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ADB turns over $1-M for Payatas slum upgrading

By Ted P. Torres | March 25, 2004 - 12:00am

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has turned over its $1-million slum-upgrading project in Payatas, Quezon. The project is part of the ADB’s Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction program funded by the Japanese government. The...

Business

$8.6-B MM project stalled anew

By Ted P. Torres | September 2, 2003 - 12:00am

The implementation of the ambitious $8.6-billion Metro Manila Urban Services for the Poor (MMUSP) program will be delayed due to several major and technical reasons, one of which is the 2004 national elections. The...

Banking

ADB to lend $100 M for dev’t of urban poor communities

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | January 1, 2001 - 12:00am

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to provide a $100-million loan early this year for the enhancement of services to the poor, an ADB official said over the weekend. ADB senior urban development specialist...

Business