The Philippine economy likely expanded by less than the 6-percent “realistic” growth rate predicted for last year, mainly due to weak exports, according to economists polled by the Inquirer last week. The domestic economy expanded by an average of 5.6 percent during the first three quarters of last year.
Babylyn Decena-Newfield (Source: Inquirer.net)
Babylyn Decena-Newfield is a mother of four kids and has four grandchildren but hardly looks the part. Newfield, a 48-year-old widow, returned home on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 24 after a successful stint in the Bulgaria-based Mrs. Grandma Universal 2016 pageant held last week, reports Inquirer.net.
The city of Manila may become uninhabitable within four years if the current traffic chaos is not resolved, according to John Forbes, a senior adviser at the American Chamber of Commerce at the Philippines, reports International Business Times.
The Philippines slipped two notches to rank 56th on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2015-2016 (GTCI), which measures the talent flow and location attractiveness for workers of 109 countries that were assessed in the study, reports Inquirer.net.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reports that 1,376,067 Filipino citizens worldwide are registered to vote in the May national election. The figure represents a big jump from the 2013 midterm election which only garnered 737,759 overseas Filipino voters (OFV). Of the current figure, 1,326,728 are land-based while 49,339 are seafarers.
To check if your name is among the registered voters, go to the COMELEC web site: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=OverseasVoting/CLOV
Chef Margarita Fores (Source: theworlds50best.com)
The Philippines is in the news once again with the announcement Tuesday afternoon of restaurateur Margarita Fores as Asia’s Best Female Chef 2016 by the group Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. Fores was emotional at the announcement held at Lusso, one of her restaurants at Greenbelt 3 in Makati, reports Inquirer.net.
Filipinos were found to be health-conscious at the end of 2015 with three out of five individuals citing staying healthy an urgent personal concern, according to a new Pulse Asia survey. The survey also showed most respondents’ national concerns were issues related to the economy, reports Inquirer.net.
Jaymee del Rosario
Jaymee del Rosario, a Filipina CEO, wants to be Miss Universe—literally—by spending the rest of her living days in Mars. This became her dream after the California-based businesswoman was chosen among 100 candidates in an ambitious $6-billion program to live in Mars. The project is founded by Dutch-based startup, reports Inquirer.net.
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