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The Philippines has secured a yen-denominated financing package equivalent to around P48 billion (119.745 billion yen) from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s universal health care system, according to the Department of Finance.

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Renewed proposals to build a 20-kilometer bridge connecting Luzon via Matnog in Sorsogon to Allen in northern Samar in the Visayas received a major boost, with the approval of a P500-million fund from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a feasibility study for the project.

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Foreign interest in the NSCR concession supports transport PPP sentiment, with terms and guarantees key to bankability.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is deploying $4 billion in financing to help countries withstand the impact of the Middle East conflict.

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The Philippines is interested in tapping a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) financing facility aimed at supporting the development of critical minerals supply chains in Asia-Pacific, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered to provide up to $1.75 billion worth of additional financing to help the Philippines manage the impact of the Middle East conflict.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is mobilizing $30 billion by 2030 to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s long-term development priorities amid external shocks.

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The Asian Development Bank, which is headquartered in the Philippines, last week celebrated the 2025 International Anti-Corruption Day with the theme “Embedding a culture of integrity.”

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is lowering its growth forecasts for the Philippines for the current year and 2026 following the sharp slowdown in the country’s third quarter economic growth performance.

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Maynilad Water Services reduced the maximum price for its initial public offering to P15 per share, from P20 previously, after securing commitments from two cornerstone investors: the International Finance Corp. of the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank.

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Renewed proposals to build a 20-kilometer bridge connecting Luzon via Matnog in Sorsogon to Allen in northern Samar in the Visayas received a major boost, with the approval of a P500-million fund from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a feasibility study for the project.

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Foreign interest in the NSCR concession supports transport PPP sentiment, with terms and guarantees key to bankability.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is deploying $4 billion in financing to help countries withstand the impact of the Middle East conflict.

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The Philippines is interested in tapping a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) financing facility aimed at supporting the development of critical minerals supply chains in Asia-Pacific, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered to provide up to $1.75 billion worth of additional financing to help the Philippines manage the impact of the Middle East conflict.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is mobilizing $30 billion by 2030 to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s long-term development priorities amid external shocks.

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The Asian Development Bank, which is headquartered in the Philippines, last week celebrated the 2025 International Anti-Corruption Day with the theme “Embedding a culture of integrity.”

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is lowering its growth forecasts for the Philippines for the current year and 2026 following the sharp slowdown in the country’s third quarter economic growth performance.

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Maynilad Water Services reduced the maximum price for its initial public offering to P15 per share, from P20 previously, after securing commitments from two cornerstone investors: the International Finance Corp. of the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank.

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