February 2004

Issues in Population Growth

June 2003

Another Collision at Sea Claims More than 40 Lives
Blame Apportioned in Ship Collision
Bringing Home The Bacon
Fitch Sounds a Warning
Government Debt Burden Increases
In Spite of the Good Times, Investors are Still Unhappy
More on the Motor Vehicle Industry
More Pleasing Results on Economic Front
NEDA Confirms 1Q GDP Growth
No Truce With The MILF
Of Politics and Presidents
Politics Within the Church - A Bishop Under Attack
Progress in Mindanao - Ceasefire Extended
Rainy Days and Mondays
SARS Update - June 9, 2003
Talks With MILF to Resume Without Preconditions
The Energy Crisis Reaffirmed
The Peripatetic President
Tough Anti-Trafficking Law Comes into Force
Will She Run or Not?

May 2003

ADB Remains Optimistic on Asian Economies
American Investors Hit Congress
BIR Computerized Audit System Shows Its Teeth
Building Permits Rise 34 Percent in 4th Quarter of 2002
Charter Change Senate Still Has Not Decided.
Elections Next Year? Maybe - but Maybe Not
GMA Walks the Mindanao Mile
Government Prunes its Expectations
Government Steps in to Resolve US Telecom Dispute
Hail to the Chief! - GMA Triumphant
Health Department Rings Alarm over Dengue
High Court Voids Another Flawed Deal
IMF Team Wraps Up Its Latest Review
Inflation Drops to an Annualized 3.6%
Inward Remittance Post First Quarter Gain
No Wage Hike
Manila Airport Row May be Close to Resolution
Manufacturing on a Two-Month Growth Streak
Market Access Issues are on the Washington Agenda
More Problems Loom in the Power Sector
Peace Talks Called Off
Philippines Exports Show Strong Growth
PEZA Exports Rise 9 Percent in Q1
Revenue Collection Improves In April
RP Incurs US$219 Million Trade Deficit in 2002
SARS Update - May 12, 2003
SARS Update - May 19, 2003
The Ratings Game
The Toughening of the President
Trade Figures Look Optimistic
Vehicle Tax Rules Still Undecided
Vehicle Tax Rulings Again Deferred

April 2003

24 Percent of Remittances Not Through Banks
BOI Investments Up by 60 Percent in First Quarter
Businessmen Air Concern Over Terror, Corruption
East Asian Economies To Suffer From SARS
ECCP Airs Concern Over BOT Implementation
Europe Wants Philippines Services Opened
Foreign Trade Up 15 Percent in 2 Months
Inflation Slows to 2.9 Percent in March
Investments on Durable Equipment Up by 1.4 Percent
Investments Slow 46.8 Percent in 2002
It's RP that is SARS Free
Of Growth and Hunger
Of SARS and AIDS
Open Skies Accord Due in October
P804-Billion Government Budget for 2003
Philippines, World’s 62nd Freest Economy
Power Distributor in Financial Crisis
Rampant Tax Fraud
RP's Role in Iraq
Rubout Case Hounds Lacson’s Presidential Bid
Tariff on Vegetables Raised to 25 Percent
Ten-Year Ban on Labor Strikes Proposed
The MCA Consumer Price Survey
Vehicle Sales Up 34 Percent in First Quarter
Visitor Arrivals Up by 2.6 Percent in First Quarter
World Class Super-Yachts from the Philippines

March 2003

53 Percent of Budget for Debt Service Payments
A Brazen Act of Terrorism
After AMLA Comes Anti-Terror Bill
A Larger Enemy Than Abu Sayyaf
A Case of Modern Gambling
BIR to Collect Tax Amounting to 10 Percent of GDP
Cojuangco’s Presidential Bid
Deployment of Filipino Maids to Hong Kong, Suspended
Exports Up by 2.3 Percent in January
Filipino Senators and FATF Reach Compromise
Forbes Includes Two Filipinos in Billionaires List
Fresh Investments at PEZA, Up 160 Percent in January
GDP and Export Growths Expected Despite War
Global Filipinos
Government Again Delays AUV Taxation Scheme
Government Predicts 4.5 Percent Growth in First Quarter
Growth in Services Sector To Keep Economy Stable
Imports Hit an All-Time High in January
Investments Slide in 2002
Higher Electricity Prices Seen in March
Manila Airport Case Brought to ICA
Manila Opposes Reduction on Farm Tariffs
Manufacturing Slows 5.9 Percent in 2002
Manufacturing Snaps 8-Month Slide in January
Office Space Vacancy at 15 Percent
PERC Survey Shows Corruption in RP Declining
Philippine Performance on ADB Projects, Inferior
Philippines Takes a Position on the Iraq War
Prices Up 3.1 Percent YoY in February
Renewable Energy Projects In The Philippine Islands
RP Declared Safe from SARS
RP Goes Slow on Liberalization
RP Now Has 11 More Barangays
RP Supports US War Against Iraq
The Business Sector’s Flagging Confidence
The Mother of All Pyramiding Scams
Tourism Picks Up in 2003 and 2002
Tourism Promotion Faces New Hurdles
Unemployment Rate Climbs to 10.6 Percent
Vehicle Sales, Up by 32.5 Percent in Two Months
Window for 12-Year Income Tax Holiday

February 2003

3.6 million Foreign Visitors
3.8 Million Filipinos Unemployed Last Year
77,601 Filipinos Lost Their Jobs in 2002
ADB Believes the Philippine Economy Will Grow by 3.9 Percent This Year
Amendments to Money Laundering Law Fall Short of Requirements
Anti-Smuggling Drive Means More Bonded Warehouses Closed
Application for Construction Permits Up 19 Percent
AT&T and Local Telcos in Dispute Over Profit Sharing
Average Filipino Spends P33,590 in 2002
Car Sales Up 26 Percent YoY in January
Dollar Remittances Reach US$7 Billion in 2002
Exports Up 9 Percent in 2002
FATF Gives RP Until March 15 To Revise Money Law
Foreign Trade Up by 11 Percent YoY in 2002
GDP Expands 5.8 Percent in 4th Quarter of 2002
Inflation at 2.7 Percent in January
Latest Figures on Disaster Incidents Released
NPL Ratio Dips to 16.37 Percent in November
Pension Fund Contribution Raised to 9.4 Percent
President Arroyo Okays Peace Accord Draft
President Wants English Spoken in Classrooms
Production Slows 0.7 Percent YoY in November
Reducing the Cost of Power
Review of Contracts with IPPs Completed
Solon Warns of Further Peso Devaluation
Survey- 2003 Growth to Match 2002 Growth
Tax Exemption of AUVs Extended Until May 31
Terror Attacks Feared In Case of Iraq War
The Event of the Year - AMCHAM-ANCHAM
The Latest Sex Controversy
The Presidential Wannabees - Raul vs Cojuanco
Top Ten Provinces in Human Development
US Lobby Groups Active in the Philippines
Why Some Energy Audits Fail

January 2003

80 Percent of Imported Goods, Smuggled
Access to Reliable Drinking Water Drops to 80 Percent
A European-Type Parliamentary System
Agriculture Growth Slows to 3.7 Percent in 2002
A Tale of Two Enemies
Budget Deficit Climbs to P212.7 Billion
Data Show Unequal Development Among Regions
Economy Grows By Over 4 Percent in 2002
Economy Seen to Grow 5.2 Percent in 2003
Energy Plan Revised
Estrada Creates Noise Again
Exports Up 18 Percent in November
Focus on the Family
Key Economic Reforms Identified
Foreign Funds Needed in Banking Sector
Government of National Unity
Inflation Rate at 2.5 Percent in December
Large Firms To Be Required to List in PSE
Marcos Loses Face
NSO- More Filipinos Say Their Lives Improve
Plan to Impeach the President Fizzles Out
Poorer Workers Carry the Burden of Taxes
President Arroyo Abandons her 2004 Presidential Bid
Production Slows 5.8 Percent in October
Publicity Hounds Passage of Money Laundering Bill
Revisions to the 2001 Trade Data
Report of Statistical Revision Alarms Officials
The 747 Economic Development Plan
Trade Surplus Hits US$118 Million in November
Unemployment Rate at 10.2 Percent
VAT To Be Imposed on Professionals
Vehicle Sales Up By 11.6 Percent Last Year

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