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The Philippine Bird Festival: A Showcase of Vibrant CSO-Government Collaboration

29 June 2023
This article is shared by the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines through its President, Mr. Mike Lu. Mike’s presentation mostly focused on this successful event (“5th Philippine Bird Festival”), which highlights the importance of strong collaboration between government, CSOs, and the private sector…

Lessons Learned in Wetlands Management

29 June 2023
Similar to the challenges being faced by local governments all over the Philippines, the City of Balanga faces habitat degradation, solid wastes and sewage concerns, significant settlements along the boundary of the wetlands, low or few stakeholder engagement, and insufficient information on…

SNG finance and its implications on public service delivery and SDGs in Philippines

23 November 2022
This presentation gave an overview of the subnational government (SNG) finance-public service delivery and the sustainable development goals from the Philippines' perspective.

Our Open-by-Design and Citizen-centric Approach to Building Smart Communities

26 October 2022
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Environmental User Fee System in the Laguna De Bay Basin

4 August 2021
This presentation covers the use of environmental user fees for controlling pollution in the Laguna De Bay Basin in the Philippines.

University of the Philippines College of Law: International Anticorruption Compliance Law

7 June 2021
In this presentation, Lisa Kelaart-Courtney discussed ADB’s mitigating integrity risks and addressing integrity violations with students from the University of the Philippines College of Law.

The Community Based Monitoring System in the Philippines

21 April 2021
In this presentation, Celia Reyes shared community-based monitoring system for collecting SDG data in the Philippines.

Study Tour to the Agricultural Markets (2019)

12 November 2019
The Asian Development Bank and Mercasa have been working to build the capacity of government officials in selected developing member countries (Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Philippines) on the development, operation, and management of wholesale markets. The activities included organized study tours…

Preliminary Agricultural Survey

30 October 2019
ADB’s Youth for Asia team ran a preliminary survey with farmers in Tarlac and Bulacan in the Philippines to assess the interest of youth’s interest in farming. This presentation shares the results of the focus group discussions and surveys held in the chosen provinces. It also enumerates some…

Defend Our Rice Farmers Now

28 October 2019
The Philippine Rice Research Institute Vice President argues that the 35-percent tariff under the rice tariffication law will translate to 40 percent of Filipino farmers suffering. The Rice Enhancement Competitiveness Fund is helpful, but miniscule compared to what the farmers are losing. It is now…