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The Philippines has secured a technical assistance package from the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the country’s defenses against financial crimes, according to the Department of Finance.

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The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1.5-billion loan to help the Philippines address the impact of the Middle East conflict. 

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The Philippine bond market posted a faster growth rate in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter, but bond issuance fell during the same period, according to the Asian Development Bank.

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The Philippine economy may still post 3.8 percent growth this year, despite the weak growth performance in the first half, but faster infrastructure spending and consumption growth would be needed in the second half, according to the Asian Development Bank..

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Asian Development Bank  president Masato Kanda is serving a second term after being re-elected to lead the multilateral lender as Asia-Pacific faces headwinds and new shocks.

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Last Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, the peso-dollar exchange rate reached ?62.27, which may be the highest or lowest, (depending from which viewpoint) exchange rate in the last 11 years.

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The Asian Development Bank has increased the loan for a program aimed at expanding universal health care in the country by $250 million, bringing the total financing to $750 million.

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Pinag-aralan ng dele­gasyon mula sa India at Asian Development Bank ang mga pamamaraan ng Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) sa pamamahala at pagbawas ng non-revenue water o tubig na nawawala bago pa masingil sa mga consumer.

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 The Asian Development Bank ( and Japan have launched a new fund to strengthen water security in developing countries across Asia and the Pacific, including the Philippines.

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The government is seeking up to $1.5 billion from the Asian Development Bank to support state programs aiming to cushion the economic shock from the Middle East crisis, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said.

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The Philippines has secured a technical assistance package from the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the country’s defenses against financial crimes, according to the Department of Finance.

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The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1.5-billion loan to help the Philippines address the impact of the Middle East conflict. 

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The Philippine bond market posted a faster growth rate in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter, but bond issuance fell during the same period, according to the Asian Development Bank.

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The Philippine economy may still post 3.8 percent growth this year, despite the weak growth performance in the first half, but faster infrastructure spending and consumption growth would be needed in the second half, according to the Asian Development Bank..

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Asian Development Bank  president Masato Kanda is serving a second term after being re-elected to lead the multilateral lender as Asia-Pacific faces headwinds and new shocks.

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Last Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, the peso-dollar exchange rate reached ?62.27, which may be the highest or lowest, (depending from which viewpoint) exchange rate in the last 11 years.

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The Asian Development Bank has increased the loan for a program aimed at expanding universal health care in the country by $250 million, bringing the total financing to $750 million.

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Pinag-aralan ng dele­gasyon mula sa India at Asian Development Bank ang mga pamamaraan ng Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) sa pamamahala at pagbawas ng non-revenue water o tubig na nawawala bago pa masingil sa mga consumer.

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 The Asian Development Bank ( and Japan have launched a new fund to strengthen water security in developing countries across Asia and the Pacific, including the Philippines.

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The government is seeking up to $1.5 billion from the Asian Development Bank to support state programs aiming to cushion the economic shock from the Middle East crisis, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said.

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