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  • Getting There Safely

    In Purok Panaghiusa, in the municipality of Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur, residents had a hard time crossing Panduma Creek using the old bridge (left). Local farmers were hampered in making market deliveries and students and teachers were forced to miss cla...
  • All Smiles for Digital Education

    Students from the Tupi National High School in South Cotabato enjoy computers and unlimited broadband internet provided to their school by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, through its Computer Literacy and Internet Connection (CLIC)...
  • U.S. Ambassador Rides Health Advocacy Tricycle

    Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney rides a tricycle driven by a member of Driver Advocates for Health, in Koronadal City. USAID’s HealthPro project, in collaboration with the Integrated Provincial Health Office in South Cotabato and the Tricycle Operators and...
  • Sampling Mindanao’s Best

    U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney is escorted by Elena Haw (left), Vice President for Mindanao of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), at the trade fair showcasing Mindanao products at the 18th Mindanao Business Conference in Koronadal,...
  • Have Equipment, Will Cook

    Students of the Bansayan Elementary School in Poona-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur, help carry kitchen equipment to the home economics room established in the school by its parent-teacher association (PTA), with support from USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindan...
  • U.S. Ambassador Turns Over Bololmala Barangay Bridge

    Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney visited Bololmala in Tupi, South Cotabato, to formally turn over to the municipal government a 7.5-meter reinforced concrete barangay bridge spanning the Cebuano River, built by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) P...
  • U.S. Ambassador Opens Bololmala Barangay Bridge

    Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney (right) visited Bololmala in Tupi, South Cotabato, to turn over to the municipal government a 7.5-meter reinforced concrete barangay bridge (in background) spanning the Cebuano River, built by USAID’s Growth with Equity in M...
  • Good for Mindanao, Good for the Country

    In her keynote address at the 18th Mindanao Business Conference in Koronadal City, U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney says that a peaceful, developed Mindanao, grounded in the rule of law, would attract investment to the Philippines. Next to the podium are...
  • U.S. Ambassador, South Cotabato Governor Meet Mobile Health Advocates

    Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney and South Cotabato Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes hitch a ride with a member of Driver Advocates for Health, in Koronadal City. USAID’s HealthPro project, in collaboration with the Integrated Provincial Health Office in South...
  • U.S. Ambassador at MinBizCon

    Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney and Edgardo Lacson, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), lead the opening ceremonies of the 18th Mindanao Business Conference in Koronadal City, South Cotabato. More than 500 participants attend...
  • Tuna Transport Crowds Gensan Fishport

    Large and small boats, ranging from tuna  purse seiners weighing more than 250 gross tons, to pumpboats (foreground) from which handline fishermen hook giant tuna destined for fresh and frozen sashimi processors, unload their catch daily at the fishport ...
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