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Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 2:30am

The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program, has awarded grants worth nearly Php42 million ($890,000) to five organizations in support of local solutions that address ocean plastics pollution.

A staggering 2.7 million tons of plastic are generated in the Philippines each year, 20 percent of which is estimated to end up in the ocean, according to a 2015 McKinsey and Company study. Through these grants, USAID will partner with local and international organizations to test new models to increase recycling rates, reduce landfill waste and leakage into nearby waters, and improve community livelihoods to help build sustainable waste systems.

“The United States is a committed ally and partner of the Filipino people in protecting the country's rich marine ecosystems and resources for the benefit of present and future generations,” said U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law.

The first wave of grants will pilot solutions to stop the flow of plastic pollution to the waters within and surrounding the Philippines. Program grantees are:

U.S. and Philippine Governments Call for Unified Action to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
Friday, June 22, 2018 - 2:15am

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and Conservation International convened partners from law enforcement agencies and environmental organizations for a forum on stamping out illegal wildlife trade in the Philippines.

U.S. Government Provides Teacher’s Kits to Schools in Marawi and  Surrounding Areas
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 10:00pm

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated over 3,500 teacher’s kits to the Philippine Department of Education to benefit schools affected by the conflict in Marawi.

USAID and PBEd Launch YouthWorks PH Project for Filipino Youth
Friday, June 1, 2018 - 10:30pm

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) launched YouthWorks PH, a five-year, Php1.7 billion workforce development project that will connect out-of-school youth with training and employment opportunities.

USAID and DOH Launch National Project to Strengthen Philippine Health Workers
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 1:30am

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday launched a five-year, PhP 750 million ($15 million), nationwide Human Resources for Health in 2030 (HRH2030) project to help the Department of Health (DOH) strengthen the workforce skills to better respond to the country’s health needs. The theme of the launch event was “Investing in Health Workforce Saves Lives.”

USAID’s Php1.9 Billion Early-Grade Literacy Project Improves Reading Skills of 1.8 Million Filipino Children
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - 11:30pm

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) completed its five-year, Php1.9 billion Basa Pilipinas project, which improved literacy and reading comprehension among more than 1.8 million students from kindergarten to grade three. USAID partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement the project in eight school divisions in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Cebu, and Bohol, and the cities of Mandaue, San Fernando, and Tagbilaran.

U.S. Government Announces Additional Php182 Million to Support Marawi Humanitarian Response
Friday, May 4, 2018 - 11:30pm

The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced an additional Php182 million ($3.5 million) to support ongoing humanitarian relief in Marawi. This brings the total U.S. government contribution to the Marawi response to nearly 1.4 billion pesos ($26.4 million).

U.S., Philippine Governments and WFP Celebrate Accomplishments of Disaster Resilience Project
Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 11:15pm

The United States and Philippine governments, together with the World Food Programme (WFP), celebrated a completion ceremony on April 25 for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) seven-year, Php1 billion Disaster Preparedness and Response project.

USAID and Department of Health Celebrate Accomplishments of Partnership for Tuberculosis Control
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 2:15am

The United States and Philippine governments today celebrated progress in combating tuberculosis (TB) at a completion ceremony for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) five-year, Php1.5 billion tuberculosis project, Innovations and Multi-Sectoral Partnerships to Achieve Control of Tuberculosis (IMPACT).

U.S. Government Announces Food Aid for Families Affected by Marawi Conflict
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 8:15pm

The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced new assistance of Php100 million ($2 million) to boost food security in Marawi and surrounding areas. USAID is partnering with the World Food Programme to provide 1.8 million kilograms of rice — enough to feed 45,000 people for four months — to families displaced by the conflict.

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