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[Title] => ADB: Philippines GDP may still grow by 3.8% this year
[Summary] => The Philippine economy may still post 3.8 percent growth this year, despite the weak growth performance in the first half, but faster infrastructure spending and consumption growth would be needed in the second half, according to the Asian Development Bank..
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[Title] => Kanda secures 2nd term as ADB president
[Summary] => Asian Development Bank president Masato Kanda is serving a second term after being re-elected to lead the multilateral lender as Asia-Pacific faces headwinds and new shocks.
[DatePublished] => 2026-09-03 00:00:00
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[Title] => ?65 to $1 looks good
[Summary] => Last Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, the peso-dollar exchange rate reached ?62.27, which may be the highest or lowest, (depending from which viewpoint) exchange rate in the last 11 years.
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[Title] => ADB hikes Philippines health care loan to $750 million
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank has increased the loan for a program aimed at expanding universal health care in the country by $250 million, bringing the total financing to $750 million.
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[Title] => India, ADB pinag-aralan ang sistema ng Maynilad laban sa water losses
[Summary] => Pinag-aralan ng delegasyon mula sa India at Asian Development Bank ang mga pamamaraan ng Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) sa pamamahala at pagbawas ng non-revenue water o tubig na nawawala bago pa masingil sa mga consumer.
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[Title] => ADB, Japan set up water security fund for Asia-Pacific
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank ( and Japan have launched a new fund to strengthen water security in developing countries across Asia and the Pacific, including the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2026-07-23 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Brix Lelis
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[Title] => Philippines eyes $1.5 billion ADB financing for ME crisis response
[Summary] => The government is seeking up to $1.5 billion from the Asian Development Bank to support state programs aiming to cushion the economic shock from the Middle East crisis, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-23 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Aubrey Rose Inosante
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[Title] => Philippines bond market grows 2.8% in three months
[Summary] => The country’s bond market returned to growth in the first quarter, driven by an increase in both government and corporate issuances, despite heightened global uncertainty, according to the Asian Development Bank.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => ADB eyes financing for energy-efficient government buildings
[Summary] => ADB eyes financing for energy-efficient gov’t buildings The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is looking to provide a loan for a project in the Philippines aimed at promoting energy efficiency in government buildings.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-12 00:00:00
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[Title] => ACEF 2026 takeaways
[Summary] => The just concluded four-day Asia Clean Energy Forum or ACEF 2026, sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and held at its headquarters in Mandaluyong this week, highlighted the global need to build a sustainable and resilient energy system that should include more renewable energy sources from solar, wind, hydro and geothermal, as the world moves to lessen its dependence on energy sources that may be volatile and affected by conflict, and from traditional but environmentally-polluting sources of crude oil and coal, and the still controversial nuclear energy.
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[AuthorName] => Marianne Go
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[Title] => Kanda secures 2nd term as ADB president
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[Title] => ?65 to $1 looks good
[Summary] => Last Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, the peso-dollar exchange rate reached ?62.27, which may be the highest or lowest, (depending from which viewpoint) exchange rate in the last 11 years.
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[AuthorName] => Ruben D. Almendras
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[Title] => ADB hikes Philippines health care loan to $750 million
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank has increased the loan for a program aimed at expanding universal health care in the country by $250 million, bringing the total financing to $750 million.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => India, ADB pinag-aralan ang sistema ng Maynilad laban sa water losses
[Summary] => Pinag-aralan ng delegasyon mula sa India at Asian Development Bank ang mga pamamaraan ng Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) sa pamamahala at pagbawas ng non-revenue water o tubig na nawawala bago pa masingil sa mga consumer.
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[Title] => ADB, Japan set up water security fund for Asia-Pacific
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank ( and Japan have launched a new fund to strengthen water security in developing countries across Asia and the Pacific, including the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2026-07-23 00:00:00
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[Title] => Philippines eyes $1.5 billion ADB financing for ME crisis response
[Summary] => The government is seeking up to $1.5 billion from the Asian Development Bank to support state programs aiming to cushion the economic shock from the Middle East crisis, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-23 00:00:00
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[Title] => Philippines bond market grows 2.8% in three months
[Summary] => The country’s bond market returned to growth in the first quarter, driven by an increase in both government and corporate issuances, despite heightened global uncertainty, according to the Asian Development Bank.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => ADB eyes financing for energy-efficient government buildings
[Summary] => ADB eyes financing for energy-efficient gov’t buildings The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is looking to provide a loan for a project in the Philippines aimed at promoting energy efficiency in government buildings.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-12 00:00:00
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[Title] => ACEF 2026 takeaways
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