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Activity 3
Global Initiative How is it applied in the
Philippines?
Give the Philippine slogan.
1. World Trade The Philippines is a
Organization (WTO) member of the WTO and
participates in its
activities. Philippine
undertakings under the
WTO Agreements included
a significant increase in
tariff bindings, extensive
tariff reductions,
elimination of quantitative
and other non-tariff
measures, and
commitments in many
services sectors. The
slogan is “World Peace
through World Trade”
2. Global Fund The Philippines is a
recipient of funding from
the Global Fund, a
partnership between
governments, civil society,
the private sector, and
people affected by
diseases. The funding is
used to support the
country's efforts to
combat HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis, and malaria.
The official slogan for
Global fund is “Ending the
Epidemics”
Is there any report on how this
project made an improvement
on the target of the goal?
The Philippines has
implemented various
projects and programs
aimed at promoting trade
and supporting the
country's development
goals. Such as: Technical
Assistance and Training
Programs, Trade
Facilitation Agreement
(TFA) Implementation,
Enhanced Integrated
Framework (EIF). The
Philippine government
produces annual reports
on its implementation of
the WTO's Trade
Facilitation Agreement,
which include information
on the country's progress
in implementing the
agreement and any
challenges or issues
encountered.
The Philippines have had
programs such as
Strengthening the HIV
response in the
Philippines, Tuberculosis
Control Program, and
Strengthening Health
Systems for Universal
Health Coverage
There are reports available
on the Global Fund-
supported programs in the
Philippines. The Global
Fund regularly publishes
progress reports on its
investments, which
provide updates on the
implementation of
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programs in each country,

including the Philippines.
3. United Nations The UNDP works to There have been multiple
Development support the Philippine projects such as Enhancing
Programme (UNDP) government's efforts to Climate Resilience of
achieve the Sustainable Urban Systems,
Development Goals (SDGs) Strengthening the Rule of
by providing technical Law, and Strengthening
assistance and funding for Community Resilience to
various development Conflict and Disasters
projects. Some of the The UNDP regularly
areas of focus include publishes progress reports
poverty reduction, on its programs and
disaster risk reduction and initiatives in each country,
management, governance, including the Philippines.
and environmental These reports provide
sustainability. updates on the
United Nations implementation of
Development Programme programs, results
(UNDP). The global slogan achieved, and future
is “Empowered lives. plans.
Resilient nations.”