Philippines and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Inclusive Business Model Delivers Quality Medicines for All
Erikagen Inc., an inclusive business company that runs the Generika Drugstores in the Philippines, now serves thousands of customers across the country, providing affordable generic medicines and quality healthcare services while still turning a profit
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Opening Address at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors - Carlos G. Dominguez
“The partnership between the ADB and the Philippines has been an especially fruitful one. The Bank has been a reliable and responsive partner in mobilizing resources and technical support needed for our development." Read more
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Modernizing Manila's Water Supply
ADB is working with the Philippines to modernize Manila's water supply and reduce the risk of water shortages as demand rises in tandem with the city's booming population.
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Making “Build, Build, Build” Work in the Philippines
As the Philippine government ramps up infrastructure investment, ADB is helping agencies improve project preparation, speed up approvals, shorten start-up times, and deliver faster. Learn more about the ADB-Philippines Partnership Strategy
The Philippines is among the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, with upgrades to sovereign investment ratings confirming improvements in the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals. The government has defined its development objectives as driving rapid but inclusive economic growth, accelerating employment on a massive scale, and reducing poverty.
Since 1966, ADB has been a strong partner in the development of the Philippines, its host country. The country operations business plan (COBP), 2018–2020 closely aligns with the recently released Philippine Development Plan (PDP), 2017–2022.
The Philippines is part of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
Read the ADB and Philippines fact sheet
See ADB Data Library - Philippines: By the Numbers
Latest
ADB Supports Innovative Drinking Water Solution in Philippines
ADB is collaborating with Zero Mass Water and NEA to improve access to quality drinking water in urban and remote areas of the Philippines through the use of a new technology that produces drinking water from sunlight and air.
Strategies for Providing Social Protection for All
Well-structured and administered social protection programs are both financially feasible and socially and economically beneficial.
Inclusive Business Model Delivers Quality Medicines for All
Thousands of Filipinos get affordable generic medicines and quality healthcare services through pharmacies run along inclusive business principles.
Projects in the Philippines
Approved/Active
- Enhancing ADB’s Support for Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
- The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) Batangas Liquefied Natural Gas Project
- Advancing Inclusive and Resilient Urban Development Targeted at the Urban Poor
- Islamic Finance for the Philippines
- Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project
Closed
- Facilitating Youth School-to-Work Transition Program (Subprogram 1)
- Local Government Finance and Fiscal Decentralization Reform Program, Subprogram 2
- Expanding Private Participation in Infrastructure Program, Subprogram 1
- Encouraging Investment through Capital Market Reforms Program (Subprogram 1)
- Strengthening Institutions for Investments in Mindanao
