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*'''Japan turns over top-level biosafety lab to Philippines'''

*Monday, September 24, 2018  

:The Japanese government turned over early this month a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory under Japan’s grant aid to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) of the Department of Health (DoH) in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

:The turnover ceremony was attended by Japanese Embassy Second Secretary Takeo Okada and DOH Director Mar Wynn Bellola ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/japan-turns-over-top-level-biosafety-lab-to-philippines/443800/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]

*'''ADB approves six-year PH partnership strategy'''

*Sunday, September 23, 2018  

:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new six-year country partnership strategy with the Philippines, a development described by government officials as an affirmation of the Duterte government’s ambitious infrastructure program and inclusive growth goal.

:In a statement, the Manila-based ADB said it expected to lend an estimated $7.8 billion beginning this year to 2021, an amount it called the “highest for any four-year period.” The annual average of nearly $2 billion, it also noted, “doubles the current estimated yearly lending pipeline.” ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/adb-approves-six-year-ph-partnership-strategy/443591/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]