PERSISTENT corruption and red tape would render 'useless' revisions in the economic provisions of the Constitution meant to attract foreign investors, Sen. Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara said. In a press conference on Thursday, Angara was asked whether amendments to the economic provisions in the Charter would be useful in enticing foreign investors despite concerns of corruption and red tape. THE rescue of a child on Friday, nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, has been hailed as a 'miracle' after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive.
PERSISTENT corruption and red tape would render 'useless' revisions in the economic provisions of the Constitution meant to attract foreign investors, Sen. Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara said. In a press conference on Thursday, Angara was asked whether amendments to the economic provisions in the Charter would be useful in enticing foreign investors despite concerns of corruption and red tape .
THE rescue of a child on Friday, nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, has been hailed as a 'miracle' after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive
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