IFC Contributes to WB-administered Output Based Grant for Water Services to Manila’s Poor Communities
Washington, D.C., October 19, 2007—The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is contributing to a new Manila Water Company (MWC) Inc. project through the Global Partnership on Output Based Aid, a multidonor trust fund administered by the World Bank.
Philippines: Water for the Poor
In 2007, the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) facility, a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank provided Manila Water a grant of $2.8 million to expand its “Tubig Para sa Barangay” (TPSB) or Water for the Poor program in 45 urban poor communities.
GPOBA supports bringing clean energy to Philippines' rural areas
Manila, August 23, 2016 - More than 40,000 poor families*
World Water Day 2011: Water for Cities
A look at how output-based aid (OBA) is being used to help the urban poor access water services The theme of World Water Day (WWD) 2011 is Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge. Now in its 18th year, WWD is an annual opportunity to remind all of us about an ongoingPhilippines: 700,000 People to Benefit from Improved Access to Health Services
News Release No 2012/02
Contacts
In Washington:
Roger Morier, tel. (+1) 202 473 5675
rmorier@worldbank.org
In Manila:
David Llorito, tel. (+632) 917 3047
dllorito@worldbank.org
Philippines: Poor Families in Remote Areas to Benefit from Renewable Energy Grants
Manila, August 23, 2016 - More than 40,000* poor families without electricity in remote areas of the country will soon have access to
Output-Based Aid in the Philippines: Improving Electricity Supply on Remote Islands
The Philippines has introduced an output-based aid (OBA) subsidy scheme to improve electricity supply on remote islands as a way to enhance living standards in the poor communities there.
