While it could be argued that the rise of organized philanthropy in the Philippines had its impetus in the Catholic Church’s appeal to parishioners to give alms to the less fortunate, today’s range of philanthropic institutions operate under a multitude of strategies and reflect the breadth and diversity with which the sector has grown. Undoubtedly, the growth and change in the field has in large part been a reaction to socio-economic realities in the country. New forms of philanthropy continue to be experimented with as poverty levels remain high.While in the first three quarters of 2002 the Philippine economy exhibited a more robust growth than in the same period for 2001, in 2000 approximately 34 percent of the population, or 26.5 million people, were living below the poverty line (meaning on less than US $276 a year in the Philippines). Levels of unemployment are high and investor confidence is generally weak, especially in light of sporadic terrorist bombings in the Southern region of Mindanao and the failed mutiny of nearly 200 military officers in late July 2003.
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Amott, N. (2007). Cases from the Philippines in Innovative Philanthropy: An Overview of the Philippines. In: Anheier, H.K., Simmons, A., Winder, D. (eds) Innovation in Strategic Philanthropy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34253-5_6
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