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Declining talent
The Philippine Star
|September 12, 2025
EDITORIAL
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Here's another reason to increase investments in human development: the Philippines has slipped further, nearly hitting bottom, in this year's World Talent Ranking.
The WTR, drawn up by the Institute for Management Development World Competitiveness Center, ranked the country 64th out of 67 economies included in the study. It was the worst showing for the Philippines in 20 years.
This story is from the September 12, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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