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The Philippines is going to be severely affected by the worsening global economic situation which is expected to continue deteriorating until 2010 and even beyond. The country is more vulnerable than it should be because of accumulating neglect from past decades of poor development policies. Yet it is still possible to mitigate the effects on the country’s growth and development. More importantly, it is possible to emerge from this period of crisis with an economy that is on the way to genuinely strengthening and moving forward.
The Top Newsmakers of 2008It will perhaps be a tall order to remember any year in which the Philippines was rocked by more controversies than in 2008. But there were also events that provided reasons to think and believe that there is still hope for the Philippines. Let us look back at the year that was by taking stock of the people who, in our estimation, are the top newsmakers of 2008.
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Ushering of a New Day. Rizal Street. (Photo by Owen Segovia Bayog)
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