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The Philippines landed as the third best country in the world to invest in or do business for 2019, this according to the CEOWORLD magazine.  It came after Malaysia in first place and Poland which took silver.  Indonesia (No. 4) and Australia (No. 5) completed the top five among 67 countries. Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (WIKIPEDIA) The rankings were based on a survey and statistical data on 11 different factors including corruption, freedom (personal, trade, and monetary), workforce, investor protection, infrastructure, taxes, quality of life, red tape, and technological readiness. Each factor was equally weighted and classified under the general categories of Economic Stability, Government Policies, Skilled Labour Force, Institutional Framework, Education and Research, Market Potential, and Trade Openness. The Philippines ranked first in Skilled Labour Force (85 points) and Institutional Framework (85 points). It tied at 8 th  in Economic Stabil...

Workers lay a road made with asphalt and recycled plastics at a test site near Manila.   Source: San Miguel Corp. ( Photo from bloomberg.com) One of the world’s top plastic polluters is giving its garbage a second life by using it to construct much-needed infrastructure. Philippine companies like San Miguel Corp. and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. are using discarded shopping bags, sachet wrappers and plastic packaging to fire cement plants and build roads as the country embarks on an 8 trillion-peso ( $157 billion ) infrastructure push through 2022. San Miguel has laid down its first road combining plastic scraps with asphalt, it said in November. The surface material, developed with Dow Chemical Co., used 900 kilograms (1,984 pounds) of plastic to pave a 1,500-square meter (16,145-square foot) test site near the capital. For Aboitiz’s Republic Cement & Building Materials Inc., plastic serves as an alternative to coa...

Photo from The Daily Sentry Laman ng mga balita ngayon sa social media ang lantarang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga face mask sa merkado. Hanggang ngayon kasi ay nag-aalburoto pa rin ang Bulkang Taal dahilan upang mapilitang magsuot ang mga tao ng N95 mask para sa proteksyon sa ash fall. Isang netizen ang nagreklamo dahil sa mataas na presyo ng nasabing face mask. Ayon sa kanyang Facebook story na ibinahagi ng isang Facebook page na Pinoy Trend, nagkakahalaga ng ng P500 ang isang N95 mask. Ang presyo ay sobrang mataas kumpara sa orihinal na presyo nito. Photo from The Daily Sentry Photo from The Daily Sentry Dahil dito, nagpakalat na ng team ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) para bantayan ang presyuhan ng face masks sa merkado. Ayon sa DTI, ang sinumang mahuhuling nagpatupad ng hindi makatwirang pagtaas sa presyo ng face masks, gas masks at mga kahalintulad na produkto ay maarig maparusahan. Kasong kriminal ang maaring kah...

Photo from The Daily Sentry Sa gitna ng hindi matigil-tigil na paga-alburoto ng Taal Volcano, isang person with disability ang namataan na nagkakakawanggawa. Ito ay sa kabila ng kanyang kondisyon at kasalukuyang sitwasyon na maaari mismo niyang ikapahamak. Base sa video na in-upload ng netizen na si Marty Karlo Adarlo, mapapanuod ang isang lalaking may kapansanan na namimigay ng libreng surgical face mask sa mga motoristang dumadaan. Kahit naka face mask ang lalaki, makikitang hindi nito alintana ang kapahamakan na dala ng hangin kung kaya inuna pa nito ang pagmamalasakit sa kapwa. Ayon sa ilang mga balita, nagkaubusan na ng face mask sa halos lahat ng pharmaceutical stores matapos magsimulang magbuga ng abo ang nagngangalit na bulkang Taal noong Linggo, January 12. Panuorin ang video dito: Source and Original Article:>>> The Daily Sentry