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Press Release
World Bank Backs Better Learning for 21 Million Filipino Students
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/04/03/world-bank-backs-better-learning-for-21-million-filipino-students

21 million K-10 students and approximately 770,000 teachers are expected to benefit from a new project aimed at improving learning outcomes in primary and lower secondary education nationwide.

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PRESS RELEASE
Better Yields, Better Jobs: New Initiative to Benefit 5 million Filipino Farmers
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IMMERSIVE STORY
The World Bank Group and The Philippines: 80 Years of Partnership for Progress
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PHL

BY THE NUMBERS: PHILIPPINES

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OVERVIEW:
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THE LATEST FROM THE PHILIPPINES

Stories from the field

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PROJECTS & RESULTS

Learn more about our work in the Philippines.

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RESEARCH
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More Research & Publications
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PHILIPPINES GROWTH AND JOBS REPORT
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Philippines Growth and Jobs Report
Running Uphill: Growth, Jobs, and the Quest for Productivity
This World Bank report is the first in a series that highlights the importance of jobs in economic growth. It offers an evidence-based evaluation of growth patterns, identifies constraints, and suggests reforms needed for productivity-driven development to create opportunities in the private sector.
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Philippines Economic Update | Growth Corridors: Pathways Out of Poverty
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Philippines Economic Update | Growth Corridors: Pathways Out of Poverty
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No Data, No Story: Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines
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Better Internet for All Filipinos: Reforms Promoting Competition and Increasing Investment for Broadband Infrastructure
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Country Leadership

Zafer Mustafaoğlu
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Operations Manager for the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei
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Country Office

Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Tel: +63 2 8465 2500

Email: philippines@worldbank.org

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Stories across world Bank Group

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Women's Economic Power in Action
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Why Digital Transformation Matters
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Harvesting Opportunity: Creating Jobs and Resilient Rural Futures in East Asia and Pacific
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OUR PARTNERS
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