Category: Economy

Why the Torre De Manila Issue Is For the Bird Brained

August 29, 2014September 13, 2014 P. Farol 30 Comments

(Updated. 091314) A friend supposedly saw an English speaking Filipino cultural activist licking his chops and gloating over his supposed victory over the enemies of the cultural elite which he claims to represent. The so-called social media “thought leader” announced his victory saying that his/her protest against the Torre De Manila has reached the senate where it is…

Culture, Development, Economy, Environment, Government, Media

Jeepneys remain a stark symbol of the Philippines’ utter failure to prosper

August 26, 2014 benign0 41 Comments

Coming up with a great product — an innovative one even — is just 20 percent of the job. You also need to develop systems to produce it and market it. That system is also known as the business enterprise. An example of a failure to complete the remaining 80 percent of the job is…

Culture, Development, Economy, Society

President Noynoy Aquino’s fight with the Supreme Court will ruin the Philippines!

August 23, 2014August 23, 2014 Ilda 73 Comments

There is enough evidence to suggest that Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino is not after the country’s best interests. His move to undermine the Supreme Court is one such proof. The President and his minions do not even bother to consider the consequences of their efforts to drag the Judiciary’s reputation in the mud….

Crime, Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Another Aquino Legacy: The Death of Manila Bay Reclamation By Religion and Pseudo-Environmentalism?

August 12, 2014 P. Farol 14 Comments

A Fitting Testament To Myopic, Parochial, and Political Economy Based National Planning According to the grape vine, all plans to add to or expand the reclaimed area in Manila Bay seems to be ‘dead in the water’ — literally. I didn’t believe the pronouncements of the demise of any and all Manila Bay reclamation projects…

Development, Economy, Environment

Filipinos see a better future in foreign war zones than in the Philippines

August 5, 2014 benign0 19 Comments

You know a country has really sunk to an unprecedented depth of wretchedness when its own citizens would prefer to remain in a war zone over taking their chances on a return to the “safety” of their homeland. Such is what describes the rather embarrassing situation in the Philippine government’s efforts to repatriate up to…

Development, Economy, Government, Lifestyle

7 reasons why PNoy’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) is wrong

August 2, 2014October 9, 2022 Ilda 71 Comments

During his fifth State of the Nation Address, President BS Aquino appeared frustrated at having to keep defending his Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) to the Filipino people. At some point during his speech, he became flustered and tried to fight back his tears. A lot of those who witnessed him being emotional felt sorry for…

Crime, Development, Economy, Government, Politics

PNoy’s “gentler” 5th SONA fails to appease his critics

July 30, 2014July 31, 2014 Ilda 15 Comments

Is Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino finally maturing? A lot of people have noted that his tone during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) was less combative compared to his previous four SONAs. Some people like former Congressman and journalist Teddy Boy Locsin Jr., who is also an occasional critic of the…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

What we learned from PNoy’s 5th State of the Nation Address

July 29, 2014 benign0 32 Comments

I stand corrected. Last night I issued this rather glib tweet: “So what do we at GRP do now? We predicted EXACTLY what #PNoy was gonna say in #SONA2014. #NoChallenge”. The fact is, Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) he delivered before Congress yesterday, did leave…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics