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                    [Title] => More investments seen when Noy meets with European leaders
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Malacañang expects more investments for the country when President Aquino meets with kings and leaders of Europe next week.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1309577 [Title] => Gov’t urged to curb top-level corruption to raise foreign direct investments [Summary] =>

To increase foreign investments and facilitate economic growth, the government should focus on curbing large-scale corruption and sending big-time criminals to jail rather than concentrating on stamping out small-time graft and corruption, according to Peter Wallace, CEO of Wallace Business Forum, a research and consultancy service.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651979 [AuthorName] => Philexport [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-as-usual/20140407/economic-growth.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 906642 [Title] => For inclusive growth: Jobs with higher wages [Summary] =>

That the Philippine economy grew by 6.6% in 2012 is good, although disputable, news.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133567 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804785 [AuthorName] => Satur C. Ocampo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 887344 [Title] => Wealthiest Cabinet member donates salary to DFA employees [Summary] =>

The wealthiest member of President Aquino’s Cabinet has donated his full-year salary to employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as his Christmas gift.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 871577 [Title] => Unpresidential [Summary] =>

When former president Fidel Ramos and business consultant Peter Wallace urged President Aquino to be more presidential, they were referring to the fact that Aquino does not seem to bury his head in presidential work as much as is demanded by the office he holds.

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 808491 [Title] => 'SALN details can pose security risks' [Summary] =>

Malacañang expressed support yesterday for Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario’s position that not all details in the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of officials should be published so not to put them and their families at risk.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 475314 [Title] => Broncos player has swine flu, 6 others quarantined [Summary] => BRISBANE (AP) – A Brisbane Broncos player in the topflight National Rugby League has tested positive to swine flu and six teammates — including Australia captain Darren Lockyer — are being quarantined. [DatePublished] => 2009-06-08 09:49:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 297063 [Title] => Academe urged to keep up with call center momentum [Summary] => While the momentum of call center investments in the country is soaring high, a foreign business consultant has urged the academe to keep up and respond to the demand of the industry, especially for the call center manpower needs. [DatePublished] => 2005-09-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 293316 [Title] => The President as hostage [Summary] => Economic analyst Peter Wallace recently wrote: "The most disturbing aspect on the political front is that a beleaguered President may pander to the perceived need for popularity by making populist decisions rather than the tough, needed reforms. Reforms she’s said she’s doing, and is a reason for her unpopularity, but there’s little evidence of these reforms…"
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134872 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1532288 [AuthorName] => MY VIEWPOINT By Ricardo V. Puno, Jr. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280564 [Title] => RP struggles to match India in riding outsourcing boom [Summary] => An education system that churns out poor-quality college graduates who can barely speak English is handicapping the Philippines as the former US colony tries to match India and ride a global outsourcing boom to lift millions out of poverty.

Despite a huge potential pool for the call center and business process outsourcing industries from a rapidly growing population of 84 million, experts warned there were no quick fixes in the poorly-funded educational system.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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