Category: Economy

#Brexit is an opportunity for Britain to re-learn what it means to be British

June 24, 2016June 25, 2016 benign0 69 Comments

Democracy is a bitch when it doesn’t go your way. That’s pretty much the sentiment New Age mouthpieces in corporate media and the broader community of hipsters who parrot the politically-correct taglines of people “outraged” by the British vote to leave the European Union today (trending in social media under the hashtag #Brexit). One commentator…

Culture, Economy, Society

Inequality is the engine of political change that society and government need to come to terms with

June 6, 2016 Add 29 Comments

What is the biggest problem in the world today? ISIS? No. That is the effect of inequality. Drugs? No. That may be a cause of inequality, but more an effect as well. Over-population? No. The New York Times and other Think Tanks, who used to advocate mandated population control, now say poverty is the cause…

Economy, Government, Society

Ayala Corporation’s Chief Finance Officer Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco To Replace BSP Governor Amando Tetangco?

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 P. Farol 7 Comments

Over the past few months I’ve heard so many theories regarding the just recently concluded elections. Some of them panned out well and others just tanked. Thing is, speculators haven’t stopped speculating with the latest rounds focusing around who President Rodrigo “PDiggity” Duterte is appointing to various government posts and there are over 20,000 such…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

Why coal-minded Duterte is on the wrong side of history

May 19, 2016 Roy Joseph Roberto 15 Comments

In about 4 billion years from now, the Sun will leave the main sequence and will evolve into a Red Giant. While this stellar evolution is a spectacular cosmic phenomenon, it marks as well the complete annihilation of life on Earth. But long before that, in only about half a billion years, “the Sun gets…

Development, Economy, Environment, Government, Politics, Science, Technology

The Top 5 Achievements Of President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino

May 16, 2016 Grimwald 19 Comments

Well, here we go again with President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino trumpeting his alleged achievements in the last six years. He even goes as far as to claim that “no one can top his achievements” and both he and his followers continue to believe that he was the “best president the Philippines has ever had”….

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Government

Mar Roxas’s fatal campaign error: Selling continuity to a people who wanted change

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 benign0 78 Comments

It should have been obvious from the onset. Filipinos are not happy with the status quo under which they slog through life in the Philippines. Day-to-day, they are beaten down by rampant crime, imprisoned by gridlocked traffic, cowed by Islamic terrorism, and deeply embarrassed by an inability of their own armed forces to protect their…

Development, Economy, Politics

Why is supporting the coal industry immoral?

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 Roy Joseph Roberto 21 Comments

“The ethical role of corporations is environmental protection. Therefore, the fossil fuel industry is immoral, and so are the government leaders who continue to support it.” The effects of climate change are comprehensive. They encompass issues on environment, public health, food security, and even national safety. And by going a little bit further, we can…

Development, Economy, Environment, Society

Amazing grace: Bongbong Marcos could’ve struck back during #PiliPinasDebates2016 but chose not to

April 11, 2016 Add 92 Comments

Imagine if vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (BBM) was as abrasive and harsh as Alan Peter Cayetano. Yesterday’s vice presidential debate would have deteriorated very quickly. BBM kept his cool because nothing could be achieved by attacking back. Yet, he could if we think about it. Rene Cayetano, the father of Alan, was a partner…

Development, Economy, Media, Politics

Gabsboy
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
"Tingala sa langit" "Tingala sa gobyerno" "Tingala sa Amerika" Learned
zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
It's funny how those without contribution run their mouths, seek
benign0
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Filipinos' tingala mentality. It is WORLD renowned.
Slaves
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
How’s being American puppets going? Maybe if you chose a
Gabsboy
on EDSA 40 years after: Overthrow and “Leftist” Ideals Don’t Work
It would have been absolute cinema had the military coups
Ven
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Who the hell is prepared for a crisis when any
megget
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
the filipino way is scraping by on the least amount
Gyn
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
This whole thing is not working, and you know it