Resumption of P16.5-M UST ecotourism project up to ‘business-minded’ Trump

Resumption of P16.5-M UST ecotourism project up to ‘business-minded’ Trump

THE FUTURE of a UST ecotourism project in Siquijor worth P16.5 million hinges on US President Donald Trump, as uncertainty continues to loom over initiatives backed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).  In 2023, the UST Research and Endowment Foundation Inc. (REFI) won a research grant for “Siquijor Island Conservation and Restoration: Toward a Regenerative Ecotourism Destination,” slated for completion by November 2025.  Howe…

UST, other USAID grantees, told to brace for three possible scenarios, including discontinuation of projects

THE UNITED States Agency for International Development (USAID) has informed its grantees, including UST, about three possible outcomes that may arise from the order of US President Donald Trump to freeze its funding, including the discontinuation of their projects, according to a University researcher. Prof. Moises Norman Garcia, a researcher at the UST Research Center for Social […] The post UST, other USAID grantees, told to brace for three po…