Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (left) meets with newly-appointed World Bank vice president for East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Carlos...
The Philippines is exploring a data-driven overhaul of its hospital payment systems to improve universal healthcare, following a study tour of Thailand’s system.
Philippine health...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the World Bank (WB) on Wednesday reaffirmed their partnership to enhance disaster risk reduction and management in...
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) has launched phases 4 and 5 of the National Fiber Backbone (NFB) in Butuan City on...
The World Bank is providing a $700-million loan to strengthen community resilience for 18 million households in the Philippines, the bank said Friday.
The loan,...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday accepted the World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for 2025-2031, marking a significant step in the 80-year collaboration...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday welcomed the launch of the World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Philippines, calling it...
More depositors in the Philippines are now benefiting from enhanced protection through the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp.'s (PDIC) doubled maximum deposit insurance coverage (MDIC)...
Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro wants the long-delayed Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system completed before its funding expires in September 2026, following the World...
The World Bank cited the need to enhance internet connectivity in the Philippines, a key pillar of its Country Partnership Framework for 2026–31.
The initiative...
Malacañang on Thursday admitted that the Philippines fell short of its goal of achieving upper middle-income status this year, as it remains classified by...
