The World Bank said growth in the Philippines will slow down to 5.9 this year. It expressed concern that the strong performance last year (7.9 percent GDP) has not reduced poverty. (Read the report’s executive summary, introduction and the Philippine section.)
OFWs and migration, povertyDaily Archives: April 1, 2008
Below is the introduction of the World Banks East Asia & Pacific Update released April 2, 2008. Introduction Despite falling…
Below is the executive summary of the World Banks East Asia & Pacific Update released April 2, 1008. Executive Summary…
Below is the Philippine section in the World Bank’s “East Asia & Pacific Update” released April 2, 1008. PHILIPPINES Despite…
povertyTOKYO, 1 April, 2008 – Growth in developing East Asia will decline by around one to two percentage points to…
The New People’s Army has warned foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines Inc., telling the firm to abandon its huge mining project in South Cotabato or brace for attacks.
communist insurgencyBy GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today DAVAO CITY — Pencils and notebooks made in Germany and Switzerland, durable umbrellas,…
The IFJ today welcomed the decision by Dutch politician Geert Wilders to remove a controversial cartoon from his anti Islam…
islam, press freedomThe Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan today said that window dressing cannot hide the stench of the Arroyo regime’s bloody…
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