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[Title] => EIU names Phl number 1 in microfinance in Asia
[Summary] => The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked the Philippines as microfinance leader in Asia, and third best globally in a study that covered 55 countries.
[DatePublished] => 2014-12-08 00:00:00
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[Title] => Birth control shots could alter life in poor areas
[Summary] => A decade ago, the Rosebud Sioux Indians in South Dakota were paying people to catch and shoot wild dogs. Dogs that weren't caught were covered in mange and parasites. Some froze. Some starved. In packs, they survived be eating each other. And dog bites were 20 times worse than the national average.
[DatePublished] => 2013-06-21 06:02:45
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[AuthorName] => Sue Manning
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[Title] => BOI okays P683.9-M Aviva shipping proj
[Summary] => The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P683.9 million shipping project of local firm Aviva Shipping Corporation in Surigao.
[DatePublished] => 2012-05-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => Kraft bid undervalues company - Cadbury's Carr
[Summary] => DALLAS (AP) — The chairman of candy maker Cadbury PLC said Saturday that Kraft Foods Inc. undervalued his company in a takeover offer this week, and he dismissed the suitor as a “low growth conglomerate.”
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[Title] => OFWs paying oppressive remittance fees - Herrera
[Summary] => Migrant Filipino workers are paying “oppressive and burdensome” fees to send money back home to their families in the Philippines, a labor leader said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2009-08-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => OFW inflows, resilient banking sector shielding RP from fallout
[Summary] => The Philippines has not been spared from the effects of the global economic turmoil that has spread to European and Asian markets but a resilient banking system, remittances from an estimated 11 million overseas Filipinos, and an improved liquidity position will give it enough strength to withstand the crisis, a top central bank official said.
[DatePublished] => 2008-11-20 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
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[Title] => Roxas urges government to push for global cut in remittance fees
[Summary] => The Philippines should push for the global reduction in remittance charges so as to maximize the financial benefits of foreign exchange inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Sen. Mar Roxas said yesterday.
"As the world’s third largest recipient of remittances, we stand to benefit considerably from increased dollar inflows once transactions costs (for remittances) are reduced significantly," Roxas, chairman of the Senate committee on economic affairs, stressed.
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[Title] => OFW deployment posts modest growth in 1Q
[Summary] => The number of Filipinos working overseas slightly increased by 1.5 percent during the first quarter of the year despite stricter immigration and hiring policies in Japan and other countries.
A total of 270,356 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were hired in over 100 countries as of April 5, according to Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). This is 1,085 higher than a year ago.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas attributed the modest growth to the number of newly hired workers.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-27 00:00:00
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[Title] => NMI, PNCC war continues
[Summary] => How true is it that Next Mobile Inc. (NMI) is contemplating filing both criminal and administrative charges against officials of the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) for what is obviously a rigging by the latter of the results of its bidding for radio communications system for the South Luzon Tollways Group?
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[Title] => Mar seeks probe into banks’ fees on OFW remittances
[Summary] => Sen. Manuel Roxas II is seeking a Senate investigation on fees imposed by some banks on remittances of Filipino overseas workers that he described as "excessive."
Roxas is considering passing legislation to protect Filipino migrant workers from "possible abuses."
"The bulk of remittances is meant for low-income families, since two-thirds of our overseas Filipino workers come from the provinces. We must ensure that our OFWs and their families are getting the full value of their money," he said in a statement.
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INDIA AND MEXICO
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[Title] => EIU names Phl number 1 in microfinance in Asia
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[Title] => Birth control shots could alter life in poor areas
[Summary] => A decade ago, the Rosebud Sioux Indians in South Dakota were paying people to catch and shoot wild dogs. Dogs that weren't caught were covered in mange and parasites. Some froze. Some starved. In packs, they survived be eating each other. And dog bites were 20 times worse than the national average.
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[Title] => BOI okays P683.9-M Aviva shipping proj
[Summary] => The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P683.9 million shipping project of local firm Aviva Shipping Corporation in Surigao.
[DatePublished] => 2012-05-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => Kraft bid undervalues company - Cadbury's Carr
[Summary] => DALLAS (AP) — The chairman of candy maker Cadbury PLC said Saturday that Kraft Foods Inc. undervalued his company in a takeover offer this week, and he dismissed the suitor as a “low growth conglomerate.”
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[Title] => OFWs paying oppressive remittance fees - Herrera
[Summary] => Migrant Filipino workers are paying “oppressive and burdensome” fees to send money back home to their families in the Philippines, a labor leader said yesterday.
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[Title] => OFW inflows, resilient banking sector shielding RP from fallout
[Summary] => The Philippines has not been spared from the effects of the global economic turmoil that has spread to European and Asian markets but a resilient banking system, remittances from an estimated 11 million overseas Filipinos, and an improved liquidity position will give it enough strength to withstand the crisis, a top central bank official said.
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[Title] => Roxas urges government to push for global cut in remittance fees
[Summary] => The Philippines should push for the global reduction in remittance charges so as to maximize the financial benefits of foreign exchange inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Sen. Mar Roxas said yesterday.
"As the world’s third largest recipient of remittances, we stand to benefit considerably from increased dollar inflows once transactions costs (for remittances) are reduced significantly," Roxas, chairman of the Senate committee on economic affairs, stressed.
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[Title] => OFW deployment posts modest growth in 1Q
[Summary] => The number of Filipinos working overseas slightly increased by 1.5 percent during the first quarter of the year despite stricter immigration and hiring policies in Japan and other countries.
A total of 270,356 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were hired in over 100 countries as of April 5, according to Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). This is 1,085 higher than a year ago.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas attributed the modest growth to the number of newly hired workers.
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[Title] => NMI, PNCC war continues
[Summary] => How true is it that Next Mobile Inc. (NMI) is contemplating filing both criminal and administrative charges against officials of the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) for what is obviously a rigging by the latter of the results of its bidding for radio communications system for the South Luzon Tollways Group?
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[Title] => Mar seeks probe into banks’ fees on OFW remittances
[Summary] => Sen. Manuel Roxas II is seeking a Senate investigation on fees imposed by some banks on remittances of Filipino overseas workers that he described as "excessive."
Roxas is considering passing legislation to protect Filipino migrant workers from "possible abuses."
"The bulk of remittances is meant for low-income families, since two-thirds of our overseas Filipino workers come from the provinces. We must ensure that our OFWs and their families are getting the full value of their money," he said in a statement.
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September 14, 2009 - 12:00am
August 10, 2009 - 12:00am
