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I think the Philippines should take a closer look at neighboring Thailand. They used to have a 3.3% growth rate, much worse than our 2% growth annually. Mechai Viravaidya, or Mr. Condom of Thailand, shares in this TEDxChange video how Thailand was [...]
Continue Reading →Asean lists down causes of failure to meet MDGs
Written by Estrella Torres
Business Mirror
LINGERING conflicts, fragile political situations and armed violence in Southeast Asia hamper the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian [...]
Continue Reading →Infrastructure woes hinder MDGs
Written by Cai U. Ordinario
Business Mirror
DESPITE the country’s efforts to increase social spending through programs like the conditional cash-transfer (CCT) program to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) believes that addressing infrastructure constraints [...]
Continue Reading →Transcript of Sen. Benigno S. “Noynoy” Aquino’s answers at Youth 2010: Bumoto Para sa Pagbabago, ANC Presidential Youth Forum, January 29, 2010, De La Salle University-Manila
A Social Contract with the Filipino People: The Platform of Senator Benigno S. “Noynoy” Aquino III
The President’s Men and Women: Dinky happy to be back in DSWD
By Helen Flores
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman said she is happy to return to work in “one of the most committed bureaucracies” and [...]
Continue Reading →Binay accepts housing post
By Pia Lee-Brago
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay finally heeded President Aquino’s request for him to join the Cabinet, accepting the chairmanship of the Housing and [...]
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- There's too much fun in the Philippines
There’s too much fun in the Philippines
A certain pizza place we shall now disguise behind the name Norwich Pizza had been acquired by a large food conglomerate we shall call Bumblebee Food Corporation for purposes of…
- Pseudo-trial
Pseudo-trial
What happens when social media takesover the justice system?
As per the Julian Assange case in Britain where the WikiLeaks founder may find out about his fate through the social networking…
- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
