This is an article repost. BUSINESS GROUPS will continue to push for the approval of legislation they deem as crucial despite the measures’ exclusion
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Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines can easily triple the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to at least $8 billi
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Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. Filipinos take pride in the sunset over Manila Bay. But the sight is magnificent only if you look at the
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Audit (COA) has scrapped the pre-auditing of all government transactions in an eff
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA may be one of the cheapest cities to live in but it also has the one of the lowest wage and purchasing power levels
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Even before the world economy has recovered, another perfect economic storm is brewing. The US economy is slowing;
Read MoreIn this letter, dated August 12, 2011, the American Chamber of Commerce (a JFC member) commended the Senate Committee on Civil Service and Govern
Read MoreThis is an article repost. Various laws that affect farmers, indigenous peoples and companies overlap and confuse MANILA, Philippines – There are ma
Read MoreThis is an article repost. There are no impediments to the Senate’s passage of a reproductive health (RH) bill because the Constitution does not ban
Read MoreThis is an article repost. We have seen tiny grade school pupils groaning under the weight of their backpacks, with their spinal columns in danger of
Read MoreThis is an article repost. “MILF: NOY gave us hope,” this paper’s banner headline said recently, referring to President Aquino’s August 5 meeting in
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. Traffic congestion in Metro Manila results in losses amounting to at least $3.6 billion a year, accordin
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