MBC conducted its third Consultation Session under the Business For Biking program in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands with Makati City. The consultation session was designed to foster collaboration between policymakers with local biking groups, urban planners, and other stakeholders in developing bike-friendly policies and infrastructure.
MBC conducted its second Consultation Session under the Business For Biking program in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands with Manila City. The consultation session was designed to foster collaboration between policymakers with local biking groups, urban planners, and other stakeholders in developing bike-friendly policies and infrastructure.
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MBC is honored to partner with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in bringing leading democracy advocates and activists to Philippine audiences. While MBC’s founders believe that freedom and democracy are essential to improving Philippine lives, KAS has been promoting these ideals around the world for 65 years.
For most of the histories of MBC and KAS, democracy and freedom had been gaining ground. But starting about a decade ago, they have faced stronger and stronger challenges. The challenges are fed by many issues — such as wide income and wealth gaps, and a perception of weak leadership.
The Philippines posted a -8.9% fourth quarter GDP growth rate, bringing the overall economic performance to -9.5% in 2020. On an annual basis, industry posted the largest contraction (-13.1%) while both services and agriculture also posted negative growth rates at -9.1% and -0.2%, respectively.