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The paper provides an account of the three different social shocks that hit the country in 2009 namely: global financial crisis, typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng and the ban on tuna fishing in General Santos City.By studying the accomplishments of these safety nets, the paper seeks to provide policy and program recommendations on how these services can become an important tool to attain the Millennium Development Goals.

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Title: MDGs and Workers Safety Nets: A Tale Of Three Shocks
Researcher: Zoren Amat