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Philippine local governments are failing to translate a substantial share of their capital budgets into infrastructure, limiting the transport links and business activity needed to generate jobs and spread economic growth beyond major urban centers, according to a new World Bank report.

AFC SME Finance Inc. is expanding access to home construction financing, offering loans of up to P5 million to landowners who have regular income but may struggle to meet traditional banks’ documentation requirements.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out P97.91 million in projects to support coffee growers in the Daraghuyan Ancestral Domain, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, under the World Bank-funded Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP).

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) will hold a public scoping meeting on October 29, 2026, for the proposed 12-megawatt waste-to-energy (WTE) facility here, a key step that gives local residents and stakeholders a voice before the project moves forward.