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BusinessWorld April 13, 2021 | 9:25 pm (Second of three parts) Economic prospects for 2021 look bleaker by the day as COVID-19 cases are rising and our Government can’t seem to get their act together in effectively distributing the vaccines available and managing more expertly the necessary balance between public health and the economy. In my own economic forecast, the Philippines shall continue to see paralyzing lockdowns as we suffer from additional surges of even more infectious varieties of this deadly virus. I do not expect positive GDP growth till the fourth quarter of the current year, coming mostly from the Government’s stimulus packages and the Build, Build, Build program. The only other major source of growth will be from the more than 10 million Overseas Filipinos who are literally our global front liners helping to carry the burden of the Philippine economy as our doctors, nurses, and health workers are the front liners caring for the h ....
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a report to Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Taipei said Leonor B. Lubo, Kevin Jay C. Fillon, Raquel F. Dacusin, and Arniel S. Felizarta were chosen for their outstanding industriousness and commendable performance in their work. POLO Taipei said punctuality, obedience, and communications skills were also considered in selecting outstanding workers. Taiwanese and workers from other countries were also presented with similar distinction. Yai-Ming Zhang, Chairman of the Executive Director Board of the Taiwan Silk and Filament Weaving Industrial Association (TSFA), congratulated and awarded the citation to the awardees. ....