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                    [Title] => Catching up
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Flying into this Indonesian capital last Saturday, my connecting flight was delayed by half an hour at Singapore’s Changi International Airport.

                    [DatePublished] => 2015-08-02 10:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Least competitive
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About four decades ago, the Philippines placed second only to Japan in terms of economic progress and human development indicators in this part of the world.
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                    [Title] => Very costly doing business in RP - World Bank
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MANILA, Philippines - Despite efforts to simplify business processes in the country, the cost of doing business in the Philippines is one of the highest in Southeast Asia and very little protection is given to investors.
                    [DatePublished] => 2009-04-24 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Des  Ferriols
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                    [Title] => RP to remain as Asia’s laggard, says UBS exec
                    [Summary] => The Philippines will likely remain lagging behind other countries in Asia as external factors continue to pose risk to the fragile economy, a foreign economist noted.


Jonathan Anderson, managing director for investment research and head of Asia Pacific economics for the Swiss financial giant UBS, said the domestic economy, while showing signs of improvement, remains highly vulnerable to external influences such as high oil prices, high interest rates, foreign currency movements, and the performance of other regional economies.


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-05-22 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Ted P. Torres
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                    [Summary] => He put his deputy and former political protégé in prison ostensibly for sodomy, and he has not hesitated to wield draconian police powers to stifle political dissent.


Yet when Mahathir Mohamad stepped down last week after 22 years as prime minister of Malaysia, there were Filipinos who wished the land of people power had a leader like him.


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-11-03 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Remembering the dead
                    [Summary] => The nation takes a much-needed break from scandals and intrigue this weekend for the annual remembrance of the dead. Starting late yesterday, Filipinos lit candles, prayed and offered flowers for their dearly departed.
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                    [Title] => SEA Games broadcast deadline up
                    [Summary] => This week is the ultimate deadline for the National Broadcasting Network (formerly People’s Television or PTV) to decide whether or not to pursue its coverage of the Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, next month. Financially, the network is in a bind, needing to raise the necessary capital for the multi-sport broadcast.


"We lost our shirt in the last Olympics, as you know," admits Mia Concio Imperial, chairman and president of NBN. "We certainly do not want that to happen again."


                    [DatePublished] => 2001-08-06 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco
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Catching up

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | August 2, 2015 - 10:00am

Flying into this Indonesian capital last Saturday, my connecting flight was delayed by half an hour at Singapore’s Changi International Airport.

Opinion

EDITORIAL - Least competitive

July 17, 2009 - 12:00am

About four decades ago, the Philippines placed second only to Japan in terms of economic progress and human development indicators in this part of the world.

Opinion

Very costly doing business in RP - World Bank

By Des Ferriols | April 24, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Despite efforts to simplify business processes in the country, the cost of doing business in the Philippines is one of the highest in Southeast Asia and very little protection is given to ...

Business

RP to remain as Asia’s laggard, says UBS exec

By Ted P. Torres | May 22, 2004 - 12:00am

The Philippines will likely remain lagging behind other countries in Asia as external factors continue to pose risk to the fragile economy, a foreign economist noted. Jonathan Anderson, managing director for investment...

Business

Leadership

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | November 3, 2003 - 12:00am

He put his deputy and former political protégé in prison ostensibly for sodomy, and he has not hesitated to wield draconian police powers to stifle political dissent. Yet when Mahathir Mohamad stepped...

Opinion

EDITORIAL - Remembering the dead

November 1, 2003 - 12:00am

The nation takes a much-needed break from scandals and intrigue this weekend for the annual remembrance of the dead. Starting late yesterday, Filipinos lit candles, prayed and offered flowers for their dearly d...

Opinion

SEA Games broadcast deadline up

By Bill Velasco | August 6, 2001 - 12:00am

This week is the ultimate deadline for the National Broadcasting Network (formerly People’s Television or PTV) to decide whether or not to pursue its coverage of the Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,...

Sports