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World Bank to finance extra COVID jabs for poorer nations

A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase COVID-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, it was announced Monday. Covax was...

World Bank: Myanmar’s economy to fall 18% due to coup, pandemic

Bangkok—Myanmar’s economy is expected to shrink by 18 percent in 2021, the World Bank said Monday, as a result of massive unrest following a...

Focusing on educational reform

"There are as many opportunities to improve the quality of our education as there are factors that affect it."   Early this month, the World Bank...

Rody accepts World Bank apology, demands update

President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the apology of the World Bank after its premature publication of a report on Filipino students’ academic abilities but...

Robredo seeks ways to resolve Education woes

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called on the Duterte administration to address the alarming state of Philippine education that has worsened due to...

Berating the messenger

At the behest of Education Secretary Leonor Briones, the World Bank apologized to the Philippines for publishing a report on education earlier than scheduled...

The World Bank apologizes

"Inadvertence? An oversight? No, sir. "   It is just as well that the World Bank, the Washington D.C. based multilateral financial/lending institution, has taken down...

Never sacrifice education

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DepEd chides World Bank for using outdated figures

The Department of Education on Tuesday demanded an apology from the World Bank for using an outdated data that shamed and insulted the Filipino...

The ‘white knight’ marches on

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‘Grade school kids rated poor in reading, math’

Malacañang expressed concern over a World Bank report that the majority of Filipino students were below the minimum level of proficiency for their grade levels. Presidential...

IMF approves $2.5B loan, debt relief deal for Sudan

The IMF on Tuesday approved a $2.5 billion loan for Sudan, and with the World Bank sealed a landmark deal that unlocks nearly $50...

World Bank okays P19.5-billion loan to support PH reforms

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DOE launches offshore wind roadmap

The Department of Energy with support from the World Bank virtually launched the Philippine Offshore Wind Roadmap to take advantage of wind power potential...
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