The Philippine government have signed an agreement with Italy involving environmental projects worth P35 million aimed to reduce poverty in farming and fisherfolks communities in Bicol and Ifugao regions, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced on Wednesday.

The agency said Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Ambassador Massimo Roscigno of the Italian Embassy in Manila jointly approved the funding and the eventual grant agreement signing for the Partnership for Sustainable Management of Municipal Waters in Burias Pass for the Benefit of the Disadvantaged Sectors proposed by the Legazpi-based Bicol Consortium for Development Initiatives, Inc. (BCDI).

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