17 December
Japan and ADB Providing $300.8M for Philippines' Local Government Units
Japan and the ADB are providing $300.8 million to improve the revenue generation capacity of local government units in the Philippines to help them deliver better basic services to their communities. Read the News Release.
 29 November
Developing Asian Countries must Rethink Water Management to Avoid Crisis
To avoid a crisis in water security, developing countries in Asia will have to rethink how they manage their vital water resources, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook. Read
News Release.
29 November
Consultation workshop: Strengthening country diagnosis and analyzing binding development constraints
 ADB Chief Economist Ifzal Ali spoke before representatives of planning and oversight agencies, academic and research institutions, private sector, and other stakeholders attending the country diagnosis workshop for the Philippines. Read Welcome Remarks by Tom Crouch, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department.
28 November
ADB Workshop on Civil Society Initiative on Anti-Corruption
 A 16-year old Girl Scout, Charmae Alquiza, shares her volunteer work experience in her school in Makati for Government-Watch's (G Watch) Textbook Count project which helped successfully curb corruption in the government purchase and delivery of textbooks during the Regional Workshop: Civil Society Initiatives on Anti-Corruption organized by the Asian Development Bank and Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF). Looking on from right are Redempto Parafina, Project Coordinator, G-Watch; Paul Gangoso, Director, Environmental Cooperation and Linkgages, Inc. or Ecolink, who spoke on how "Bantay Kurapsyon" campaign exposed the unauthorized use of vehicles by local government units, specifically in Oroquieta City; and Khalid Siraj, forum moderator. An ADB grant to PTF provided the financing for five antic-corruption projects that were presented and discussed at the workshop.
22 November
 ADB and AIM Establish Knowledge Hub
The ADB and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) are jointly establishing a knowledge hub on regional trade and investment cooperation and integration. Read the News Release.
22-23 November
ADB Launches procurement manual for LGUs in Bohol
 The launching and presentation of the procurement manual for LGUs was conducted on 22-23 November 2007 in Bohol. All regions were represented by the more than 70 participants in the two-day briefing. The objectives of the Procurement Manual are to reconcile provisions of the Local Government Code with the Government Procurement Reform Act; and to harmonize these provisions with the procurement guidelines of the development partners, particularly ADB, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the World Bank. The participants include Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya, Budget Undersecretary Mario Relampagos, Congresswomen Sharee Ann T. Tan (Samar), Governors Dakila Cua (Quirino) and Daisy Avance-Fuentes (South Cotabato) and other local government executives and officials.
22 November
Emerging East Asian Bond Markets Resilient, But Risks Loom, Says ADB Report
Strong economic growth and improved financial systems along with limited exposure to U.S. subprime mortgages have helped curb spillover effects of global credit woes on emerging East Asian economies, but risks loom, says the November edition of Asia Bond Monitor. Read the News Release.
21 November
 Workshop on the Process of Prosecuting Tax Evasion in the Philippines
Philippine Finance Secretary Margarito Teves and representatives of the judiciary and executive pillars of the Government discussed key impediments to tax prosecution in the Philippines. Read the event highlights and the keynote speech.
21 November
ADB Philippine Country Director is Promoted
Tom Crouch, ADB Philippine Country Director was promoted to Deputy Director-General, Southeast Asia Department, effective 21 November.
7 November
Philippine country portfolio review mission final workshop
 About 60 representatives from government oversight agencies, line agencies, project management offices, and ADB staff shared lessons learned in implementing loans, TA, and grant-financed projects. Department of Finance Undersecretary Roberto Tan and Country Director Tom Crouch gave opening remarks.
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