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                    [Title] => ‘Kris Aquino’s son may also become president’
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Will the son of presidential sister Kris Aquino follow the footsteps of his grandmother and uncle as president of the country?

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1389609 [Title] => Phl Economic Society holds 52nd annual meet [Summary] =>

The Philippine Economic Society (PES) will gather the country’s top economic policymakers, market leaders, the academe, civil society and students to discuss and debate the theme “Forging Ahead: The Philippines as a Developed Economy in 2050” during its 52nd annual meeting on Nov. 14, at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila in Makati City.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1281960 [Title] => Investiture of 11th FEU president [Summary] =>

Far Eastern University (FEU) will hold the investiture of president Dr. Michael Alba on Jan. 28. This will commence with a Eucharistic celebration at the FEU Chapel at 4 p.m, and will be followed by an academic processional at 5:30 p.m.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1263094 [Title] => Mfg sector upgrade key to seizing AEC opportunities [Summary] =>

The Philippines needs to transform and upgrade the local manufacturing sector to take advantage of opportunities from a bigger market in the Asean Economic Community (AEC) come 2015 and to sustain high economic growth.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651979 [AuthorName] => Philexport [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 918447 [Title] => BSP eyes banks' reserve tweak to temper peso rise [Summary] =>

Banks’ reserve requirements may be tweaked if needed to control capital inflow pressures that have caused peso to rise, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-11 17:39:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 531966 [Title] => Economists meet to address issues affecting economic growth [Summary] =>

The Philippine Economic Society (PES), in its 47th Annual Meeting held at the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas, brought together scholars and practitioners from all over the country to discuss and address issues that have arisen due to the current global financial crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 410311 [Title] => PES to hold meeting [Summary] => The Philippine Economic Society will hold its 46th annual meeting at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Assembly Hall on ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370694 [Title] => No change in RP rating outlook — Fitch [Summary] => International ratings agency Fitch Ratings said it does not anticipate upgrading the stable outlook it gave the Philippines last February unless the government is able to address the weak revenue performance.

"We are not contemplating immediate change (in ratings)," James McCormack senior director for Fitch Ratings Asia Sovereign Group said during a meeting of the Philippine Economic Society yesterday.

"A positive outlook is not something we anticipate," McCormack said. "The debt ratio is still high."
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370367 [Title] => Exporters urged to focus on China [Summary] => Local exporters should shift their focus from the US to China as a possible market for their goods to help counter the expected slowdown in American consumption next year, a top economist said.

At the sidelines of the two-day Philippine Economic Society meeting held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, De La Salle University economist Ponciano Intal said Filipino businessmen should start considering making products for the Chinese market.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370376 [Title] => Gov’t urged to give better support to exporters [Summary] => The government should provide better support for local exporters to help cushion the effect of a stronger peso, a school-based economist said yesterday.

Ponciano Intal, an economist from De La Salle University, said the government must be "aggressive in providing support for firms to adjust better to an appreciating currency."

At the sidelines of yesterday’s annual meeting of the Philippine Economic Society, Intal said there must be access to credit capital goods which can be used for upgrading operations.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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