USAID support was crucial in achieving the following results in FY2008-2009:
 
Economic Reforms

• Trained over 750 mid-level Philippine government officials, private sector and non-governmental organizations in international trade policy formulation and trade negotiations
• Helped establish the electronic connectivity between the Bureau of Customs and 11 other trade-regulatory agencies , streamlining trade-related administrative procedures and harmonizing import permit procedures
• Increased air access to regional destinations with 10 new Air Service agreements
• Reduced transport logistics cost by 45% along Western roll-on roll-off (RoRo) route
• Reduced power costs by approximately 5% in two PEZA zones
• Biotech corn now exceeds 400,000 hectares per year (10% of crop)
• About 550 banking units profitably providing loans and deposit services to over 640,000 microenterprise borrowers nationwide; over 2 million loans have been granted to date totalling P 24.7 billion (roughly $ 551 million) for microentrepreneurs

 
Peace and Development

• 53 community-based infrastructure projects completed; 4 regional impact projects underway
• 45 new high schools provided with internet-connected computers and 35 elementary schools with teacher-use internet-connected computers
• 11% increase in the intra-regional exports selected commodities
• 840 former combatants and community members trained on new production and marketing technologies for high value commodities
• 4,500 disputes successfully settled by community-based volunteers in the ARMM and other conflict-affected areas; success rate improved to 87% in 2008
• 81 clan conflicts settled in rido-prone provinces of Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan and Sulu
• 9 cities and 30 conflict-prone municipalities in Mindanao undertaking governance reforms and improving overall business environment