The World Bank Group (WBG) has imposed a 4.5-year debarment on L.S.D. Construction & Supplies, a construction firm in the Philippines, for “collusive, fraudulent, and corrupt practices” linked to the Philippine rural development project (PRDP). In a May 28 statement posted on its website, the...
Two ongoing project loans for the Philippines, aimed at improving the livelihood of farmers and fisherfolk, are bearing fruit, according to the World Bank. The Washington-based multilateral lender 's latest implementation status and results reports for two investment project financing (IPF)...
The World Bank has cited progress in the Department of Agriculture's (DA) rural development project scale-up, for which the Philippines borrowed $600 million or over P34 billion last year. "The overall project's initial implementation performance is considered satisfactory. Implementation and...
President Marcos said that almost P10 billion was spent for the development of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) Region, including key infrastructure projects, within a year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of government assistance to farmers...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on stakeholders to support the implementation of the P45.01 billion Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, which he said would benefit Filipino farmers, fisherfolk, and consumers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with World Bank...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 3 said the incoming Marcos administration should pursue the “Balik Probinsya” program in order to accelerate regional development so that more Filipinos living in rural areas can enjoy greater economic opportunities in the long run. Go is...
The Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development is fine-tuning a bill giving an advance cash gift of P10,000 to 80- to 90-year-old senior citizens on top of the P100,000 given to Filipino centenarians. The fine-tuning of Senate Bill No. 21 filed by Senator Ramon “Bong”...
The Senate Committee on Social Justice Welfare and Rural Development has endorsed for plenary approval the measure seeking the establishment of a support fund for persons with disabilities or PWDs, for their empowerment and full inclusion in the community. Together with the Senate Committee on...
CEBU CITY -- A party-list vowed to bring in more development in the countryside should it earn a return trip to the Congress in the May elections. Ang Probinsyano Party-list joins a motorcade in Siargao Island on Saturday, March 26. (Contributed photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Ang Probinsyano Party-list...
SAN JOSE CITY, NUEVA ECIJA — If she wins in the upcoming May 9 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo will not only focus on building infrastructure for rural development, but she also promised on Tuesday, March 22, that she will work hard to turn farmers into farmer-entrepreneurs to make their...
Vice President Leni Robredo wants the government to invest more in roads that will improve active transport and provide affordable and alternative mass transportation for the riding public. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, a presidential aspirant, said that the latest SWS...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the largest World Bank-funded project in the country, has been extended up to July 2025 and has received additional foreign funds of about P16 billion. In a statement, DA said the project got additional funding came...
