MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is projected to be close to attaining upper middle-income status, according to the World Bank. In an email, the multilateral lender said the Philippines is ...

MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank has approved an $800-million loan to help strengthen the Philippines’ fiscal management, draw in higher-quality private investment and equip its workforce with ...

The Philippines’ gross national income (GNI) per capita has reached the threshold of upper-middle income countries, the World Bank said Friday. It made ...

THE Department of Finance (DOF) has negotiated the financing to support policies that improve public spending, support business growth, address job-skills mismatch and increase job readiness.

What is one important lesson we can learn from the Philippines' conditional cash transfer program? Poor and vulnerable families can overcome poverty and deprivation through their own efforts. All they ...

THE World Bank approved an $800-million Development Policy Loan to help the Philippines strengthen its fiscal resilience, attract higher-quality private investment and equip its workforce with the ...