World Bank approves 500 mln USD to improve schools in Philippines

MANILA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said on Saturday that it has approved 500 million U.S. dollars in funding to repair schools in the Philippines affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and tropical cyclones.

The bank said the Infrastructure for Safer and Resilient Schools Project fund is designed to support the resilient recovery of disaster-affected schools in selected regions of the country.