This paper identifies elements for the possible creation of a Philippine version
of unemployment insurance scheme. To outline an exploratory model for the
Philippines, the study examined the experience of countries with established
unemployment insurance programs such as South Korea, Thailand, Turkey,
China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Algeria. The key features of unemployment
insurance, namely: forms of benefits, eligibility period, contribution rate,
application procedures, roles of government agencies and formulation of
active labor market policies, were drawn out from such country experiences.
The applicability of these key features in the Philippine setting was explored,
and a feasible model was created.