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The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) in collaboration with the World Bank successfully held a consultative meeting today at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel to discuss and provide inputs for the World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Philippines for 2025-2028. Quirino Governor Dax Cua, ULAP National President, emphasized the importance of […]
Strengthening the commitment to assist educators in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Teacher Effectiveness and Competencies Enhancement Project (TEACEP) at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Central Office. The project was developed in partnership with the World Bank to aid DepEd in its institutional reform initiatives to enhance teacher professional development and […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said the World Bank’s Philippines Economic Update (PEU) December 2022 Edition is extra special for the agriculture sector as it focuses on public expenditure review for agriculture. “We welcome its recommendations in ramping up efficiency and effectiveness of government spending in the sector,” Panganiban said during the […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is exploring the opportunity to tap financing and technical support from the World Bank for its proposed Infrastructure Development Plan for Greater Metropolitan Sulu. In his report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil Sadain said that World Bank has expressed […]
Project proponents from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) together with representatives from the World Bank conducted field inspections and met to discuss updates on the status of activities initiated by the MMDA under the Metro Manila Flood Management Project (MMFMP). The inspection activity began with a visit to the Vitas Pumping Station in Tondo, […]
The government should reassure Filipino families that it has the education crisis under control by revealing the “interventions” it plans to put in place. This was the call of an education advocacy group after the World Bank reported this week that over 80 percent of Filipino students fall below the minimum proficiency levels. Earlier, PEACE […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects the World Bank (WB) to approve an additional $280-million (P14 billion) second additional financing (AF2) to bankroll more agriculture enterprise and rural infrastructure subprojects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). The $280-M loan includes a EUR18.3 million (P1 billion) co-financing grant from the European Union (EU). “The WB […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) proposed regulatory reforms to further improve the country’s business climate, Malacañang said. Duterte gave his nod during the 44th meeting with his Cabinet at Malacañan Palace, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo said the President approved the suggestions raised by Trade Secretary Ramon […]
“Leaping over 29 other countries from 124th to 95th in the World Bank (WB) ranking because of our Ease of Doing Business (EODB) law is truly noteworthy. Congress has hurdled major stumbling blocks and we are hoisting that as a challenge to the whole of government,” said Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, the major author […]
Two House leaders said the country’s improved rankings in the World Bank’s (WB) “Doing Business” report is a testament to the rising business confidence in the reforms instituted by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. In the just-released WB report, the Philippines improved by 29 notches, ranking 95th from the previous 124th out of 190 […]