WB urges countries to uplift urban poor

Philippine cities are among those in East Asia and the Pacific that are rapidly developing but not delivering on infrastructure, jobs and services, the World Bank said.

In a report titled “Expanding Opportunities for the Urban Poor” released on Tuesday, the Washington-based multilateral lender said the region had the world’s largest slum population: 250 million people with poor-quality housing, limited access to basic services and at risk to hazards such as flooding.