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                    [Title] => Sustaining reforms
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He can’t seem to make the luster rub off on his anointed, and even in the lynchpin of his watch, the nation has just slipped 10 notches to 95th out of 167 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1535748 [Title] => World Bank extends $500-M credit line to Philippines for disaster risk program [Summary] =>

The World Bank is extending a $500-million credit line to help the Philippines prepare for further damage caused by natural disasters.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-23 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20151102/World-Bank-1.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1531223 [Title] => World Bank challenges Philippine firms to embrace integrity [Summary] =>

For the Philippines to become the next Asian miracle, the World Bank challenges the local business community to embrace integrity in their operations and eradicate corrupt practices.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-10 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1531346 [Title] => Reinforcing cycle [Summary] =>

Here is a country where patronage politics and the spoils system reign.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-10 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1506756 [Title] => Show me a hero [Summary] =>

We all read about the heroic actions of three American tourists who recently subdued a would-be terrorist carrying an AK-47 rifle aboard a Paris train. It’s the kind of incident that still makes you believe in acts of courage, and that such actions are — more than ever — demanded of the human race.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-03 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136008 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804693 [AuthorName] => Scott R. Garceau [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/sunday-life/20151004/Bruce-Henderson-book-8.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1494057 [Title] => World Bank partners with Ateneo, Xavier for knowledge sharing [Summary] =>

The World Bank has partnered with Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan for a knowledge-sharing agreement that will be used for policy development.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1388229 [Title] => WB cites Phl for social protection mechanism [Summary] =>

The World Bank has cited the Philippines for its social protection mechanism, disaster resiliency and climate change adaptation.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1329013 [Title] => WB extends $700,000 grant for Phl environmental study [Summary] =>

The World Bank has approved technical assistance of $700,615 (about P30 million) to provide data on the current state of the country’s natural resources.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1326587 [Title] => WB: Climate change cost Phl $18.6 B [Summary] =>

Economic damage and other losses amounted to at least $18.6 billion or P799 billion, while around 10,000 people who were killed due to Typhoons Yolanda, Ondoy, Pepeng and Sendong, according to the World Bank (WB).

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140524/climate-change-3.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1252878 [Title] => Some inefficient LGU officials could dent Phl business growth [Summary] =>

A local economist lauded the efforts of the national government and the private sector for the Philippines to deserve its spotlight in the recent Doing Business report of the World Bank but criticized the efficiency of local government units particularly the barangay officials in ensuring the ease of doing business for potential investors that could have placed the country in a better limelight.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) ) )
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