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==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
*'''Philippines gets $3-M counterterrorism grant'''
*'''PH economy gets fresh P20-B boost'''
*Sunday, May 26, 2019
*Monday, May 27, 2019 5:16 am


:MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has received a $3-million grant from an international foundation to help fight violent extremism in the country.
:Last week’s decision by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to reduce the reserve requirements of smaller banks—a week after ordering a similar move for the country’s largest financial institutions—will free up another P20 billion that will help boost Philippine economic growth.


:Interior Secretary Eduardo Año announced yesterday that the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), a non-profit Swiss foundation has partnered with the administration to provide funding for community-level initiatives to stop extremist movements ........... [https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/05/25/1920745/philippines-gets-3-m-counterterrorism-grant<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:Thus said market watchers who cheered the decision of the Monetary Board to aggressively implement BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno’s plan to mobilize previously idle liquidity in the domestic financial system into productive undertakings ........... [https://business.inquirer.net/271376/ph-economy-gets-fresh-p20-b-boost<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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*'''Peso strengthens further ahead of US data, RRR cuts'''
*'''Philippines gets $3-M counterterrorism grant'''
*Saturday, May 25, 2019
*Sunday, May 26, 2019


:THE PESO strengthened further against the dollar on Friday ahead of US data and the implementation of the first wave of reductions in banks’ reserve requirement ratios (RRR).
:MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has received a $3-million grant from an international foundation to help fight violent extremism in the country.


:The local currency closed at P52.16 against the greenback on Friday, higher by 34 centavos versus its previous finish of P52.50 per dollar ........... [https://www.bworldonline.com/peso-strengthens-further-ahead-of-us-data-rrr-cuts/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:Interior Secretary Eduardo Año announced yesterday that the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), a non-profit Swiss foundation has partnered with the administration to provide funding for community-level initiatives to stop extremist movements ........... [https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/05/25/1920745/philippines-gets-3-m-counterterrorism-grant<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


==Independent Philippine Cities==
==Independent Philippine Cities==
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