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ED Council approves $400-million increase in US-backed projects in the Philippines

The Economy and Development Council (ED Council), chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has approved $400 million in cost increases and implementation extensions for...

Solar units boost Philippine military’s disaster response

The Department of Energy (DOE) has handed over three mobile energy system (MES) solar-powered units to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to...

Supreme Court paves way for Trump mass firings of federal workers

Washington, United States—The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for President Donald Trump to begin carrying out mass firings of federal workers. The court,...

Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: study

Paris, France — More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of...

Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts—study

Paris, France—More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling...

Harvard research center predicts future of humanitarian aid post-USAID

The head of a Harvard University academic and research center on Tuesday (Philippine time) issued a statement on the future of humanitarian aid amid...

US donation

National Power Corp. president and chief executive Fernando Roxas (third from left) and USAID Philippines mission director Ryan Washburn (fourth from left) hold a...

Trump undermining world economic dev’t precepts

Undoubtedly, one of the greatest success stories of the post-World War II era has been the rapid and steady development of the world economy....

US Indo-Pacific chief wants USAID funding in Pacific Islands

United States Indo-Pacific forces chief Admiral Samuel Paparo on Wednesday strongly advocated for the continued funding of US Agency for International Development (USAID) programs...

Washington formalizes plans to shutter USAID

US President Donald Trump's administration announced plans Friday to effectively close the US international development agency USAID, formalizing widely-criticized plans to dramatically cut foreign...

USAID: Soft power in 21st Century geopolitics

Hard power bespeaks intimidation, destruction and subjugation; soft power bespeaks cooperation, assistance and development. The decision of President Donald Trump’s second administration to dismantle the...

Judge orders halt to Musk shutdown of US aid agency 

Washington, United States—A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Tuesday to the shutdown of the main US aid agency by Elon Musk's Department of...

Thank you, au revoir, USAID

Has USAID left the Philippines for good? I don’t think so. I think USAID absence from this country is temporary. USAID will be back. Donald...

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze $2-b in foreign aid

Washington, United States—A divided US Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2 billion...
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