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Knauf signs up to train construction workers
Business World Philippines
|December 05, 2025
KNAUF GYPSUM Philippines, Inc. and the Department of Social Welfare and Development said they formalized a partnership aimed at expanding skills training and livelihood opportunities forconstruction workers in Calabarzon.
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In a joint statement, the two sides cited the authority of Republic Act 11310, or the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act, which makes human-capital development a part of the government's poverty-reduction strategy. The agreem
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of Business World Philippines.
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