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
GPOBA supports bringing clean energy to Philippines' rural areas
Manila, August 23, 2016 - More than 40,000 poor families*
Philippines: 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
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: 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.
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.
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.
