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                    [Title] => Hospitality and wellness sector sees growth this yr
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Service providers in the hospitality and wellness industries are optimistic about growth in their sector this year as more people spend for their health, and possible funding assistance from the government appears within reach.

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The export sector is expecting a slower growth in the next three years due to the continued strengthening of the peso against the dollar.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 18830 [Title] => Credit bureau to help SMEs, says ECCP exec [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-10-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 382155 [Title] => Legislated wage hike to boost ranks of informal sector — PCCI [Summary] => The informal sector, or those who have low-paying or unstable jobs, will further swell with the passage of the planned P125 legislated across-the-board wage hike, a top business leader said.

"The informal sector will grow bigger," Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) president Sergio Ortiz Luis Jr. said in an interview.

He pointed out that the increase in salaries will force industries to cut costs by downsizing or worse, close the business altogether. This, he said, will in turn translate to more people losing their jobs.
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