The Philippine Learning Center for Environment and Social Sustainability (PHILCESS) is a constituent center of the University of the Philippines National Engineering Center; dedicated to provide capacity building programs to increase the country’s ability to plan, build, and maintain infrastructure projects for the greatest benefit to communities with the least impact on the environment and society. In cooperation with development partners such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Philippine Learning Center offers training programs that aim to strengthen skilled technical capacity in the areas of Environment and Social Safeguards.