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                    [Title] => 6 other Philippines-China projects delayed; Senate reviewing deals
                    [Summary] => After the Philippines withdrew its request for official development assistance from China for a railway project, six other projects under ODA have also been delayed, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-10-30 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804767
                    [AuthorName] => Cecille Suerte Felipe
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 2306865
                    [Title] => China ODA withdrawal should not derail infra programs – Poe
                    [Summary] => The Philippines’ withdrawal of its request for official development assistance  from China for a railway project should not derail the implementation of infrastructure programs, according to Sen. Grace Poe.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-10-27 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804767
                    [AuthorName] => Cecille Suerte Felipe
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 2306511
                    [Title] => Philippines drops China loan for Mindanao railway
                    [Summary] => Infrastructure cooperation with China is starting to show cracks under the Marcos administration, as the Philippines withdrew the proposed first rail system in Mindanao from Beijing’s portfolio.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-10-26 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807056
                    [AuthorName] => Elijah Felice Rosales
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/10/25/bu2-benjamin-diokno2018-01-1313-17-10_2023-10-25_18-54-0781_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2300953
                    [Title] => Philippines ODA portfolio hits $32.4 billion in 2022
                    [Summary] => The Philippines’ active official development assistance portfolio went up slightly to $32.40 billion last year, with the government shifting its focus on economic transformation from pandemic recovery.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-10-04 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1473425
                    [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2267421
                    [Title] => Aussie FM bares PCG aid package
                    [Summary] => Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced a package of initiatives aimed at enhancing maritime cooperation, as well as bigger official development assistance  to the Philippines for this year and in 2024.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-05-19 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806376
                    [AuthorName] => Pia Lee Brago
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [Title] => ODA law put 25 million-euro investment on hold – French envoy
                    [Summary] => At least 25 million euros (about P1.45 billion) worth of French investment was put on hold due to restrictions in the Official Development Assistance Act of 1996, which does not allow private sector financing.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-02-14 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804896
                    [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 2197910
                    [Title] => Pernia recommends tapping PPP, ODA from other countries
                    [Summary] => The government should consider dropping official development assistance from China and instead tap other countries and the private sector for infrastructure projects instead, former socioeconomic planning chief Ernesto Pernia said, after the government canceled loan applications for railway projects.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-07-26 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1473425
                    [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2150230
                    [Title] => Government  to source more ODA funding
                    [Summary] => The government plans to expand its official development assistance portfolio next year as it monitors how the phasing out of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate  will affect interest rates in commercial auctions.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-12-27 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
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                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/12/26/bus1-mark-dennis-joven-bureau-customs2019-01-1419-24-08_2021-12-26_19-30-50721_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2130111
                    [Title] => Philippines ODA portfolio rises to $30.7 billion
                    [Summary] => The country’s official development assistance portfolio surged nearly 50 percent to $30.7 billion (P1.57 trillion) last year as it funded its pandemic response through quick-disbursing program loans.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-09-28 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1475310
                    [AuthorName] => Louise Maureen Simeon
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2125278
                    [Title] => No need to amend ODA law, says NEDA
                    [Summary] => The National Economic and Development Authority said there is no pressing need to prioritize the amendment of the Official Development Assistance Act of 1996.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-09-07 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1475310
                    [AuthorName] => Louise Maureen Simeon
                    [SectionName] => Business
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6 other Philippines-China projects delayed; Senate reviewing deals

By Cecille Suerte Felipe | October 30, 2023 - 12:00am

After the Philippines withdrew its request for official development assistance from China for a railway project, six other...

Headlines

China ODA withdrawal should not derail infra programs – Poe

By Cecille Suerte Felipe | October 27, 2023 - 12:00am

The Philippines’ withdrawal of its request for official development assistance from China for a railway project should...

Headlines

Philippines drops China loan for Mindanao railway

By Elijah Felice Rosales | October 26, 2023 - 12:00am

Infrastructure cooperation with China is starting to show cracks under the Marcos administration, as the Philippines withdrew...

Business

Philippines ODA portfolio hits $32.4 billion in 2022

By Louella Desiderio | October 4, 2023 - 12:00am

The Philippines’ active official development assistance portfolio went up slightly to $32.40 billion last year, with the government shifting its focus on economic transformation from pandemic recovery.

Business

Aussie FM bares PCG aid package

By Pia Lee Brago | May 19, 2023 - 12:00am

Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced a package of initiatives aimed at enhancing maritime cooperation, as well as bigger official development assistance to the Philippines for this year...

Headlines

ODA law put 25 million-euro investment on hold – French envoy

By Sheila Crisostomo | February 14, 2023 - 12:00am

At least 25 million euros (about P1.45 billion) worth of French investment was put on hold due to restrictions in the Official...

Headlines

Pernia recommends tapping PPP, ODA from other countries

By Louella Desiderio | July 26, 2022 - 12:00am

The government should consider dropping official development assistance from China and instead tap other countries and the private sector for infrastructure projects instead, former socioeconomic planning chief Ernesto...

Business

Government to source more ODA funding

December 27, 2021 - 12:00am

The government plans to expand its official development assistance portfolio next year as it monitors how the phasing out...

Business

Philippines ODA portfolio rises to $30.7 billion

By Louise Maureen Simeon | September 28, 2021 - 12:00am

The country’s official development assistance portfolio surged nearly 50 percent to $30.7 billion (P1.57 trillion) last year as it funded its pandemic response through quick-disbursing program loans.

Business

No need to amend ODA law, says NEDA

By Louise Maureen Simeon | September 7, 2021 - 12:00am

The National Economic and Development Authority said there is no pressing need to prioritize the amendment of the Official Development Assistance Act of 1996.

Business