MAURO GIA SAMONTE

The most ingenious statement I heard at the breakfast forum sponsored by the Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies last Thursday at the Kamuning Bakery was that of George Siy, chairman emeritus of the Integrated Development Studies Institute (IDSI) and of Anvil Business Club, Director of Trade and Industry of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FFCCI). The renowned industrialist and leading entrepreneur with interests in housing, technology, and service businesses in garments, food, and beauty, declared in response to a question: “Peace is nothing but development.”

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