The U.S. Peace Corps signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Education and Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency on December 17, 2018. The MOU outlines the roles and responsibilities of the three agencies in the design, promotion, implementation, evaluation, and support of Peace Corps Philippines projects and activities in the Education ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Education, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines
Manila, November 15, 2018 — Ambassador Sung Kim hosted a Thanksgiving celebration at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines on November 13 to showcase U.S. food products available in the Philippines. At the celebration, visiting U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney thanked customers in the Philippines for supporting ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Foreign Agricultural Service, Philippine Department of Agriculture, Thanksgiving, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Manila, November 15, 2018 — The U.S. government announced a Php595 million extension of the Mindanao Peace and Development Assistance Agreement on Tuesday, November 13. The bilateral agreement, a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), supports projects that enhance governance, expand economic opportunities, provide infrastructure, and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Marawi, Mindanao, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, October 23, 2018 — The United States Embassy in the Philippines, in partnership with De La Salle University (DLSU), hosted the
2018 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Apps Challenge at the DLSU American Corner from October 19 to 21. Fifteen teams participated in the three-day program, which included a one-day “data boot camp” followed by a 48-hour hackathon. On the final day, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 23 October, 2018 | Topics:
American Spaces, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: American Spaces Philippines, De La Salle University, NASA
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III are joined by (L-R) DOH Assistant Secretary Lyndon Lee Suy, DOH ARMM Secretary Kadil Sinolinding, U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II and Commission on Population Executive Director JP Perez III to open an exhibit highlighting ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 18 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Health, Lawrence Hardy II, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim visited Marawi October 16, 2018. During the visit, he met with (left to right) Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra, Lanao del Sur Vice Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong, Jr., Governor Bedjoria Soraya Alonto Adiong, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong. (Photo credit: Lanao del Sur ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 16 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador, Marawi, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, October 16, 2018 —A joint investigation by the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines Office of Overseas Criminal Investigations (OCI) and the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division resulted in the arrest of a visa fixer, Manuel “Nonoy” Bala, on October 5, 2018. On October 5, 2018, OCI requested that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 16 October, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies, Visas
| Tags: NBI, Office of Overseas Criminal Investigations (OCI)
Manila, October 15, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Philippine Interagency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and International Justice Mission (IJM) to train more than 70 Philippine cybercrime investigators, prosecutors, and advocates on combatting online sexual exploitation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador, Department of Justice, IACAT, International Justice Mission (IJM), Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, October 12, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the success of USAID’s six-year, Php1.35 billion partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in strengthening the country’s forest and biodiversity conservation. Since 2012, USAID has been partnering with the DENR, local ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Environment and Natural Resources, environment, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, October 4, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a Php250 million, three-year extension of USAID’s Science, Technology, Research, and Innovation for Development (STRIDE) project. The additional assistance, which brings the total USAID investment in the innovation sector to nearly Php2 billion since 2013, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 4 October, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Trade and Industry, Lawrence Hardy II, STRIDE, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, September 19, 2018 — Super Typhoon Ompong triggered flooding and landslides in the northern Philippines, killing at least 81 people, destroying crops and livelihoods, and damaging homes throughout northern Luzon. More than 180,000 found safety in government evacuation centers. In support of ongoing relief work, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 19 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Social Welfare and Development, Super Typhoon Ompong, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines, World Food Programme
U.S. Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) Michael Klecheski and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched two five-year projects valued at more than 2.5 billion pesos to support the Philippines’ goal to end tuberculosis (TB).
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 25 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: DOH, TB, Tuberculosis
Manila, August 20, 2018 — Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant to the Republic of the Philippines to fund two senior advisors to support the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in its efforts to achieve the best value for money for upcoming transportation infrastructure procurements in the aviation sector. The advisors, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 20 August, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Transportation (DOTr), Secretary Arthur Tugade, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Peace Corps Philippines Country Director Monica Collier, (second from left) and Director Mario Capanzana of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) (third from left) during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila on 27 July 2018. Witnessing the ceremony is Secretary Fortunato De La Peña ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 17 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines
MANILA, Philippines—Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Klecheski administered the swearing in ceremony of two Peace Corps Response Volunteers on August 8, 2018 at the U.S. Embassy. The Response Volunteers, who hold the title of Data Management and IT Security Specialists, are part of the U.S. Peace Corps – IBM innovative public-private partnership launched in December ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 17 August, 2018 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Michael Klecheski, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines
Cebu City, August 9, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) trained 28 Regional Trial Court judges on money laundering and financial crimes from August 7-8 in Cebu City. OPDAT and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Judicial Academy
Cebu City, August 2, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conducted an International X-Ray Interdiction Training (IXIT) with 11 Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers from around the country from July 23-27 in Cebu City. IXIT teaches users of X-ray systems to more effectively target, locate, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 August, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Bureau of Customs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Export Control and Related Border Security Program
Manila, July 25, 2018 — A team of scientists from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) visited the Philippines to participate in National Science and Technology Week (NSTW). During their visit, the NASA scientists interacted with Filipino scientists, engineering students, and high school teachers and highlighted NASA’s collaboration with the Philippine government on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 25 July, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: CAMP2Ex project, NASA, National Science and Technology Week
Sarangani Province, July 5, 2018 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new partnership with Manila-based Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise, Inc. (FAME) to promote sustainable fisheries and boost livelihoods in southern Mindanao. Together with FAME, USAID will begin installing transponders on the vessels of over two dozen small-scale fishers from ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 5 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Mindanao, Sarangani, USAID, USAID Philippines
USS Mustin Provides Aid to Filipino Fishermen in Distress Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sara Sexton Commander, Task Force 70 Public Affairs SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) rendered assistance to two distressed mariners, June 26, whose fishing boat had suffered an engine malfunction, rendering the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 30 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: USS Mustin
Thirty-five (35) Peace Corps Volunteers from Group 275 celebrated their Close of Service (COS) Conference at Ciudad Christhia 9 Waves Resort in San Mateo, Rizal from June 5-7, 2018. The Volunteers served in different areas of the country for 27 months, including 11 weeks of intensive Pre-Service Training. Of the thirty-five, seven have successfully applied ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 30 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines
Compostela Valley, June 27, 2018 — U.S. Embassy in the Philippines Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Michael Klecheski traveled to Davao and Compostela Valley on June 26 to highlight the continued U.S.-Philippine partnership in promoting drug demand reduction approaches, including treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention. DCM Klecheski, who traveled with Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Secretary Catalino ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 27 June, 2018 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Dangerous Drugs Board, Davao, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Michael Klecheski
Davao City, Monday, June 25, 2018 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II traveled to Davao from June 21 to 23 to meet with Philippine partners and recognize joint progress toward achieving the Philippines’ development objectives for Mindanao. Hardy began his visit to Davao by announcing that USAID ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 25 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev)
Manila, June 6, 2018 — The Philippine and U.S. governments recently reaffirmed their mutual commitment to combat human trafficking of adults and children. In a May 22 meeting with U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Michael Klecheski, Acting Philippine Secretary of Justice Menardo I. Guevarra pledged to prioritize the fight against human trafficking, stating “we are committed ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 6 June, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, Department of Justice, human trafficking, IACAT, Michael Klecheski
Marawi City, June 5, 2018 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated over 3,500 teacher’s kits to the Philippine Department of Education to benefit schools affected by the conflict in Marawi. Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones, DepEd-ARMM Regional Secretary Rasol Mitmug, Jr. and over a hundred DepEd officials attended ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 5 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Education, Marawi, Mindanao, USAID, USAID Philippines
USAID Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Roger Tong-An, DOH Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Secretary Kadil Sinolinding, and Chemonics International Director of Project Management Unit for HRH2030 Kartlos Kadkaze formally launch USAID’s Human Resources for Health in 2030 (HRH2030) Philippines. USAID Mission Director Hardy and DOH ARMM Secretary Sinolinding assemble ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 30 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: HRH2030
Manila, May 9, 2018 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) completed its five-year, Php1.9 billion
Basa Pilipinas project, which improved literacy and reading comprehension among more than 1.8 million students from kindergarten to grade three. USAID partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement the project in eight school divisions in the provinces ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 May, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Basa Pilipinas, Department of Education, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, May 4, 2018 — The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced an additional Php182 million ($3.5 million) to support ongoing humanitarian relief in Marawi. This brings the total U.S. government contribution to the Marawi response to nearly 1.4 billion pesos ($26.4 million). The new assistance will enable USAID ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Marawi, Mindanao, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim (center) formally hands over tuberculosis technical assistance packages to Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (right) during the completion ceremony of U.S. Agency for International Development’s Innovations and Multi-Sectoral Partnerships to Achieve Control of Tuberculosis project, as USAID Philippines Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II (left) looks on. Manila, March 21, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Health, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Ambassador Sung Kim (center) leads the ceremonial handover of rice to Undersecretary Emmanuel Leyco, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (second from left) and Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima, Spokesperson of Task Force Bangon Marawi (leftmost) during the ceremonial handover held in Taguig City. Also present are Stephen Gluning, Country Director of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Marawi, Mindanao, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, March 5, 2018— U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) hosted 22 Philippine National Police (PNP) officers from the newly-formed Philippine Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU) for an intensive three-week International Task Force Agent Training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick, Georgia, from January 16 to February 2. While there, the local ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 5 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Homeland Security Investigations, Philippine National Police, Philippine Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit
Manila, March 2, 2018 — U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary and Counterterrorism Coordinator David J. Glawe and Secretary of Justice Vitaliano Aguirre II met today to discuss the strong U.S.-Philippine partnership to combat threats from terrorism and transnational organized crime. Their conversation reaffirmed our joint efforts to combat child exploitation, secure global ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: counterterrorism, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Puerto Princesa, March 2, 2018 — United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II visited Palawan this week to engage with development partners and reinforce the U.S. government’s commitment to the province’s sustainable growth. To celebrate World Wildlife Day, Hardy kicked off his trip with a visit to the Palawan Wildlife ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Cities Development Initiative, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Lawrence Hardy II, Palawan, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, February 15, 2018 — The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed Php5.2 million in emergency assistance to address the immediate needs of people most affected by the Mt. Mayon volcanic eruption. This follows the Albay provincial government’s declaration of a state of calamity. USAID’s Office of Foreign ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies, U.S. and Manila
| Tags: Albay, Mayon, Mt. Mayon, USAID, USAID Philippines
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, September 2, 2016 — U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the government of the Philippines, through its Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), launched yesterday a partnership in support of The Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans). ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: USAID
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Philippine–American Fund (Phil-Am Fund), signed grants with seven local organizations to help combat human trafficking, as well as to support biodiversity programs. Present at the grant signing were USAID Director for Office of Economic Development and Governance Stephen Andoseh (seated 2nd from right) and President of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 13 July, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: biodiversity, human trafficking, Phil-Am Fund, USAID, USAID Philippines
