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. 2020 Nov 4;17(2):e13098. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13098

TABLE 2.

Maternity leave cash transfer (MCT) costs per extent in weeks (in USD) using exhaustive definition of informal sector

Unit cost Incremental coverage
Cost per week 14 weeks 15 weeks 18 weeks 26 weeks
Poverty line 2,483,994 34,775,922 37,259,917 44,711,900 64,583,856
Minimum wage 10,760,816 150,651,421 161,412,234 193,694,684 279,781,210
Basic pay 9,840,458 137,766,416 147,606,874 177,128,248 255,851,915

Note. Exchange rate: 50. 40USD = 1PhP (World Development Indicators) in 2018 prices.