3. The distance from Singapore to Manila is 2396 kilometers or 1489 miles only.
A typical flight between Singapore, and Manila would have a flying time of about 2
hours 59 minutes. This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of
500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots.
5. Singapore Government
Singapore is a sovereign republic, with a legal
system based on the English common law.
The Constitution lays down the fundamental
principles and basic framework for the three
organs of state, namely, the Executive, the
Legislative and the Judiciary.
6. The Prime Minister of Singapore is
appointed by the President of Singapore
The President, acting on the advice of the
Prime Minister, also appoints other
Ministers from among the Members of
Parliament.
7. The Prime Minister is the effective head of the
executive branch of government.
He chairs the Cabinet, which is the central
decision-making body of the executive
government.
It is an organ of state and central to Singapore's
system of government.
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13. Voice and accountability captures perceptions of the extent to
which a country's citizens are able to participate in selecting
their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of
association, and a free media.
15. Political stability and absence of violence measures the perceptions
of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or
overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including
domestic violence and terrorism
17. Government effectiveness captures perceptions of the quality of
public services, the quality of the civil service and the degree of
its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy
formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the
government's commitment to such policies.
19. Regulatory quality captures perceptions of the ability of the
government to formulate and implement sound policies and
regulations that permit and promote private sector
development.
21. Rule of law captures perceptions of the extent to which agents
have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in
particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights,
the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and
violence.
23. Control of corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which
public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty
and grand forms of corruption, as well as "capture" of the state by
elites and private interests.
25. GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN
SINGAPORE’S BUSINESSES
In Singapore, the state has taken on the role of promoter
and practitioner of Corporate Social Responsibility, a
logical development in view of the dominant role of the
government in the local economy.
The Economic Development Board Act exists to stimulate
the growth, expansion and development of Singapore’s
economy.
