Australia, ILO help Pablo victims
By Ronnel W. Domingo
The Australian government and the International Labor Organization have expanded their partnership to help victims of Typhoon “Pablo” that hit Mindanao in December 2012.
The Australian government and the International Labor Organization have expanded their partnership to help victims of Typhoon “Pablo” that hit Mindanao in December 2012.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) is providing the Philippine government a grant that will be used to put up two mini-hydropower plants in Ifugao and Isabela.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said the government of Japan was funding the pre-feasibility study of the BCDA Monorail project, which would connect the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system to Bonifacio Global City and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended a grant of $650,000 (P27.3 million) to the Philippines to help sustain the continued growth of its business process outsourcing sector, one of the country’s top dollar-earning industries.
The Philippine National Oil Co. Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) has given a P500-million endowment to the University of the Philippines to further advance energy research and development in the country.
