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The $2-billion pledge does not include a $540-million "multi-donor trust fund for Mindanao," that will become operational once a peace accord is signed with Muslim separatist rebels in the southern region of Mindanao, President Arroyo said. 


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The grant consists of two parts: $1.09 million to be released through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and another $291,000 to the Civil Service Commission (CSC).


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Pulley’s observations form part of a World Bank report covering East Asia and the Pacific. The report contains recommendations for the recovery of the region.


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$2 B in aid pledged to RP

November 9, 2003 - 12:00am

CEBU CITY – Foreign aid donors pledged to extend $2 billion in assistance to the Philippines in 2004 as well as dangling an additional $540-million trust fund. The $2-billion pledge does not include a $540-million...

Headlines

RP gets $1.2-M grant from WB

February 21, 2003 - 12:00am

The World Bank will extend a $1.2-million grant to bankroll the Philippine government’s effort to upgrade the management of its public expenditures and streamline its public administration. The grant consists...

Business

RP cited for better implementation of WB-funded projects

By Ted P. Torres | February 16, 2003 - 12:00am

After languishing in the bottom of the list in 2001, the Philippines has risen from worst performer to among the better client nations of the World Bank in terms of project disbursement.

Business

EDITORIAL – The most polluted city

February 4, 2003 - 12:00am

Most Filipinos have fond memories of vacations spent in the country’s summer capital. Baguio, the City of Pines, was built by American colonial officials 100 years ago to escape from the stifling tropical heat...

Opinion

WB wants RP to fund ODA projects

By Des Ferriols | February 1, 2003 - 12:00am

Foreign donors want an assurance from the Arroyo administration of continued budget coverage for foreign-assisted projects in the 2003 budget, saying this commitment is necessary to sustain the improvement in...

Business

WB cites need to strengthen RP’s corporate management systems

By Ted P. Torres | October 11, 2002 - 12:00am

The World Bank said the Philippine banking system should strengthen its corporate management systems to "avoid a future financial crisis." "Improve the banking system to ensure that capital flows...

Business

RP, WB sign $100-M loan

September 13, 2002 - 12:00am

The Philippines signed a $100-million loan agreement with the World Bank yesterday, with Finance Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho signing for the government and World Bank country director Robert Vance Pulley signing...

Business

Government spares foreign-assisted projects from budget cuts

By Des Ferriols | July 21, 2002 - 12:00am

Foreign-assisted projects (FAPs) could be the country’s only source of critical development funds as the Arroyo administration assured...

Business

Economy improving under Arroyo — WB

March 12, 2002 - 12:00am

CLARK FIELD, Pampanga (AFP) – The economic prospects of the Philippines have improved a year after Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo became president, giving tens of millions of her poor countrymen a chance at a better...

Headlines