Curriculum The Philippines' Economy
The Philippines' Economy
An archipelago economy powered by people: an overview, Marcos-era cronyism, land reform that stalled, the overseas worker system, rice tariffication, political dynasties, family conglomerates, typhoons, the Build Build Build push, the 4Ps cash transfer, the South China Sea and lessons for India.
- The Philippines at a Glance An overview of the Philippine economy - a young population, services-led growth, remittances and consumption - and why it grew later than its neighbours. 📄 Read-aloud
- Marcos, Martial Law and Crony Capitalism How Ferdinand Marcos's rule from 1965 to 1986 featured martial law, cronyism and huge foreign debt, ending in economic crisis and the People Power revolution. 📄 Read-aloud
- Land Reform That Stalled Why the Philippines' agrarian reform programme from 1988 took decades to redistribute land, how landowners resisted, and the effects on farming. 📄 Read-aloud
- How the Philippines Manages Overseas Workers How the Philippines built a state system to deploy and protect overseas Filipino workers, from licensing recruiters to a dedicated ministry, and the social costs of family separation. 📄 Read-aloud
- Rice Tariffication and Food Prices How the Philippines replaced rice import quotas with tariffs in 2019 to lower prices, the effects on consumers and farmers, and the 2023-24 rice price crisis. 📄 Read-aloud
- Political Dynasties and Development How political families dominate Philippine politics at national and local levels, and what research says about dynasties and poverty. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Philippines' Economy: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on the Philippine economy, Marcos, land reform, overseas workers and rice. 5 questions
- Family Conglomerates: Ayala, SM and San Miguel How a few family business groups dominate banking, property, retail and utilities in the Philippines, and concerns about competition. 📄 Read-aloud
- Typhoons and Disaster Economics How the Philippines faces around 20 typhoons a year, the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, and how the country manages disaster risk and finance. 📄 Read-aloud
- Build, Build, Build How the Duterte government's infrastructure programme from 2016 aimed to fix the Philippines' chronic infrastructure gap, and what it achieved. 📄 Read-aloud
- 4Ps: The Philippine Cash Transfer How the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program pays poor families to keep children in school and healthy, its scale, and evaluation results. 📄 Read-aloud
- Fishing, the South China Sea and the Economy How disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea affect Philippine fishers, energy exploration and trade, and the 2016 arbitration ruling. 📄 Read-aloud
- Lessons from the Philippines What the Philippines teaches about crony capitalism, services-led growth, migration and governance, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud