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Hong Kong removed from economic freedom ranking it once dominated

March 4, 2021 - 12:00pm

Hong Kong has been removed from an annual index of the world's freest economies because the think-tank that compiles the league...

Business

Purisima complains to WB chief over 'erratic' Doing Business report

By Prinz Magtulis | November 9, 2015 - 12:43am

The Philippines escalated its complaints on the annual Doing Business report ranking to the highest official of the World...

Nation

Phl to launch new Doing Business plan

January 4, 2015 - 12:00am

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) is set to launch a new Doing Business game plan this year to sustain gains in competitiveness rankings and attain the target of top third quartile by 2016.

Business

Sustainability

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | January 31, 2013 - 12:00am

We are supposed to get today the final numbers on our economic performance for 2012. The President, no less, advised us to fasten our seatbelts and prepare to be impressed.

Opinion

Unease

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | October 30, 2012 - 12:00am

There could be a context for the obsessive verbal attacks mounted against the usual suspects by the President while he was abroad last week.

Opinion

Alarming

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | April 9, 2011 - 12:00am

The most recent SWS survey showed President Aquino II’s approval ratings drop substantially.

Opinion

Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely

By AS A MATTER OF FACT | By Sara Soliven De Guzman | January 21, 2008 - 12:00am

Opinion

Emerging giant

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | September 30, 2003 - 12:00am

JAIPUR, INDIA: The word here is that India will be a major powerhouse of the global economy in the next decade, rivaling, if not exceeding, China’s bursting economy. That might not seem readily evident, especially...

Opinion