longstanding issues of high volume of pending cases and severe delays in case disposition, which consequently deny citizens the ability to access swift and fair justice. A key reform is the Revised Guidelines for Continuous Trial of Criminal Cases (CT), which aims to expedite trials and resolutions by imposing strict timelines on existing rules for court action and introducing best practices for speedy disposition of criminal cases.

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Researchers assessed the effect of CT on court efficiency by comparing changes in outcomes two years before and two years after the implementation of the reform. They found that while the reform increased court efficiency, it did not significantly reduce backlog.

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Monitoring Digital Financial Payments of Cash Transfers in the Philippines

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Digital payments offer a fast and transparent way to distribute cash aid to households that have been economically hard hit by the pandemic. In the Philippines, researchers conducted a survey to learn about the experience of recipients of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), an emergency cash transfer program implemented by the government. Results revealed that recipients were highly satisfied with their withdrawal experience of digital cash transfers, however, account awareness and use among recipients remained low.

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Education

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IPA Philippines has been working with the Department of Education to use evidence in decision-making since 2015. We have been supporting DepEd to build an effective M&E system through targeted capacity building for both national and field offices. We are working with DepEd on various evaluation initiatives, including scaling a mobile-phone based targeted learning program based on evidence. Co-organized with IPA, DepEd continues to hold Research o'clock, the national fora to promote research and use of evidence to encourage policy discussions.

Social Protection

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Together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, IPA Philippines has rigorously evaluated national social protection programs like the community-driven development program (KALAHI-CIDSS) and Sustainable Livelihood Program. We are also working on a formal partnership with DSWD on technical assistance focusing on enhancing systems in generating data and effective use of evidence and deep dive into initiatives towards digitizing delivery of social benefits.

Consumer Protection

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As more Filipino consumers utilize e-wallets and digital banking in daily transactions, financial regulators like the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) are keen to fully implement the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (FCPA), passed into law in May 2022. IPA is collaborating with BSP to strengthen its technical capacity for monitoring and safeguarding consumer rights through evidence-based approaches. IPA and BSP, in collaboration with selected financial service providers, are piloting FCPA reporting templates to enable better data gathering and more robust data analytics.

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Our Team

Philippines

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Country Director

Aftab Opel

Aftab is the Country Director for IPA Philippines. Aftab has nearly three decades of experience in the development sector working on the implementation and evaluation of programs in the areas of social and economic development across Asia.

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Philippines

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Repeater Feature Title Building Resilient Education Systems: Cost-effective Mobile Tutoring in the Philippines and Beyond

Repeater Feature Title Impacts of Judicial Reform in Criminal Case Procedures on Court Congestion in the Philippines

Repeater Feature Title Monitoring Digital Financial Payments of Cash Transfers in the Philippines

Policy Impact

Education

Social Protection

Consumer Protection

We seek passionate, highly motivated, and intellectually curious staff who are dedicated to discovering and promoting effective solutions to poverty problems. Join us.

Our Team

Our Team

Country Director

Aftab Opel

Senior Research Manager, Philippines

Yuna Liang

Research Associate

Ana Cruz

Senior Policy and Project Development Associate

Karisha Anne Cruz

Senior Research Associate

Emma Davies

Operations Assistant

Jouella Fampulme

Associate Research Manager

Maria Isabel Fernandez

Research Associate

Aubrey Jolex

Research Manager

Soumya Kochhar

Research Associate

Nastasha Brigitte Kuan

Advisor, Right-Fit Evidence Unit

Yuri Leomo

Research Associate

Clifford Lesmoras

Research Associate

Marieliz Maines

Policy and Project Development Manager

Tara Marwah

Senior Finance Manager

Christina Masalonga

Operations Manager

Ann Mayuga

Research Manager

Rene Marlon Panti

Operations Assistant

Jonalyn Pama

Human Resources & Administrative Assistant

Rachel Pelicano

Research Associate

Jerrean Segarra

Research Associate

Donnie-Paul Tan

Research Associate

Maxine Tong

Research Associate

Alec Torralba

Country Director

Aftab Opel

Senior Research Manager, Philippines

Yuna Liang

Research Associate

Ana Cruz

Senior Policy and Project Development Associate

Karisha Anne Cruz

Senior Research Associate

Emma Davies

Operations Assistant

Jouella Fampulme

Associate Research Manager

Maria Isabel Fernandez

Research Associate

Aubrey Jolex

Research Manager

Soumya Kochhar

Research Associate

Nastasha Brigitte Kuan

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Research Findings

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Building Resilient Education Systems: Cost-effective Mobile Tutoring in the Philippines and Beyond

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Impacts of Judicial Reform in Criminal Case Procedures on Court Congestion in the Philippines

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Monitoring Digital Financial Payments of Cash Transfers in the Philippines