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                    [Title] => What are we getting out of hosting the APEC?
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We do not measure the benefits of hosting the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, that we hosted, only in terms of pesos and dollars.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-19 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136164 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1148714 [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 924480 [Title] => Tourist arrivals in the Phl hit record high in Jan-Feb [Summary] =>

Tourist arrivals in the Philippines hit a record high of 854,187 in the first two months of the year, mostly due to the Lunar New Year holidays that encouraged more travelers from China's mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong to visit the country.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-26 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 897307 [Title] => OFW remittances up 6% in Jan-Nov ’12 [Summary] =>

Money sent home by Filipinos living and working overseas hit $19.416 billion in the first 11 months of 2012, up six percent from a year ago level, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

The latest growth figure was higher than the central bank’s forecast of a five percent expansion.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 897528 [Title] => Remittances rise 7.6 pct on year in Nov. [Summary] =>

Remittance from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose 7.6 percent on year to $1.9 billion in November on back of increased cash transfers, the local central bank said today.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-15 23:15:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 896250 [Title] => Thai convention to attract more Asean businesses [Summary] =>

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is out to attract more businesses in Asia, including the Philippines, to take part in its international trade shows as it aims to continue to be the preferred venue for meetings, conventions and exhibitions that promote business opportunities and greater trade.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 817735 [Title] => Gov't to put up P350-M analysis lab for electronics [Summary] =>

The government is setting up a P350-million advanced failure analysis laboratory this year to enhance the competitiveness of the semiconductor and electronics industry.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 731838 [Title] => Google plans data centers in HK, Taiwan, Singapore [Summary] =>

 Google Inc. plans to build its first three data centers in Asia as it expands its infrastructure to keep pace with the region's burgeoning Internet use.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-29 14:14:56 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 706191 [Title] => OFW inflows up 6.9% to $1.69 B in May [Summary] =>

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday that the growth in remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) picked up in May expanding 6.9 percent and posting its fastest monthly growth since January amid the political tensions in the Middle East and North African (MENA) states, the disasters in Japan, and the recent decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to stop hiring domestic helpers from the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 706119 [Title] => Overseas Filipino remittances reach $1.7B USD in May [Summary] =>

Remittance from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose 6.9 percent on year to 1.7 billion U.S. dollars in May on back of steady deployment of labor overseas, the country's central bank said on Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-15 15:24:15 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 696177 [Title] => OFW inflows up 6% to $6.2 billion in 4 months [Summary] =>

Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) climbed six percent in the first four months of the year after recovering from a steady slowdown since November last year on the back of strong demand for skilled Filipino workers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

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