Category: Development

Experts say President Noynoy Aquino is part of the Philippines’ problem

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Experts say President Noynoy Aquino is part of the Philippines’ problem

Foreign and local experts in their studies of government and economy have confirmed what some of us have been saying all along: that President Benigno Simeon Aquino is part of Philippine society’s problem. In the gathering of intellectuals held recently, participants have agreed that the country’s weak institutions combined with public servants who act like…

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Culture, Development, Featured, Government, Politics

Ph Government pats itself on the back for level of preparedness as Typhoon Pablo batters Mindanao

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Ph Government pats itself on the back for level of preparedness as Typhoon Pablo batters Mindanao

As bodies recovered in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) in pile up in makeshift morgues all over Mindanao, the casualty statistics begin to approach the levels hit by Typhoon Ondoy’s flood waters which engulfed Metro Manila in 2009. However, the level of importance the Philippines’ seat of culture and governance…

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Development, Environment, Government, Politics, The South

Death toll climbs as Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) tears through the Philippines

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Death toll climbs as Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) tears through the Philippines

The death toll in the Philippines has skyrocketed as Typhoon Pablo (international code name “Bopha”) ravages the Philippine island of Mindanao and makes its way through the Visayas. Most tragic is the town of New Bataan in Compostela Valley province where 66 people have been confirmed dead and 230 people remain missing after a mudslide…

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Development, Environment, Government, Politics, Society

7.1% growth is not due to Aquinomics, it’s a continuation of GMA’s use of Keynesian Economics

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7.1% growth is not due to Aquinomics, it’s a continuation of GMA’s use of Keynesian Economics

It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas. ‘Tis the season to be jolly. Filipinos are known for being a little too indulgent during the festive season. This could very well be the reason why the Philippine government and the business sector have been trumpeting good news about the economy through various media outlets —…

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Development, Economy, Media, Politics

Aquino government claim to 7.1 percent GDP growth all hollow BS

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Aquino government claim to 7.1 percent GDP growth all hollow BS

There are a lot of things that account for changes in a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and even more that account for movements in the rate of change of that change. Certainly the the quality of the government may have something to do with where the GDP goes. But then who knows? Considering that…

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Development, Economy, Politics

This Thanksgiving Day, let’s be thankful for Uncle Sam’s continued warm military embrace

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This Thanksgiving Day, let’s be thankful for Uncle Sam’s continued warm military embrace

To the compelling arguments for the welcoming back of American GIs back to the Philippine Islands, the usual suspects can only hark back to the “bad” old days of boom boom town Olongapo City for a counterargument. Never mind the simple truth that Filipinas flocking to GIs in droves merely highlights the dismal failure of…

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Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Politics

How the Philippines’ outsourcing industries can benefit from Paula Jamie Salvosa and Christopher Lao

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How the Philippines’ outsourcing industries can benefit from Paula Jamie Salvosa and Christopher Lao

Following another viral video circus, this time involving Ms Paula Jamie ‘Amalayer’ Salvosa, we find an emerging pattern in the sorts of “scandals” that Filipinos tend to salivate over. A common denominator underlying these is a perverse fascination with the hilarious gaffes Filipinos routinely deliver in their on-going clumsy effort to use the language of…

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Culture, Development, Education, Society

Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report

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Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report

The Philippines ranked a dismal 138th out of a total 185 nations in a study that ranked nations according to ease of doing business. The Philippines remain bogged down by red tape when it comes to the administrative nitty-gritties of opening and operating businesses there. It ranks among the top three countries with the largest…

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Development, Economy, Money Talks