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Visitor Arrivals up 10.76% in Q1 of 2013
Visitor arrivals in January to March 2013 reached a record high of 1.27 million, a 10.76% increase from 1.15 million arrivals for the same period in 2012. For the second time under this Administration,...
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Bohol Breaks China’s Tourism “Wall”
The shining sites of the province of Bohol became a major part of why “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” when it was the focus destination for one night in Beijing China during a recent...
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Bohol Attracts P11-B more Investments
While the Philippine sovereign was foisted a fame-changing BBB “investment grade” by the Fitch Rating Agency, Bohol seems to have scored its own ratings victory, as well. Data from the BIPC (Bohol Investment Promotion Center)...
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MOODY’S: PH A RISING STAR
Set to be ‘one of world’s fastest growth rates’
The Philippines has grabbed the spotlight amid a lackluster global economy, with a think tank describing it as a “rising star” poised to record one of the...
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Bohol courts Chinese Tourist Market
One third of the world’s travelers are Chinese tourists- they will be 100 million by the year 2015. One country can ignore that through its own folly. Recently the Department of Tourism presented the island-paradise of...
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Bohol Deposits Soar to P20 Billion
Bohol bank deposits soared to P20.5 billion as of June 2012, registering an annual growth of 12.6% from the P19.2-billion total deposits in 2012. This is a rise of P1.2-billion in six months from December...
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'Lack of investments holding back PH'
MANILA, Philippines - The country needs to attract more domestic and foreign investments if it wants to sustain its better-than-expected 6.6% growth last year, economists and analysts said on Tuesday.
"You already have in this country...
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Public urged to invest in mutual funds
CEBU, Philippines - The public are encouraged to go beyond settling in savings accounts and invest rather in mutual funds for long-term and higher returns, taking advantage of the vibrant economic performance of the country...
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PHL economy seen topping Southeast Asia growth again
Expectations among analysts and economists are high: The Philippine economy will cough up another stellar performance this year. But with cautionary ifs and buts.
For example, increased spending in healthcare, education and social programs...
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Shell urges gov’t to lay down natural gas plan
Shell Companies in the Philippines has urged the Aquino administration to lay down the necessary programs and infrastructure that would allow investments in natural gas projects to be more lucrative and attractive to prospective investors.
In...
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