Social protection agendas in the region will benefit from the right fiscal reforms and policies, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, with the Philippines tagged as one of several Asia-Pacific economies with the potential to meet the challenge.

A new study by the Manila-based lender looked at the fiscal situation and social welfare programs of 16 developing countries, seven of which were said to have 20 percent of their populations living below the poverty line.

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