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9 February

26% PHL poverty a ‘scandal’ in Asia

Luis Leoncio One in four Filipinos or roughly 26 percent of the country’s population is poor due to wrong government priorities and policies that have failed to attract foreign investments, according to a top economist.

9 February

Study pinpoints infra boost needed to end port congestion

Luis Leoncio Port stakeholders have proposed in a report the adoption of permanent and coordinated solutions to prevent a resurgence of the congestion at the Manila ports largely brought about by the Manila truck ban which the city government lifted last Sept. 13.

9 February

P370-B Metro subway by 2022

If plans don’t miscarry, the country will inaugurate its first subway network by not later than 2022, a gargantuan P370-billion project that would interconnect the major business centers of Metro Manila and help ease crippling urban vehicular congestion.

9 February

CBCP wants DAP authors prosecuted

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the prosecution of the authors of the unconstitutional Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) to deter future large-scale graft and corruption.

9 February

Who gave the final order?

A new inquiry into the Mamasapano massacre starts today to try to clear the confusion over who gave Operation Wolverine the signal to proceed.

9 February

Aquino assures Japanese investors fiscal perks stay

Riza Lozada The government has assured Japanese investors that incentives offered to them for the setting up of local facilities such as tax holidays and reduced taxes and duties will be retained in an effort to encourage more investments.

9 February

Globe earmarks record $850-M capex for 2015

Top telecommunications firm Globe Telecom will allot $850 million in capital spending (capex) this year which is almost double from 2014 when it posted a record P14.5 billion profit or a 25 percent jump from a year ago driven by solid performance in its mobile, broadband, and fixed line data businesses.

9 February

40-M new skilled jobs seen from Asean bloc

The creation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) likely by the end of the year would create 40 million new jobs but these would be mostly for skilled workers that may result in the shortage of skilled labor in the region, an official of the International Labor Organization (ILO) said.

9 February

Diluting the decision on the DAP

Dean dela Paz / The Next Page Following the profound and learned wisdom of the Supreme Court (SC) on the motion for consideration filed by the powers that-be on the original July 2014 ruling of unconstitutionality on the presidential Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), for many, perhaps too blinded by tears from constantly wailing against the pork-barrel system, it is difficult …

9 February

What would you pack in a Grab-and-Go bag?

Alegria A.Imperial / Peregrine Notes My passport,” I blurted out from a subconscious depth during a workshop on Disaster Preparedness two months ago. The workshop facilitator and five of my neighbors from our Strata (condominium) responded mildly stunned. Fortunately, we faced only a virtual scenario of a disaster. Otherwise, I would have none but my passport to chew on for …

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February, 2015