Employment choices of persons with disability (PWDs) in Metro Manila

How people with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines make a living and determine the factors, mainly their individual and household characteristics, which influenced them to select a particular labor market status and/or a source of personal income was examined. The different types of work these PWDs engage in and their association with levels of education was analysed. Based on the insights drawn from econometric analyses, it presents some recommendations that can be of help to the government in crafting better policy strategies in the provision of livelihood to, as well as empowerment of, PWDs