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President Aquino said on Thursday that while the global economic uncertainty has slowed down growth in major markets, it stands to “open doors” for countries that have “displayed relative stability” like the Philippines.
At the Arangkada Philippines Forum at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City, Mr. Aquino also addressed concerns raised by members of the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines, which ranged from the government’s thrust in agriculture, to high power rates, climate change and the government’s mining policy.
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BARRING hitches, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will launch before the end of the year its prepaid service.
Alfred Panlilio, Meralco s
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“The new revenue tar
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According to Department of Health undersecretary D
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Sharapova broke Kvitova
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DAVOS, Switzerland—The global economic slowdown will affect Asia this year but the region will remain the economic powerhouse of the world—led by China, India and Indonesia—the head of the Asian
Senate Democratic
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STRESSING that every learner, able or differently abled, should be in school, Education Secretary Armin Luistro has ordered all of the Department of Education (DepEd) heads nationwide to take the lead
