U.S. invests P228 million in Out-of-School Youth training, employment

THE U.S. government is investing an additional Php 228 million ($3.8 million) to provide free skills-based and work-based training to unemployed and out-of-school Filipino youth through YouthWorks PH.

McDonald’s Philippines President and CEO Kenneth Yang, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Heather Variava, PBEd Executive Director Love Basillote, McDonald’s Vice President for the Human Capital Group, Franchising, and Restaurant Support Group Rebecca Roselada, and USAID Mission Director Ryan Washburn attend the YouthWorks PH Skills Partnerships Summit.

6th EducationUSA Fair highlights opportunities to study in the U.S.

OVER 2,500 prospective students, parents, and teachers explored opportunities to study in the United States at the 6th EducationUSA Philippines Fair organized by the U.S. Embassy and the Philippine-American Education Foundation at the Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong City.

U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer John Groch, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Heather Variava, and Regional Educational Advising Coordinator Luke Kim.

U.S. official cites media’s role in democracy

TAWI-TAWI - U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Heather Variava who recently visited the southern province of Tawi-Tawi emphasized the media’s significant role in democratic societies.

‘Eyes in the Sky’

WASHINGTON HAS delivered to the Philippines four ScanEagle unmanned aerial system worth $4 million with officials saying these platforms will provide additional capabilities in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and in support of counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.

U.S. sends 1.8 million doses of Covid vaccines

THE UNITED States, in partnership with the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access or COVAX facility, delivered an additional 1,842,750 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end the pandemic.