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Crossroads of Crises: Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific Opening Statement at the 59th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting
The Asian Development Bank has been a key development player in Asia and the Pacific region. Over the last 59 years, the Bank invested in many projects across the region, some which have cost people’s rights in the name of regional development. Today, Asia and the...
The reality of aid: Championing an accountable, rights-based, socially just development cooperation
Across Asia and the Pacific, development challenges manifest differently, but remain interconnected. Countries are in a very deep – almost impossible to recover from – external debt. The cost to live is in an upward trend with the prices of basic services and...
Cracks in the Wall: How Flood Control Funds Sink into Corruption While Filipinos Drown
This piece is writtten by Jennifer Guste of the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), a member of Reality of Aid - Asia Pacific. On 2 September 2025, international reports documented President Marcos Jr.’s visit to Bulacan, where he grew visibly...
Pixels of Resistance: Palestine and the struggle that connects us all
Across social media platforms, countless videos show Palestinians appealing for food, aid, and basic necessities. Each post and livestream reveals a harsh reality — that the horrors of war are no longer distant; they unfold before us, right in our hands. This digital...
Flooded by Corruption, Drowned in Debt: Standing with the Filipino People
The Philippines is struck by an average of 20 tropical cyclones each year, with eight to nine making landfall. Nearly 70% occur between July and October, and at least five are destructive, according to the Asian Disaster Reduction Center. Located in the Pacific Ring...
Their Struggle, My Struggle: Youth in Resistance Across Asia Pacific
This piece is written by Francesca Villanueva, an intern of Reality of Aid - Asia Pacific. I am a child of the Asia Pacific, raised in a region that has lived too long with the weight of crisis. We are used to storms and floods; to governments that promise and fail;...
Crossroads of Crises: Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific Opening Statement at the 59th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting
The Asian Development Bank has been a key development player in Asia and the Pacific region. Over the last 59 years, the Bank invested in many projects across the region, some which have cost people’s rights in the name of regional development. Today, Asia and the...
The reality of aid: Championing an accountable, rights-based, socially just development cooperation
Across Asia and the Pacific, development challenges manifest differently, but remain interconnected. Countries are in a very deep – almost impossible to recover from – external debt. The cost to live is in an upward trend with the prices of basic services and...
Cracks in the Wall: How Flood Control Funds Sink into Corruption While Filipinos Drown
This piece is writtten by Jennifer Guste of the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), a member of Reality of Aid - Asia Pacific. On 2 September 2025, international reports documented President Marcos Jr.’s visit to Bulacan, where he grew visibly...
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