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Medicine, first-aid kits from WHO arriving

By Mayen Jaymalin | October 4, 2009 - 12:00am

Multimillion-peso worth of medicine and other relief packages are arriving today for distribution to an estimated 800,000...

Headlines

Asean offers aid to 'Ondoy' victims

October 3, 2009 - 4:45pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- Deputy Secretary General of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sayakane Sisouvong met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo today (Oct. 3) to offer assistance...

China rolls out assistance blueprint for ASEAN

April 12, 2009 - 6:12pm

BEIJING (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Sunday unveiled a multi-billion-dollar package of aid and credit to enhance China-ASEAN cooperation.

ADB extends assistance to AMLAC

August 30, 2005 - 12:00am

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400,000 technical assistance (TA) grant to help the Philippines combat money laundering. Total cost is estimated at $575,000 equivalent, of which the national government...

Banking

ADB opens trust fund to boost fight vs money laundering

By Ted P. Torres | July 13, 2004 - 12:00am

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has formally established a trust fund to strengthen assistance to its developing member countries in fighting money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The Cooperation Fund...

Banking

Napocor plans $350-million bond flotation

By Ted P. Torres | April 25, 2000 - 12:00am

The National Power Corp. (Napocor) plans to undertake a $350-million bond float in the fourth quarter of the year to fund its development program for another major transmission line. Napocor vice president for...

Business

Gov't eyes more funds for agriculture, education

April 2, 2000 - 12:00am

The Estrada administration has been breaking new ground in the generation of funds and investments for its major projects especially in the agriculture and education sectors, government data have revealed. At...

Business

BSP okays hike in DBP's single borrower's limit

By Marianne V. Go | February 3, 2000 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has reportedly approved in principle the request of the Development Bank of the Philippines for an increase in its single borrower's limit (SBL) for wholesale lending. DBP...

Business