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网页2 天之前 · President Marcos received a long-standing ovation in Congress and widespread public approval last July when he declared unequivocally during his third State of the Nation Address an outright ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), a sector that thrived during the Duterte administration but has since fallen from favor.
Poverty and inequality in the Philippines | Inquirer Opinion
网页2022年12月2日 · GNI per capita was $3,430 in 2020 ($3,850 in 2019) for the Philippines, and $7,050 ($7,407 in 2019) for Thailand. On the other hand, poverty rate was estimated at 18.1 percent in 2021 (16.7 percent in 2018) for the former, and 8.8 percent in 2020 (6.2 percent in 2019) for the latter. Indonesia’s population increased to 274 million in 2020.
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网页2024年10月6日 · Inquirer Opinion Editorial offers insightful and timely commentary on current issues, politics, economy, culture and society in the Philippines and beyond.
Understanding ‘utang na loob’ - Inquirer.net
网页2022年12月22日 · Utang na loob does not mean giving everything that is asked. Utang na loob is, in a way, a promise to have malasakit in a relationship. And sometimes, that malasakit comes in the form of setting limits for the other’s best interests. Refusing to be a parent’s retirement plan, in the sense of providing all their financial needs at the cost ...
The flaws of Philippine democracy - Inquirer.net
网页2024年2月22日 · The fabric of our democratic way of life is weakened by corruption’s corrosive effects. It maintains a cycle of greed, inequality, and injustice, while concentrating political and economic power in the hands of a few. Corruption, just like the lottery, takes money from the majority and gives it to a select few.
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Addressing inequality in the Philippines | Inquirer Opinion
网页2022年12月11日 · Citing government projections, the latest analytical work of the World Bank, “Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines,” said that poverty estimates rose from 16.7 percent in 2018 to 18.1 percent in 2021. And even though the economy would grow through 2024, and poverty would gradually decline, …
‘The failed system of Philippine education’ - Inquirer.net
网页2024年2月1日 · By: Edilberto C. de Jesus - @inquirerdotnet. Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:02 AM February 01, 2024. It is official. The Second Congressional Commission on Education or EdCom II confirmed the decades-old concern that had prompted its convening: the country faced a “complex, immense, … deeply rooted” education crisis.
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The new globalization | Inquirer Opinion
网页2020年1月3日 · PIDS notes that the new globalization is marked by (1) economic restructuring, (2) worsening inequality, (3) dampened international cooperation on “global public goods” like communicable disease control, counterterrorism measures and climate change mitigation, and (4) weakening of social cohesion and trust. We …