Category: Development

Noynoy Aquino government hires Fitch Ratings to give Philippine economy a thumbs up

April 3, 2013October 20, 2013 Ilda 49 Comments

Incumbent Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino is beaming with pride now that the country has scored an “investment-grade” credit rating from Global rating agency, Fitch Ratings under his watch. You might be asking yourself, “What the heck does it all mean?” Well, it means a lot of things that some folks will never understand….

Development, Economy

Fitch Ratings upgrade: Will the Philippines’ new ‘investment grade’ status spell good times ahead?

March 28, 2013October 10, 2013 benign0 40 Comments

In John Landis’s 1983 hit movie Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, a bum and hustler played by Eddie Murphy is picked up from the streets, cleaned up and dressed in an expensive business suit as part of an experiment instigated by wealthy brothers Randolph Duke and Mortimer Duke. The made-over Valentine is then set up…

Development, Economy

Outraged Over Carlos Celdran’s Foul Mouthed Antics?

March 23, 2013 P. Farol 75 Comments

Active and retired friends in news media couldn’t help but share their thoughts on Carlos Celdran’s rather uncouth behavior towards Henry Sy and his family — the owners of the SM malls and realty development companies. Apparently, Celdran mouthed off on the Sys after mistakenly thinking that SM would be tearing down the Philamlife Building…

Culture, Development

Carlos “F*ck You” Celdran and the Supposed Demolition of the Philamlife Theatre

March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 P. Farol 28 Comments

A lot of kids on Facebook and Twitter are somewhat susceptible to the “influence” of social media celebrities. Â The bad thing about it is that sometimes these celebrities don’t care enough to make sure that what they say on social media represents some degree of accuracy, fairness, or decency. Social media is supposed to be…

Culture, Development

How an MRT ride home inspired me to write about self-assurance, and its relevance to the 2013 mid-term elections

March 12, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 79 Comments

If you ride the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system in the Philippines, especially during rush hour, chances are you will not find anything to pleasant to say about it. The experience is harrowing, to say the least. The minute you line up at the platform, you will find the queues disorderly. Instead of sticking to…

Civics, Culture, Development, Society

Annoyed by Anti-Monopoly Policy, PAL Puts Airport Plans on Hold

March 12, 2013 BenK 15 Comments

In a press briefing last week, Philippine Airlines (PAL) President and CEO Ramon S. Ang announced that the airlineâ€™s plans to construct a $6 billion airport as an alternative to the outdated and overcrowded Ninoy Aquino International Airport were being put on hold. According to the Philippine Star (which still insists on calling the privately-owned…

Development, Economy, Money Talks

THE SABAH ISSUE: The Betrayal to the Republic of the Philippines of Mr. Aquino

March 8, 2013March 8, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 96 Comments

I concur with the statement of the Anonymous Philippines (February 28th) that President Aquino’s February 26, 2013 statement on Sabah Issue is problematic. In fact, I will even argue that the pronouncement of Mr. Aquino is unpatriotic and treasonous. Whatever little respect I have in him is completely gone the very moment I heard him…

Civics, Development, Government, Politics, The South

One Step Forward and Two Steps Back

March 7, 2013 BenK 3 Comments

My colleague John Baybay posted a thought-provoking article to GR Business Online a couple days ago (â€œFair Process and the Myth of Inclusive Growthâ€, available at www.grbusinessonline.com). The article makes the broad point that what is lacking in the present Administrationâ€™s approach to the economy â€“ and which has as a result turned President Benigno…

Culture, Development, Money Talks, Politics

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