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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…
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…
4 August 2021
This presentation covers the use of environmental user fees for controlling pollution in the Laguna De Bay Basin in the Philippines.
24 September 2020
Asian Development Bank's Philippines Country Director Kelly Bird shares lessons learned from working with Philippine agencies to deliver quick and life-saving interventions as part of emergency response, and manage integrity risks at the same time.
21 August 2020
A health policy perspective: How the COVID-19 pandemic—as well as government responses to the ongoing crisis—are affecting Indigenous Peoples in Asia and the Pacific region
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…
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…
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…
28 October 2019
If we misunderstand the rice crisis, we will come up with short-sighted solutions. There are two major areas of this misunderstanding: the extent of suffering of the rice farmers and the wrong identification of the main cause of our problem.