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MINDANAO development officials and regional leaders are examining poverty trends and identifying ways to make economic growth more inclusive and resilient amid emerging risks. The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), in partnership with the World Bank, held a roundtable on the study “Building the Filipino Middle Class: Towards Resilient Futures and Poverty Eradication.” MinDA executive director Janet Lopoz said Mindanao has made progress in peace, productivity, and economic transformation, creating opportunities for the region to attract more investment. “The country's move into upper-middle-income status signals a new development paradigm for us in Mindanao. Official development assistance is no longer just about grants; it is becoming a catalyst for private sector trust and investment. This shift is creating jobs and positioning Mindanao as a partner for investments rather than aid dependency,” Lopoz said. The discussion also looked at how Mindanao can sustain economic gains as the region recovers from the pandemic and faces global uncertainties. Participants examined developments in urban services, investment and peacebuilding and their links to poverty reduction. Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza, a MinDA board member and chairperson of the Regional Development Council for Soccsksargen, said the need for reliable data to guide poverty-reduction programs. “We are very excited...

LANDBANK has earned international recognition for advancing the Philippines’ energy security and clean energy transition, receiving the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Award for Outstanding Sustainable Project Financing. The award recognizes LANDBANK’s Sustainable Power and Energy Infrastructure Financing Portfolio, which supports large-scale renewable energy and power projects that expand clean energy capacity, strengthen grid reliability, and meet the country’s growing power requirements. “This recognition inspires us to further expand financing for projects that will shape a cleaner, more energy-secure future for the Philippines. LANDBANK will continue to mobilize capital for strategic investments that deliver reliable power to communities, strengthen the economy, and advance sustainable development for generations to come,” said LANDBANK President and CEO Lynette V. Ortiz. LANDBANK Senior Vice President Gonzalo Benjamin A. Bongolan received the award on behalf of the Bank during the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards and Recognition Ceremony held on 27 August 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The citation was conferred by Dr. Frank Mentrup, Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe, and Arshad Rab, Chairman of the International Council of Sustainability Standards for Value-Driven Financial Institutions and Chief Executive Officer of the European Organisation for Sustainable Development (EOSD). “Economic growth requires infrastructure, and infrastructure requires capital. LANDBANK’s participation in major solar...

Yesterday (Sept. 18, 2026), I had the privilege of talking about how the world sees the Jeju Haenyeo, the free-diving women of Jeju Island in South Korea, at the Jeju Haenyeo Culture Forum held on Jeju Island, South Korea. If you are familiar with Netflix’s series, “When Life Gives You Tangerines,” you will understand Haenyeo womanhood, labor, sacrifice and survival. The Haenyeo are not simply divers; they are often breadwinners whose income from abalone, seaweed and other marine resources sustained households. This tradition of fishing is recognized by Unesco as Intangible Cultural Heritage and by the FAO as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. For them, climate change is the most serious long-term threat. Warming seas lead to changing species. Changing species can lead to declining or less predictable harvests. Declining harvests affect livelihood viability. A less viable livelihood makes it harder to attract younger practitioners. And when younger people no longer enter the tradition, knowledge transmission becomes weaker. Eventually, what begins as ecological change becomes cultural loss. But the real heritage is not merely the dive. It is the knowledge behind the dive. It is knowing the tides, currents, winds, seasons, spawning periods and marine species. It is knowing...

LANDBANK has earned international recognition for advancing the Philippines’ energy security and clean energy transition, receiving the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Award for Outstanding Sustainable Project Financing. The award recognizes LANDBANK’s Sustainable Power and Energy Infrastructure Financing Portfolio, which supports large-scale renewable energy and power projects that expand clean energy capacity, strengthen grid reliability, and meet the country’s growing power requirements. “This recognition inspires us to further expand financing for projects that will shape a cleaner, more energy-secure future for the Philippines. LANDBANK will continue to mobilize capital for strategic investments that deliver reliable power to communities, strengthen the economy, and advance sustainable development for generations to come,” said LANDBANK President and CEO Lynette V. Ortiz. LANDBANK Senior Vice President Gonzalo Benjamin A. Bongolan received the award on behalf of the Bank during the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards and Recognition Ceremony held on 27 August 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The citation was conferred by Dr. Frank Mentrup, Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe, and Arshad Rab, Chairman of the International Council of Sustainability Standards for Value-Driven Financial Institutions and Chief Executive Officer of the European Organisation for Sustainable Development (EOSD). “Economic growth requires infrastructure, and infrastructure requires capital. LANDBANK’s participation in major solar...

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