In a continuing push to improve the power situation in off-grid communities, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are collaborating on a program to upgrade the off-grid systems of the National Power Corp. (NPC). During the Asian Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), Energy...
By Dr. Jaymee Fernandez-Ramos Radiation oncologist, Asian Cancer Institute Asian Hospital and Medical Center A diagnosis of a brain tumor is sure to send anyone to a state of fear. This is very understandable as we all know how the brain pretty much controls everything about our being. Tumors, i.e....
The Philippines will be pushing for a stronger regional collaboration in food security and development of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) when it assumes the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year. ASEAN Business Advisory Council (BAC) Philippines...
The Philippines will receive a $400-million, or about ₱23.4-billion, loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to restore marine ecosystems and strengthen its blue economy, as part of the lender’s $24-billion support package for Southeast Asia through 2028. ADB President Masato Kanda announced...
The Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) is urging its host country to ramp up nationwide mobile internet access to boost Filipino households ' wealth. "Our findings show that mobile internet access has a significant and positive impact on household wealth,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) inspected the rehabilitation of a key highway and bridge project linking Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, May 22. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan and ADB Vice-President Scott Morris led...
The Philippines remains firm in promoting a rules-based multilateral trading system amid recent upheavals in global trade, such as the United States’ (US) new tariff policy, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque. Roque served as the country’s delegate at...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking to partner with American technology giant Google to pursue investments aimed at enhancing the country’s digital infrastructure and capabilities. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque met with top officials of Google last week on the sidelines of the...
Nearly 600,000 motorcycles were added to Philippine roads in the first four months of the year, as demand for a more affordable mode of transportation continues to attract droves of buyers across the country. The latest data from the Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries (FAMI) showed that...
While the transmission of key interest rate cuts to lending rates remains uneven in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japanese investment bank Nomura noted that this connection has massively improved in the Philippines. “Relative to the previous cutting cycle, the pass-through...
The World Bank has cited some inroads in the long-delayed Metro Manila flood control project, which is being partly funded by a loan it approved eight years ago. "The progress is moderately satisfactory with 38 pumping station construction sites and solid waste reduction activities," the...
The uncertainties facing Asia and the Pacific are also an opportunity to build a more resilient and sustainable future, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda said at the opening session of the multilateral lender’s 58th annual meeting of its board of governors in Milan, Italy....
