tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250436262011-04-21T20:40:37.486-07:00testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222996682372849002noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25043626.post-1148089669670660152006-05-19T18:36:00.000-07:002006-05-19T18:47:49.680-07:00The mall of asia will open tomorrow 21May06. It is the biggest project so far of SM. It has 400,000 square meters, and will give jobs to about 10,000 workers.<br /><br />This giant mall contains 600 local and international brands and 150 indoor and al fresco dining outlets.<br /><br />Expect heavy traffic.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25043626-114808966967066015?l=pinoy-times.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222996682372849002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25043626.post-1145519845937559852006-04-20T00:53:00.000-07:002006-04-20T00:57:25.956-07:00There's a move by the President to abolish death penalty. However, Arroyo may allow some exceptions as it is believe by many that this move might weaken anti-terrorist efforts.<br /><br />More at <a href="http://philstar.com/philstar/News200604200403.htm">philstar</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25043626-114551984593755985?l=pinoy-times.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222996682372849002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25043626.post-1144215063160700642006-04-04T22:29:00.000-07:002006-04-04T22:31:03.166-07:00The Philippine Star 04/05/2006<br /><br />Political instability, high taxes and mediocre infrastructure have left the Philippines lagging far behind its Southeast Asian neighbors, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines said yesterday.<br /><br />A study commissioned by the chamber on the investment environment in Thailand and the Philippines noted that Manila was a "leading economic power of Southeast Asia" in the 1970s before being dramatically overtaken by Bangkok over the past 30 years.<br /><br />Malacañang conceded the Philippines has much work to do in order to catch up with its Southeast Asian neighbors.<br /><br />However, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the Arroyo administration is not wavering in its push for economic and political reforms to enable the country to have a stable and secure future.<br /><br />The study concluded that "those managing Japanese corporations in both countries voiced their general evaluation that Thailand is solidly ahead of the Philippines. Political stability and a secure peace and order situation are vitally important and an integral part of an overall evaluation of whether a country is investor-friendly or not.<br /><br />"We have seen in the Philippines that political instability has been a major obstacle in implementing consistent industrial development policy over a long period of time.<br /><br />"This has been particularly true in the development of local supporting industries, which are very important for foreign direct investment in the manufacturing sector," the study said. <br /><br /><a href="http://philstar.com/philstar/News200604050401.htm">full store here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25043626-114421506316070064?l=pinoy-times.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222996682372849002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25043626.post-1143706987771433112006-03-30T00:22:00.000-08:002006-03-30T00:23:07.770-08:00I don't know what happend but it seems that blogger deleted my blog. Grrrr!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25043626-114370698777143311?l=pinoy-times.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222996682372849002noreply@blogger.com0