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Read MoreThis is an article repost. By NICK LEGASPI President Benigno S. Aquino III has a golden opportunity to lead the Philippine economy out of the mess i
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. ...I felt that President Benigno Aquino Ill's State of the Nation Address was well delivered It made some good imp
Read MoreThis is an article repost. SEVERAL PRIVATE sector groups have stepped up efforts to help the government stamp out corruption this time attempting to
Read MoreThis is an article repost. THE PHILIPPINES figures in investors’ maps but a combination of a small market, expensive stocks and too few initial publi
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — There is no question in my mind that we have to amend the 1987 Constitution. There are economic provisions in our Constitution
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Read MoreThis is an article repost. The Aquino administration has just marked its first year of holding the reins of government. Let me share with you the Mak
Read MoreEARLIER this month, when Moody's Investors Service raised its credit rating on the Philippines to just two steps below investment grade, government sp
Read MoreThis is an article repost. (Delivered during Toastmaster International's District 75 Annual Conference in Manila) Every single day for the past 10 y
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Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines — Government is crafting five measures that would allow full foreign ownership in restricted industrie
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