The relevance of Rizal’s - BusinessWorld Online
Dec 26, 2021 · O n Jose Rizal’s death anniversary on Dec. 30, it’s worth returning to his essay, The Indolence of the Filipino (1890). It continues to illuminate more than 130 years since its publication. In Indolence, Rizal showed keen economic sense, particularly in examining economics and geography, and economics and institutions.. In this essay, Rizal studied the Filipinos’ predisposition to ...
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Philippines’ growth outlook clouded by inflation risks. THE Philippines is likely to continue its stable growth trajectory in the medium term, although inflation and elevated interest rates remain major risks to this outlook, analysts said.
Philippines may benefit from new globalization
February 11, 2021 | 12:32 am. THE PHILIPPINES could benefit substantially from the ongoing massive shift in global trade, with the services sector likely to see the most gains, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. While the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns disrupted global economy and trade, the ADB said Asia should adopt stronger trade ...
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Oct 25, 2024 · PHL digital banks told to offer targeted products, boost scale to be profitable. PHILIPPINE digital banks need to focus on specific consumer segments and increase their scale to achieve stable profits, international management consulting firm Arthur D. Little said.
Philippines’ top 1,000 companies post P16.7 trillion in revenues in ...
Jan 8, 2024 · Petron Corp. returned as the largest corporation in the Philippines in 2022, ending Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) two-year stint as the country’s top-grossing company. Petron, which last topped the list in 2019, posted P438.87 billion in gross revenue in 2022, which was an 82.1% increase from P240.94 billion the previous year.
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FMCG veteran Carl Cruz to replace Ernest Cu as Globe CEO. AYALA-LED Globe Telecom, Inc. has named Carl Raymond R. Cruz as deputy chief executive officer (CEO), effective Jan. 1, 2025, with Ernest L. Cu continuing as CEO until the 2025 annual stockholders’ meeting (ASM).
Filipino students falling behind in reading, writing levels in ...
Dec 3, 2020 · Majority of Grade 5 students in the Philippines had a reading pro fi ciency level equivalent to that in the first years of primary school, with 27% of the students still at the level (the lowest in band scale of 2 and below to 6 and above) where they can only “match single words to an image of a familiar object or concept.”. Only 29% of grade 5 …
The economic legacy of Marcos - BusinessWorld Online
Mar 6, 2022 · The most fervent of Marcos’ supporters will refer to his two-decade-long administration as being a “golden age” for the Philippine economy. They highlight the growth during the martial law years: From 1972 to 1981, the country grew at an average rate of 5.71%. But from 1965 to 1985, the country’s real GDP only grew at an average annual ...
A look back at the PNoy administration - BusinessWorld Online
Jun 24, 2021 · Marcos compensation bill ; Mr. Aquino signed the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act on Feb. 25, 2013, the 27th anniversary of the People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship in 1986. Under the legislation, P10 billion in funds from the alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses will be used to pay the victims.
Addressing the Philippines’ learning crisis - BusinessWorld Online
Sep 5, 2022 · WB estimated that due to learning losses, an average annual earning per student will decrease by $893 to $1,137, or a loss of present value of individual lifetime earnings by $16,287 to $20,752. Further on the pandemic’s impacts, WB observed that an additional 1.6 million students were out of school in 2021 as overall basic education ...