This is a re-posted opinion piece. On the challenges of global economic competitiveness, i.e., being the kind of country (or city) that attracts inve
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Since its creation about two decades ago, the Abu Sayyaf has been written off several times as a spent force. Yet th
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines -- Congress leaders Sunday expressed belief that it is about time to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution to encou
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. WELL, TO be precise, 99,900,177, according to one forecast. That makes our country the 12th most populous nation o
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. On the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama was asked about foreign-language education. He responded emphatically,
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. HONG KONG — In principle the mostly Christian Philippines is a secular republic like its mostly Muslim and similar
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. THE PHILIPPINE Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in behalf of its of more than 35,000 enterprises, 108 local chamb
Read MoreAN ENERGY official yesterday affirmed Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.’s claims that its contested imports are raw materials, hinting support for the
Read MoreLOCAL think tank Ibon Foundation Inc. estimates that it would cost taxpayers P250 billion in the next 10 years if the government implements its new&
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. MANILA, Philippines—How easy is it for an entrepreneur to register his or her business in these islands? The an
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. Smaller projects first before big-ticket ventures The government plans to start bidding out in the next few weeks contrac
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. Two reports, released one after the other by financial and economic think tanks that have found Manila n
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. This is a true-to-life story. Two brothers inherited a parcel of raw real estate in Laguna then worth P30 million
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - A bill has been filed in the Senate to lower the coverage of the Senior Citizens Act from citizens aged 60 years old and above
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. Even before the Aquino administration has inked a preliminary peace agreement with the separatist Moro I
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Local aircraft owners, small charter flight operators, pilots and flight attendants have formed a group to fight the alleged c
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - With the increasing efficiency and reliability in communications technology, Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara pushed yesterday
Read MoreTHE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) will follow the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) lead and ban the sale of tax credit certificates (TCCs). "We will al
Read MoreTAX RULES needed to implement the much-awaited Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) scheme have been submitted to the Finance department an
Read MoreWhenever students ask him if family planning is really essential in curbing population growth, Dr. Nibhon Debavalya, Thailand’s leading population e
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