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Inquirer  on  micro, small and medium-sized enterprises Thanks to the Philippines’ hosting of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings, governments in the region have finally recognized the plight of MSMEs  (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises) and are moving to bring them into the economic mainstream. [...]  The Philippines has promised to continue mainstreaming MSMEs in the so-called global value chains (by linking them with conglomerates that operate in different countries) or developing them as direct exporters of finished goods and services. [full text] Sun.Star Cebu about Bonifacio Day Nov. 30, the 150th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, challenges the public to seek the significance of the man behind the long weekend they are enjoying. [...]  The Katipunan that Bonifacio formed and led had two important beliefs: independence from Spanish colonizers and the internal divisions that split Filipinos as a  nation, pointed ...