William Dela Cruz

Chicken, Egg, or Both? Disentangling Disposition and Distrust in Filipino Attitudes Toward Government Dole-Outs

Filipino public discourse frequently characterizes reliance on government assistance, particularly dole-out programs such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), as evidence of a fixed “dependency mentality,” even as the same public consistently expresses distrust towar...