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REDEFINING ISLAMIC BANKING

Amenah Pangandaman brings visioning and dynamism to smallish Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank On paper, there are easily 11 million Filipino Muslims.  After all, about 11% of the Philippine population of 117 million are Muslims.  In the […]

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Agenda for prosperity

BBM to fulfill needs, aspirations of Filipinos By President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. (Message on the Proposed National Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, July 29, 2024) Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives; Honorable President […]

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BUNGLED BASIC EDUCATION

By Tony Lopez That is the marching order given by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. to his new Education secretary, Harvard Law-educated Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, 52. That means a stronger focus on the 3Rs of basic […]

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Japan and the US: Partners for a free and open Indo-Pacific

Joint Statement By US PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDENAND JAPAN PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDAApril 10, 2024 Over the course of the last three years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has reached unprecedented heights. We arrived at this historic moment […]