Stories written by Jose Galang

PHILIPPINES: After Nine Years, a President’s Lost Political Capital

By Jose Galang
The longest-serving Philippine president in decades, Gloria Macapagal Arrroyo has seen consistent economic growth during her tenure, and boasts of statistics showing nearly three million jobs created and the country getting 15 percent of the world’s business process outsourcing industry.

ASIA: OLD-AGE INCOME SECURITY IN JEOPARDY

By Jose Galang
As if the pressures of living in an ever more competitive world were not enough, the challenges of coping with inadequate income support are bearing down on Asia's growing army of retirees, whose long years of hard work helped the region's economies grow.
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