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                    [ArticleID] => 1520046
                    [Title] => No truck ban = more jobs
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Today, whether in Metro Manila or, to some extent, Metro Cebu, the truck bans, though have ease vehicular traffic jams a bit, have resulted to a host of many other problems and inconveniences.  Worse, mostly have economic and financial implications.  For one, the port areas are congested with unwithdrawn containers.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-08 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134218 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1317599 [AuthorName] => Fidel O. Abalos [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1419351 [Title] => Inclusive growth: Consistently missed [Summary] =>

In team sport, we often hear coaches say, success is a product of unbending consistency and good chemistry.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134218 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1317599 [AuthorName] => Fidel O. Abalos [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1321179 [Title] => Of Goose and Gold: The Illiquidity Trap [Summary] =>

Last time, we talked about the possibility of a goose that can lay golden eggs, in the form of passive income. This goose comes about from the discipline and hard work of saving. Thus, it was argued that savings should not come about from a “tira” mentality, but from a mindset that savings is an initial payment to the self.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-09 16:19:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1460670 [AuthorName] => Lester Yee, contributing columnist [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1273404 [Title] => Inclusive growth: Widely missed in 2013 [Summary] =>

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134218 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1317599 [AuthorName] => Fidel O. Abalos [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332589 [Title] => Please read, write and study [Summary] => It may sound like an unwanted reminder, but I think we need to give a boost to these basic and indispensable exercises no matter how old and accomplished we may be by now.

I believe that the older and more accomplished we are, the more sharply we should feel the need to read, write and study. These activities correspond to our human nature as persons and dignity as children of God.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133205 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096945 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 265211 [Title] => No knocking on wood for termites, just gnawing [Summary] => Ever wondered what makes wood so attractive to termites? Well, termites such as subterranean are drawn to fibers usually found in wood and things like paper, fiberboard, and some fabrics derived from cotton or plants. Such fibers are said to aid in the conversion of the wood into food.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151730 [Title] => CRC backs tariff wall for petrochem industry [Summary] => The Center for Research and Communication (CRC) is in agreement on the need to provide temporary tariff protection for the petrochemical industry.

In a recent study completed last month, the CRC noted that the domestic petrochemical industry is experiencing hard times, due to external factors.

The first external factor, the CRC said, was the 1997 Asian crisis and the second is the slowdown in the US economy.

CRC also pointed out there is no naphtha cracker plant in the country and the industry is facing competition from increased smuggling.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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