By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published April 28, 2021 2:06pm The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) sovereign lending program to the Philippines is seen to reach $3.9 billion this year or roughly P188 billion to support investments in the country’s infrastructure, local economic development, and social assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At a virtual briefing on Wednesday, ADB Philippines country director Kelly Bird said that the multilateral lender’s lending program this year will focus on its “three pillars” of support for the country, namely: Accelerating infrastructure and long-term investments Promoting local economic development Investing in people Under the investing in people pillar is the $400-million loan it extended to the Philippines last March to help the country purchase vaccines against COVID-19.