Philippine Economy Quotes

There was a time in the mid-'50s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academics-wise.

I believe this Emperador Distillers investment in Whyte & Mackay is good for the Philippines as a whole, not only beneficial to our business.

There was a time in the mid-1950s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academically. Fifty years down the road, and we are almost dead last in the ASEAN region.

Education is popular but very low standard. No wonder the Philippine economy is bankrupt.

I am optimistic about the Philippine future. Yes, the momentum is there. We have to compete in industry and tourism; we're still weak in industry. We're good in BPOs and sending workers abroad... I think the future looks good, unless there's a big recession in the world.

There is that potential of the expats coming back to the Philippines. But sadly they are no opportunities, no incentive for them to come back home. Successive governments have, in fact, been training them to export them rather than working on the economy to welcome them home.

Throughout Philippine history, it's the immigrants who built fortunes and, in the process, helped build Philippine economy.

Asia has a great future; we here in the Philippines will benefit from this Asian prosperity.