'Increase in WB's aid to RP best way to counter criticism'
By Aurea Calica | October 24, 2010 - 12:00am
Malacañang is hoping to silence critics with more good news, especially from the international community, such as the decision of the World Bank to double its assistance to the country next year.
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WB doubles aid to RP
October 23, 2010 - 12:00am
Philippine initiatives on good governance have prompted the World Bank (WB) to double its assistance to the country next year.
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WB forecasts RP GDP to grow 6.2 percent this year
October 20, 2010 - 12:00am
The World Bank raised its Philippine GDP growth forecast this year to 6.2 percent this year on back of rebound in exports and growing consumption.
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World Bank official urges DepEd to make schools more accessible to PWDs
By Ghio Ong | July 29, 2010 - 12:00am
A World Bank official has urged the Department of Education to make all public elementary and high schools in the country more accessible to children with disabilities.
Education and Home
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World Bank okays $4.9-million grant for RP climate change project
By Pia Lee-Brago | July 6, 2010 - 12:00am
The World Bank has approved a $4.974-million grant for climate change adaptation project in the Philippines to enable targeted rural communities to cope with the impact of climate change.
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WB approves $250-M loan for post-typhoon reconstruction
May 22, 2010 - 2:40pm
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The World Bank (WB) approved 250 million U.S. dollars loan to finance the Philippine recovery and reconstruction efforts from the two strong typhoons that hit the country late last...
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World Bank okays $250 million loan for RP's post-typhoon reconstruction
May 21, 2010 - 12:04pm
The World Bank approved a $250 million loan to finance the Philippine’s recovery and reconstruction efforts from two strong typhoons that hit the country late last year.
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Banking on development
By Iris Gonzales | March 28, 2010 - 12:00am
Bert Hofman tries to keep a straight face as he recalls eating balut when he first came to Manila as the World Bank’s country director for the Philippines.
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RP must improve tax collection, says World Bank official
By Iris Gonzales | March 15, 2010 - 12:00am
The government needs to get back on track in improving revenues now that the global financial turmoil is slowly dissipating, World Bank Philippine Country Director Bert Hofman told The STAR in a recent intervie...
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Catching up

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | February 19, 2010 - 12:00am
The next administration, according to Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, cannot avoid imposing new taxes.
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