In an unprecedented step, a local government and a private bus company signed an accord to help end tuberculosis (TB), the 8th leading cause of death in the country, killing 27 persons every day, and affecting an estimated 410,000 Filipinos mostly in the economically productive age group. In a memorandum of agreement signed August 30,…
To help communities build back better after a disaster, Restart Micro-Enterprise Inc. (RestartME) was launched yesterday to provide a quick response fund to micro-entrepreneurs affected by natural or man-made disasters. The launch, held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City, gathered U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Dr….
About 15.7 million Filipinos are still lacking access to improved drinking water and this number is growing tremendously due to increased demand for water, fueled by population growth and industry. Apart from both ground and surface water sources being threatened with degradation and contamination from industrial output, as well as lack of treatment for wastewater,…
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), principal recipient of the TB component of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (TGFATM), invites all Filipinos of any age and residing anywhere in the Philippines to join the TB ay Tuldukan Photography Contest 2016. The contest which will run until February 29, 2016, shall have…
By TRICIA AQUINO MANILA, Philippines – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident coordinator Ola Almgren has appealed to Filipino businessmen to make investments that will lead to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a growth strategy that pairs economic development with environmental sustainability and social inclusion. Almgren spoke on Tuesday at the Dusit…
By CARMENCITA A. CARILLO, Correspondent DAVAO CITY — The World Bank (WB) and Australian-funded Mindanao Jobs Report (MJR) will help guide policy makers in reassessing programs and projects for the southern island’s economic development, a bank official said. “It aims to provide better planning for investments in the future so that as Mindanao’s allocation or…
By ACE JUNE RELL S. PEREZ MINDANAO needs at least P350 billion annual investments to improve education, health, livelihood, agriculture and infrastructure systems on the island, according to an international financial institution. This can be shared investments by the national government, local government units and the private sector, said Karl Kendrick Chua, senior country economist…
