Insular Life turns over disaster resilient school building in Tacloban
Source: Manila Bulletin
Insular Life turns over disaster resilient school building in Tacloban
Source: The Philippine Star
Insular Life turns over disaster resilient school building in Tacloban
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Mindanao Jobs Report to guide future policy—WB
Contract growing for competitiveness and inclusive growth
Alcala cobbles partnership for sustainable farming
By Diego Mora Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala. File photograph by Krisken Jones. MANILA - Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has cobbled a multi-sectoral alliance that seeks to promote sustainable agriculture through "efficient crop value chains" nationwide. In the course of crafting such an alliance, Alcala convened the general meeting of the Philippine...
New school building soon to rise in Siargao Island
DEL CARMEN, Surigao del Norte, Nov. 20 (PIA) - Students and residents of Del Carmen in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte cannot hide their joy and excitement during the groundbreaking event held November 05, 2015 at the campus of Surigao State College of Technology (SSCT) here. A one-storey two-classroom school building will soon rise in...
Access to potable water
Mindanao seeking local permits, cabotage IRR
DAVAO CITY -- Mindanao’s business sector is pushing for government to adopt policies that will decentralize the issuance of permits and speed up the release of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Cabotage Law to encourage more investment into the south. “Government has to look into the fundamentals of starting a business...
Private Sector takes active role in fighting climate change
Source: Business Mirror
Australia pledges P200M to help PH in peace process, combat child abuse
by Ellalyn B. De Vera and Madel Sabater-Namit The Australian government has agreed to extend assistance to the Philippines worth a total of AUS$6 million, or about P200 million, as its commitment to the peace process in Mindanao, and to help the battle against online sexual abuse of children. In separate meetings with Philippine officials,...
Hindering Mindanao growth
By Ace June Rell S. Perez FOR Mindanao not to lag behind from the rest of the country in economic growth and development, some government policies and regulations, lack of competition, protection of property rights and among other vital issues in spurring investment and job creation need to be addressed. This is an initial result...
Australian gov’t to provide $4M for peace process in Mindanao
By Madel Sabater - Namit Australian Foreign minister Julie Bishop. AFP PHOTO/ SAEED KHAN The Australian government reaffirmed its support to the peace process in Mindanao, saying that it will provide $4-million over the next three years for the joint security and justice mechanisms of the peace process. “In my meeting with Secretary Teresita Quintos...
WB: CPP-NPA netted P1.6-billion revolutionary tax in East Mindanao
By Manuel Cayon DAVAO CITY—A World Bank senior economist said the communist insurgency collected as much as P1.6 billion in revolutionary tax in eastern Mindanao last year. The estimate was P300 million higher than an earlier estimate disclosed by the International Alert, a London-based private organization helping foreign and domestic companies operate under socially and...
Private sector takes active role in PH’s fight against climate change and El Nino
Resilience, collective action lift Filipinos past
Inclusive growth PH contribution to APEC meet
World Bank working on study on jobs in Mindanao
By Ace June Rell S. Perez THE drafting and development of the report on a prequel of the Philippine Development Report (PDR) on jobs dubbed as Mindanao Jobs Report (MJR) led by World Bank (WB) in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Mindanao Development Authority (Minda) will be off the press by...
PBSP harnesses collective power of the business sector
APEC sets new path for business-driven inclusive growth
High-Level Dialogue explores opportunities for Inclusive Business in Asia-Pacific Manila, PHILIPPINES, November 12, 2015 – Government and private sector leaders from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are joining the APEC High-Level Dialogue on Inclusive Business (IB), where they will discuss how IB can help bring about inclusive growth throughout the region. Following...