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                    [Title] => Phl improves in economic freedom ranking
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The Philippines made notable improvements in investment, business and monetary freedoms and control of government spending in the previous year, making its economy the 89th freest in the world.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/philippinestar/headlines/20140508/economicfreedom-GEN5.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1279330 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Moderately free [Summary] =>

For the third consecutive year, the Philippines has seen its rank improve in the annual index on economic freedom. From last year’s 97th place, the Philippines improved to 89th out of 178 countries rated in the 2014 Index of World Economic Freedom.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://imageshack.com/a/img268/7766/ltmg.gif ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1278766 [Title] => Philippines leaps 8 places in global economic freedom index [Summary] =>

The Philippines jumped by eight notches in the Heritage Foundation's 2014 Index of Economic Freedom released on Tuesday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-14 16:59:37 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img189/3375/gen5z.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1217781 [Title] => Philippines leapfrogs 25 places in global biz growth index [Summary] =>

The Philippines posted its biggest climb in a global index of dynamic business growth environments, British-based advisory firm Grant Thornton International reported on Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-16 18:43:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2994/makati.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1089031 [Title] => Philippines to host global consultation on child adoption [Summary] =>

The Philippines will host a three-day global consultation to discuss issues and concerns affecting adopted children around the world, a senior government official said here today.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-13 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1080941 [Title] => DND inviting firms to third bidding of helicopter deal [Summary] =>

The defense department is inviting companies to join the third bidding for the purchase of 21 refurbished UH-1 helicopters amounting to P1.26 billion.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1053591 [Title] => 14 firms eye PAF helicopter supply deal [Summary] =>

At least 14 companies have expressed interest to supply 21 UH-1 or Huey helicopters to the Air Force, prompting the defense department to schedule a third bidding for the project.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 743875 [Title] => UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world's poor [Summary] =>
 Prosperous countries have not lived up to their promises to help the poor, the U.N. declared Wednesday, saying poor people often go hungry because of polluted water, drought and other environmental factors that are increasing poverty.
[DatePublished] => 2011-11-03 10:21:49 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 630227 [Title] => BI sees 3-million tourist arrivals this year [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is optimistic the country would meet its target of three million tourists visiting this year despite the recent travel advisories issued by several foreign governments against the Philippines due to alleged terrorist threats.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 521088 [Title] => JDV proposes strategy vs climate change [Summary] =>

Pangasinan fourth district Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. is asking foreign creditor states to consider a debt swap formula for 100 highly indebted nations wherein as much as 50 percent of the yearly debt service payments they receive will be converted to investor equity in anti-climate change projects that will help them earn carbon credits.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096897 [AuthorName] => Eva Visperas [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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