Number of households with savings fell in Q2
By Michelle V. RemoOnly about a fifth of Filipino households managed to maintain their savings in the second quarter.
Only about a fifth of Filipino households managed to maintain their savings in the second quarter.
We do have French connections in our Philippine history, education, and struggle for economic development.
About nine of 10 Filipinos are as concerned about energy prices and future energy demand as they are with employment and education, according to a survey commissioned by the Shell Companies in the Philippines.
Consider that by age three, 85 percent of the core structures of the brain are formed. Finding ways to fully develop this most complex organ prior to and beyond that benchmark age is now preoccupying parents throughout the world including Asian countries like China and the Philippines.
Full college-based aviation courses are now available in a prominent university chain in the south of Manila.
The Asian Development Bank said Asia-Pacific countries, including the Philippines, are expected to miss several of 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The quest for excellence requires continuous innovation. And with innovation as the crucial factor, a deeper sense of leadership is needed to achieve the desired transformation.
MANILA, Philippines—The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) urged stronger education and internship programs for job-generating sectors. These are agribusiness, manufacturing, tourism, IT-Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), housing, infrastructure and logistics, Neda said in a statement. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, who is also Neda director-general, said stronger coordination between government agencies and [...]
School is back in session! June is the month when schools reopen their gates for kids in uniforms, leather shoes, and backpacks. And while most of us will associate learning with being a student in school, fact of the matter is, thousands of employees continue to learn in various settings as well.
Philippine Investment Management Corp. grew its attributable net profit by nearly five times to P144.3 million in the first quarter from a year ago on improved operations of all business units.
When I get home from work after a long day in the company of numbers and tax statutes, I try to unwind—as millions of Filipinos do—by watching television. However, since the election season is in high gear, an hour of primetime TV is usually punctuated by campaign ads, ranging from the amusing to the maudlin. There’s a whole host of candidates out to persuade us that they’re worthy of our votes, and I’ve discovered that with each passing election, it’s becoming harder and harder for me to find a candidate I can really believe in. I can’t help but wonder—is it because we become more cynical with age? Or is it because, strangely enough, we become—in a certain sense—more idealistic, demanding more from our politicians than mere campaign promises, popularity and charisma?
This school helps its graduates overcome that false sense of importance and capability common to those just entering the work force.
