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during the Forum on Safe and Resilient Infrastructure that took place in Manila, Philippines, in October 2013. This report is … the experience of the Philippines to date in developing an integrated earthquake risk management program, focusing on the … future disasters in the Philippines. Earthquake risk management and strengthening programs initiated by both the public and …
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The Philippines increasingly emphasizes lifelong learning and skills mobility for labor productivity as an integral … sections. Section 2 provides a brief country background of the Philippines to put the discussions into context. Section 3 …
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The Philippines is an archipelago comprised of 7,107 islands with a humid climate and a topography characterized by … world, the Philippines also has one of the world's longest coastlines, and its marine and coastal resources yield in goods … and services. The country's mineral, oil, gas, and geothermal potential are also significant. The Philippines is also …
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this partnership. In July of 2017, the Philippines placed on the international financial markets a portfolio of catastrophe … risk that transferred typhoon and earthquake risk from the Philippines through the World Bank to the international … challenges of the program, and guide their continued efforts to improve financial preparedness to disasters in the Philippines …
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In recent decades, the agriculture and fisheries sector in the Philippines has grown but has clearly not lived up to … implementing them in the Philippines …
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The resurgence of COVID-19 cases and reimposition of more stringent quarantine measures held back the early signs of an economic rebound. The downside risk of a resurgence of infection, identified in the PEU December 2020 edition, has unfortunately materialized. The number of daily cases...
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Concrete literally holds the modern world together. The material and its binding agent cement comprise a key ingredient in the buildings and roads essential for development and in infrastructure critical to sustainable growth. The cement industry also generates about seven percent of the world's...
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Philippines in 2019 in person, the 2020 missions were conducted virtually. This report summarizes the main findings of the mission …
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Since 2003, the Philippines have been striving to implement reforms aimed at improving audit quality. Oversight of the … Philippines. These include (1) reforming the legal framework to establish an effective audit oversight system with sufficient …
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For the economy to attain its full potential, the Philippines requires an efficient water transport system. However … Philippine ports than between 2 Philippine ports via an international portrait In the East Asia region, the Philippines trails …, the Philippines ranked 66th out of 157 countries in 2013, and performs the worst among a group of East Asian comparators …
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