A good year for Philippine competitiveness

AMID the dark prospects of our country, especially for achieving inclusive economic growth and substantially wiping out our massive poverty (which dehumanizes about half of our population), there is an area of light: the rise in our country’s competitiveness.

The co-chairman representing the private sector of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), Guillermo M. Luz, sent us a personal letter cum annual report, which we believe to be accurate. This is something that one cannot easily say about similar annual reports and updates from other elements of the Philippine government, especially the Palace and the Cabinet departments. The co-chairman of the council representing the government is Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo.