The United States government has extended P240 million (USD4.3 million) in grant assistance to help civil society organizations address climate challenges that are being faced by local communities across the Philippines. At least 11 grants will be provided by the US government, through the US Agency...
The decades-long ties between the Philippines and United States (US) would be further strengthened by a number of economic cooperation initiatives agreed upon during the meeting between US President Joe Biden and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. during their meeting at the White House...
The government of the United States recently launched roll-on/roll-off (RORO) services in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to boost the local trade and investment in the island region. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the regional...
The United States will be supporting Filipino fisherfolk whose livelihood has been affected by an oil spill in Oriental Mindoro through training them to become citizen scientists in the meantime. The US Embassy in Manila said Friday that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will...
The United States has launched technology-based education program in the Bangsamoro to help improve the quality of education of learners in the region. The program cost is estimated at P15 million. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director Rebekah Eubanks joined on...
Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual is encouraging employers to upskill workers and make them future-ready. Pascual stressed this at the launch of the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Alliance (AMDev) Program supported by the United States Agency for International...
The Pasig City local government met with representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), and the PATH Foundation Philippines Inc. (PFPI) to discuss the possible implementation of Project BUILD. Project BUILD...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through UNILAB Foundation, has signed a memorandum of agreement with the ICCP Group Foundation, Inc. (IGFI) as one of the core partners for the USAID’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development (AMDev) Program. According to a...
The United States' project to strengthen private enterprise for the digital economy would bolster the Philippines' economic recovery, Anti-Red Tape Authority Secretary Ernesto Perez said. Anti-Red Tape Authority Secretary Ernesto Perez (Photo courtesy of ARTA) Perez made the statement after the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have started meeting to facilitate the sharing of electronic Phytosanitary Certificate (e-Phyto) with other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The DA, through the Bureau of Plant Industry, said the move...
The United States has extended a total of $18 million (P1-billion) worth of partnership assistance to the Philippines for the span of five years to help the country's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) transition to mature in the e-commerce industry. Through the US Agency for International...
USAID, the principal US government agency to extend assistance to countries, launched a P1 billion digitalization program that aims to digitally transform 30,000 small micro and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over a five-year period. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson announced the $18...
