1. Informal Economy: Beneficial or Liability to
the urban social welfare of the Philippine
Cities?
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Margarita Carla Ramos
TEOCAR: Position Paper 2

2. 10.5 Million Operators
9.1 Million are self-employed
1.3 Million are employers
Informal Economy in the Philippines:
39% in Main City (Manila)
59% in secondary cities (Cebu & Davao)
(National Statistics office of the Philippines, 2008)
(Koo & Smith, 1983)

3. Informal industry has attracted more rural
immigrants causing overcrowding in the city.
(Koo & Smith, 1983)
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4. Informal sectors may cause crime through
illegal transaction after another, putting them
in more trouble. (Sookram, Watsons, & Schneider, 2009)
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5. Health and safety risks for members of informal
sectors are higher and uncompensated with proper
work safety regulations nor insurances.
(Dror, 2001)
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6. (Amuedo-Dorantes, 2004)
Wages go really low within informal sectors and
there is no moderation or control from proper
authorities leaving workers exploited.
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7. The informal sector operates without paying taxes
which means the demands from the government are
increasing but there are less fund coming in to utilise.
(Srinivas 2008)
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8. Since this informal sectors are not registered, they are
not served with proper infrastructures and sanitary
services, leaving them to produce waste and garbage
with no proper disposal.
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(Srinivas 2008)

9. Their attempt to cater certain markets and avoiding rent,
informal trading tend to be located on spaces not allotted for
such. Streets are reclaimed for informal transactions, roads are
blocked leading to chaos on traffic flow or discomfort to the
pedestrian.
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(Srinivas 2008)