Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers with its corporate headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, annually announces the International ReSource  Award for Sustainable Watershed Management as part of its corporate responsibility programme.

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

OFW Journalism Consortium

MANILA–PHILIPPINE regions with higher growth rates used remittances for development efficiently, a paper by a University of Santo Tomas economist finds.

JICA is looking for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to implement subprojects in relation to the Pinatubo Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project Phase III (PHUMP III), an ongoing yen loan project between the governments of Japan and the Philippines.

Nippon Koei Co. Ltd., consultant for PHUMP III, has identified priority areas in the municipalities of Floridablanca and Porac, Province of Pampanga, and has formulated detailed implementation plans for the subprojects, particularly on watershed management.