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                    [Title] => RP needs hiked investments in infra to spur growth
                    [Summary] => The National Government must increase investments in infrastructure if it is to increase productivity, reduce poverty, and increase economic growth, former Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said.


In a lecture held at the University of the Philippines School of Economics recently, Diokno said that the inability of the government to invest in infrastructure could result in low economic growth.
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He said he wasn't poking his nose into the nation's business -- not that the World Bank isn't in the business of dispensing unsolicited advice. But the other day, World Bank president James Wolfensohn said corruption is a common problem among develo-ping countries. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95080 [Title] => Gov't often run like hell - Estrada [Summary] =>

The government has often been run like hell, and undoing the damage needs a lot of work.

This was President Estrada's response yesterday to a call from World Bank president James Wolfensohn to address corruption and promote transparency and public accountability in government.

The response was borrowed from Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, who once said he preferred "a government run like hell by Filipinos to one run like heaven by the Americans."

Quezon at the time was negotiating for Philippine independence from the United States.

Mr. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

JAMES WOLFENSOHN
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                    [Title] => RP needs hiked investments in infra to spur growth
                    [Summary] => The National Government must increase investments in infrastructure if it is to increase productivity, reduce poverty, and increase economic growth, former Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said.


In a lecture held at the University of the Philippines School of Economics recently, Diokno said that the inability of the government to invest in infrastructure could result in low economic growth.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 236630 [Title] => World Bank starts $25-M trust fund [Summary] => The World Bank created a $25-million trust fund recently to support efforts at policy reform and build capacity for social service delivery in the world’s poorest countries.
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He said he wasn't poking his nose into the nation's business -- not that the World Bank isn't in the business of dispensing unsolicited advice. But the other day, World Bank president James Wolfensohn said corruption is a common problem among develo-ping countries. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95080 [Title] => Gov't often run like hell - Estrada [Summary] =>

The government has often been run like hell, and undoing the damage needs a lot of work.

This was President Estrada's response yesterday to a call from World Bank president James Wolfensohn to address corruption and promote transparency and public accountability in government.

The response was borrowed from Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, who once said he preferred "a government run like hell by Filipinos to one run like heaven by the Americans."

Quezon at the time was negotiating for Philippine independence from the United States.

Mr. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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