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"Roughly 25 percent of the world’s population is composed of Chinese and people of Chinese descent," MBC executive director Guillermo Luz noted.


While English is still the global language of business, he explained that learning Mandarin will further boost the competitiveness of Filipino businessman and jobseekers.


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‘After English, Pinoys must learn Chinese’

By Michael Punongbayan | February 2, 2006 - 12:00am

Chinese is the next best language to learn after English in order to make Filipinos more competitive in the global economy, an official of the Makati Business Club (MBC) said. "Roughly 25 percent of the world’s...

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