Stephen's Corner                 

• Governance
  Based on the conservative estimate of consulting firm Punongbayan & Araullo who has worked closely with many local firms in trying to root out business fraud, as much as a tenth of the gross revenues of the country's businesses, especially smaller corporations, are being lost to fraud because of weak controls and the inability to monitor operations effectively?
  http://archive.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&story_id=152437
• Telecommunication
  The National Telecommunication Commision estimated that the number of internet subscribers in the country in 2007 totaled 2.5 million (excluding those who use the Internet using prepaid accounts or those who go to Internet cafes to surf the Web) from 2 million in 2006?
  http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008080343&type=2
• Governance
  Philippine National Police Chief Director General Avelino Razon Jr. admitted they have yet to issue firearms to 20,000 cops, some of whom have bought their own handguns out of necessity?
  http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl107709.htm
• Domestic market
  Based on the the New Generations Survey, a survey commisioned by the Cartoon Network, showed that Pinoy kids infuse as much as P37 billion annually to the economy by merely spending their "baon" and cash gifts?
  http://www.bworldonline.com/assets/printerfriendly.php?id=004 
• Labor
  The Philippines was the world's 4th largest recipient of remittances in 2007, next only to India, China and Mexico?
  http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTDECPROSPECTS/
  Resources/476882-1157133580628/BriefingNote3.pdf
• Consumer Market
  In 2003, a typical one-day food consumption of Filipinos amounted to 886 grams per day, 83 grams more or 10.3% higher compared to 2001?
  http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2008/071408_cja_nutrition.asp
• Agriculture
  Based on the National Nutrition Survey around P23 million worth of rice go to waste every day. This same amount could have fed 4.4 million Filipinos?
  http://www.gmanews.tv/print/25111
  
• Governance
  According to  Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan, 21% of the total Philippine courts do not have judges?
  http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080712113&type=2
• Transportation
  In 2007, the country's light rail facilities (LRT 1&2, MRT) have an average daily passenger ridership of close to a million (925K) in 2007?
  http://www.gmanews.tv/print/105794
• Education
  Based on the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) records, out of  the 263 schools nationwide offering nursing programs from 2001 to 2005, only 111 were able to have at least 50% of their graduates pass the PRC licensure examinations, while 19 schools or 7.22% of the nursing schools had failed to produce any student that passed the board examinations?
  http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707174
• Economy
  According to the joint study made by the Philippine Franchise Association and the University of Asia and the Pacific, the country's franchising sector had accounted for at least 5% of the country's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2005 to 2007, contributing about P106.75 billion to the economy?
  http://archive.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&story_id=146843
• Infrastructure
  Roughly 5.6% of Metro Manila households are connected to a sewerage system and 90% of domestic wastewater discharges in the metropolis were inadequately treated?
  http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=20080605-140997
• Domestic Market - Pets
  Based on the National Statistics Office, 5.6 million households or 32% of the 17.2 million households in the country own a dog, while about 5% or almost a million homes own a cat. Domesticated dogs and cats increased by an average of 3% a year from 2000 to 2005? http://www.bworldonline.com/BW052708/content.php?id=059

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