Some may argue that countries like Japan and China improved economically without English, but they, too, are learning English fast.

While the Tan Yan Kee foundation believes that it is merely scratching the surface relative to the gargantuan problems in the education sector, it envisions that one day it will be able to train more teachers and provide much-needed facilities that will transform schools into more conducive learning environments.

Issues like security threats, declining traffic, high insurance premiums, rising fuel costs, among others, call for individual strengths to be aligned towards regional stability.

I am old. My wish now is for an easy, easy life.

The thing to do is to buy and sell.

Airlines are very competitive.

Despite PAL's troubles in the late 1990s, we were fortunate to have steered the company to clearer skies.

PAL continues to be the country's leading airline and significant promoter of Philippine tourism.

Lucio Tan Group has had an historic interest in education. From my days as a struggling working student, I knew that education is the key to escape from the clutches of poverty.

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