MANILA, Philippines—Signatories to the Integrity Initiative, a private sector-led campaign to rid the country of corruption, have formulated a
Read MoreWHISTLE-BLOWING systems and internal controls should be set up in companies as part of the effort to eliminate corruption, supporters of a private-s
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Private companies have committed to fight corruption in their own backyard. Now they are asking government officials, includin
Read MoreIn the last four decades, our country has become one of the world’s most remittance-based economies. With more than eight million Filipinos spread a
Read MoreThis a re-posted article. The global financial crisis has had a major impact on perceptions of American power and its relationships in Asia. Many of
Read MoreThe catastrophic attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 ripped off a veneer and exposed what was growing beneath the surface: al Qaeda's successful efforts to ta
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government will file at least two major corruption complaints against the former president before the end
Read MoreHONG KONG, CHINA – Developing Asia’s demographic landscape will change dramatically in coming decades and policymakers will need to manage the proce
Read MoreMANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) slightly lowered its 2011 growth forecast for the Philippines amidst subdued government spend
Read MoreThis is a re-posted article MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has given its full backing, but organized labor and e
Read MoreThis is a re-posted article CUSTOMS commissioner Angelito A. Alvarez is on the way out, with President Benigno S.C. Aquino III declaring he was "no l
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) hitting a new record level of $74
Read MoreDEALING with Manila can be trying, cables released by WikiLeaks last week indicated, with the American embassy in Manila pointing to politics and po
Read MoreThousands of documents pertaining to United States officials’ views on the Philippines have been released by WikiLeaks, among them a fairly recent r
Read MoreFOREIGN businessmen are again urging lawmakers to ease limits on the entry of professionals, saying this would open the economy to a wider talent po
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines– Top Philippine universities fared poorly in this year’s world rankings as higher education experts noted the link between decli
Read MoreIn a previous analysis of potential outcome from the initiative to amend the restrictive provisions of the Philippine Constitution, it is asserted t
Read MoreFor something that concerns what couples do in the privacy of their bedrooms, it drew some over-the-top historical parallels. The Senate debate on
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — I am glad that the House Committee on constitutional amendments has started a public consultation and information campaign, th
Read MoreTwelve out of thousands is not a lot. Twelve is the number of bills that local and foreign business groups are urging Congress to pass before lawmak
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