PHL remains as ‘darling’ of economists in Asean
Cai Ordinario (Business Mirror)
OKOHAMA, Japan—The Philippines continues to be the “belle of the ball” for many analysts, including the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro), which projected the country’s economic growth to remain robust until next year.
Amro expects the Philippines to post a growth of 6.8 percent this year and 7 percent next year. These ...
To dream big and work together: The cliché we need to succeed
Atty. Kaye Revil (The Manila Times)
GROWING up in a poor province and as the daughter of an OFW mother who worked abroad as a nurse to support the family, I promised myself to work hard and never stop believing that dreams for myself, family and community were meant to be achieved. I dreamt then to ...
NEDA presents econ overview, PDP in Dutertenomics II
The country’s top economic managers gathered again in the second leg of Dutertenomics forum to present the President’s socioeconomic agenda that aims “to widen the gains of economic development, to address inequality, and to uplift the quality of life of all Filipinos.”
“With the right policies, further improvements in productivity, and greater participation in reforms, we ...
SM malls partner with Labor office for job, business fairs
(SunStar Pampanga)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — A whole day of great opportunities paved the way for jobseekers at SM malls in Pampanga which recently hosted the “Trabaho Negosyo Kabuhayan” job and business fairs in time for Labor Day celebration.
The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole)-Central Luzon, in partnership with SM Supermalls conducted jobs and ...
Resettlement for Yolanda victims opens in Victorias
Chrysee Samillano (The Visayan Daily Star)
Victorias Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca announced the opening of the Villa Victorias resettlement area in Brgy. 13, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, for families affected by Typhoon Yolanda.
Palanca said Victorias has been allocated 2,321 housing units from the National Housing Authority under the Yolanda Resettlement Program.
Based on the National Economic Development ...