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-*'''ADB approves $300-M loan for education sector'''
+*'''Philippines digital trade seen to hit P1.9 T by 2030'''
-*Thursday, May 30, 2019
+*Friday, May 31, 2019 12:00 am
-:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it approved a $300-million loan to support the government’s efforts to increase access to high quality secondary education that responds to labor market needs.
+:MANILA, Philippines — The value of digital trade’s impact to the Philippine economy is estimated to rise by almost 12-fold to hit P1.9 trillion by 2030,  according to a Hinrich Foundation report.
-:In a statement, ADB said the Secondary Education Support Program would benefit about 10.6 million students nationwide currently enrolled in high school and an additional 2 million Grade 7 entrants yearly from 2019 to 2023 ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/adb-approves-300-m-loan-for-education-sector/561441/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
+:The report, titled “The Data Revolution: How the Philippines Can Capture the Digital Trade Opportunity at Home and Abroad,” showed digital trade’s impact to the economy was valued at P160 billion in 2017 and equivalent to 1.8 percent of the gross domestic product, and is expected to reach P1.9 trillion by 2030 if the country is able to fully leverage on opportunities offered by digital technologies and digital trade ........... [https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/05/31/1922241/philippines-digital-trade-seen-hit-p19-t-2030<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
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-*'''PH improves 4 notches in competitiveness report'''
+*'''ADB approves $300-M loan for education sector'''
-*Wednesday, May 29, 2019  2:21 pm
+*Thursday, May 30, 2019
-:The Philippines ranked 46th out of 63 countries in the 2019 World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), a four-place improvement from last year’s 50th. The country partially recovered this year after a nine-place drop in 2018.
+:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it approved a $300-million loan to support the government’s efforts to increase access to high quality secondary education that responds to labor market needs.
-:Among Asia-Pacific economies, the Philippines ranked 13th out of 14 countries ........... [https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/05/29/ph-improves-4-notches-in-competitiveness-report/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
+:In a statement, ADB said the Secondary Education Support Program would benefit about 10.6 million students nationwide currently enrolled in high school and an additional 2 million Grade 7 entrants yearly from 2019 to 2023 ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/adb-approves-300-m-loan-for-education-sector/561441/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
 ==Independent Philippine Cities==