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For investors, Boracay no longer the top beach destination Astute hotel owners are training their sights on three Philippine beach destinations now that Boracay has become less interesting to “higher spending” foreign guests. In its Philippine

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Gen Z study from Google shows an alarming online info trend Digital marketing firm Truelogic says the Philippines has 45 million members of Gen Z. Conversely, boomers make up 9 million, Gen X has 16 million, and the total population was 116.5 as of 2023.

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NALEx and SALEx construction may start this year, TRB says MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. will soon complete the final engineering design (FED) for the Northern Access Link Expressway (NALEx) and Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEx) so

LOOK: Thirty-eight Philippine companies have been included in Fortune Magazine's inaugural "Southeast Asia 500" list. Ramon Ang's San Miguel Corp. is the sole Philippine firm in the Top 10, ranking 9th with $26.02B in revenues. | /PDI

STORY: 38 Philippine companies in ‘Southeast Asia 500’

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MOST EXPENSIVE PROJECT in the Philippines | New Manila International Airport | SMC Project Sa videong ito ay sabay sabay natin tuklasin ang mga detalye sa itinatayong New Manila International Airport sa Bulakan Bulacan. Silipin natin ang pinaka lat...

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Mayor Benjamin Magalong

"Let me temporarily set aside my manuscript. Instead, let me speak from my mind and from my heart. Let me give you some facts about what is happening in the entire country today.

Last April, news came out that our national debt is already at 13.86 trillion. Remember that when we started, when President Duterte started his administration as president of the Philippines, our national debt was at 5.7 trillion, accumulated for decades. In just a matter of seven years, our national debt increased by as much as 142%. We're now at 13.86 trillion.

In short, we are already above the 60% debt to GDP ratio. Ang ibig sabihin niyan, each and every Filipino kapapanganak pa lang may utang na na P113,000. According to Cartua, our ability to pay our debt would depend on our ability to manage our financial leakages. And so I asked, ano ba yung financial leakage? And no less than the former Secretary of NEDA said,
ang final leakage na sinasabi ko, a big chunk of that goes to corruption. And surprisingly, when the news came out na ang utang pala natin is already at 13.86 trillion, only very, very few members of our legislative branch, people from Congress, raised hell. Ulitin ko, only very few raised hell. It is at this backdrop, or against this backdrop, that I would like to share with you this narrative.

Last year, I was invited by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Interior Local Government to talk before newly elected officials, twice. In one session, there are about 150 mayors. A second session, about 200 mayors. Last March, I was given a chance again to talk to about 1,100 municipal mayors, all members of the League of Municipalities. Three weeks ago, I had the chance to talk and speak before vice governors of the different provinces.

I was very concerned. The way we process, the way we manage our local government union. For the first 15 minutes, everybody was just so enthusiastic, listening to me, looking at my impressive presentation. And then I start talking about good governance. I start talking about traditional politics. I start talking about corruption. It is a direct correlation with poverty. And when I start doing that, they also start looking at their cellphones. Are we not going to ask ourselves, is corruption now becoming a norm in government? Is good governance becoming an exception?

It is very saddening that they have a percentage in every project. They have not yet become tired. They already have a percentage. They are still the contractor. They are still the supplier. Unfortunately, only a few people raise this issue. Tayo sa Philippine National Police. I've been talking to your CESPO, Louie Mclilan, and all the other RESPO. When they visited me two weeks ago, that was about three weeks ago.

We are willing to give or contribute a reasonable percentage of our pension plan or of our pension to national government to address this big issue. Pero nakakalungkot. Nothing have we heard from our legislators that they are willing to give up their pork barrels. Kahit manlang sana sabihin nila na bawasan niyo yung pork barrel. But nobody, for some reason, nobody would admit na meron pala silang pork barrel. But now that I am with local government, the fact remains that there is still pork barrel.

Tayo, in the uniformed service, both from the armed forces and from the Philippine National Police, we risk our life. We risk equality time with our family. And we are willing to give up a small amount of our pension just to help national government. Just to address this huge deficit. Just to address this big national debt.

Hintayin natin kung anong sasabihin ng ating mga magigiting na legislators. Hintayin natin silang magsalita. Hopefully, one of them will come out in the open and tell us it is about time that legislators should also give a big contribution to address national government issue, especially on our financial debt.

NAIA Privatization: A Case Of Bait & Switch?

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P26-B Wawa dam project 70% complete MANILA, Philippines -The Wawa bulk water supply project is now 70-percent complete and “on track” for full operations by 2025, boosting supply for households in parts of Metro Manila and

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We Expect SMC to Fix NAIA, and Not Leave it Half-Baked San Miguel Corporation (SMC) won the bid to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), hence, we expect it 100% done!

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Two Years Later “Great nations do not come from institutions and laws, great nations come from great people.” Two years have gone by with arguably much ado about nothing. There is a lethargy in Government, a lack …

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There's a famous story of Pablo Picasso.

He was enjoying a meal at a restaurant when a man interrupted him, handed him a napkin and asked:

“Could you sketch something for me? I’ll pay. Name your price.”

Picasso took the napkin, pulled a charcoal pencil from his pocket and started sketching. Using only a few strokes, he drew a goat that was unmistakably a Picasso. He held it up for the man to see.

The man smiled and reached to take the sketch. But Picasso withheld it.

“That will be $100,000.” Picasso said.

The man was astonished. “$100,000?! You drew that in 30 seconds!”

Picasso crumpled up the napkin and stuffed it in his pocket.

“You're wrong.” he said.

“It's taken me 40 years to do that.”

Know your worth.

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Life beyond work I recently came across the 2015 book “The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work” by David Frayne, who invited us to question the wisdom of the traditional full-time

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Friend in need, friend indeed Japan, by most measures, has consistently been a most reliable friend to the Philippines and has proven even more so with recent developments. It figures dominantly in our economic linkages, including

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Government by opinion (1) In 1922, the fundamental parameter that governs our national politics was established and has applied ever since. Usually given short-shrift by both academics and frustrated politicians (for reasons

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Philippines tipped to be Southeast Asia’s growth leader MANILA -The Philippines is now expected to be the growth leader in Southeast Asia, the overall prospects for which have deteriorated over the past three months due to sluggish manufacturing

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