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Business Agenda Report; Special Program.(Business News)
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Manila Bulletin
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April 28, 2008
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Byline: Jorge Osit
The economic well-being of a nation is determined by its people and the role of education is unquestionably paramount.
Take, for instance, the transformation of Singapore from a backwater island-state to a First World economy made largely possible by its welleducated citizens.
Such a transformation is rendered even more dramatic by the fact that Singapore, so unlike other countries, is not blessed with rich natural resources but its excellently educated people more than made up for this disadvantage. In a real sense, its prime resource is its own people ably sustaining its economic growth and prosperity.
Singapore knows that education plays ...