Category: Economy

Dawn of long-overdue population control in the Philippines as Congress passes HB 4244

December 18, 2012July 23, 2013 benign0 39 Comments

Make no mistake, the passing in Congress today of House Bill 4244 also known as the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill is foremost a triumph for long-overdue population control in the Philippines. The country’s enormous population and its continued unabated growth has long been considered the single biggest roadblock to prosperity in this impoverished nation. Indeed,…

Development, Economy, Politics, Religion, Society

Passing on 2nd-reading of RH Bill brings population control in the Philippines closer to reality!

December 13, 2012 benign0 26 Comments

Finally, the third major excuse for the country not progressing is on the verge of being crossed out from the history of this sad Republic. The passing on second-reading of the controversial Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill) in theory paves the way for measures to be put in place to control galloping population growth in…

Development, Economy, Politics, Religion, Society

Noynoy, Newton, Apples, and Giants

December 9, 2012August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 14 Comments

Whenever you write, whatever you write, it is but natural to draw influence and inspiration from one’s surroundings. Influence and inspiration can come from the most unexpected and most unlikely of things and times. I found myself thinking one night about random things once again, and surprise, Isaac Newton, popped up. For those to whom…

Economy, Government, Politics, Science

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

November 30, 2012December 2, 2021 Ilda 90 Comments

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 —…

Development, Economy, Media, Politics

Aquino government claim to 7.1 percent GDP growth all hollow BS

November 29, 2012October 20, 2013 benign0 13 Comments

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…

Development, Economy, Politics

Should the Philippines consider becoming a state of the Union?

November 10, 2012March 12, 2014 FallenAngel 130 Comments

I mean, think about it. Filipinos worship virtually everything American. They follow American showbiz, American sport (NBA in particular), mimic American accents, and bicker socially and politically, in a manner similar to Americans. Filipinos copied the American style of government and the concept of democracy wholesale. Filipinos are using (but hardly maintaining) what remains of…

Culture, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report

October 25, 2012 benign0 8 Comments

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…

Development, Economy, Money Talks

PNoy: ‘I started a joke…’

October 25, 2012August 8, 2013 FallenAngel 84 Comments

I started a joke, which started the whole world crying, but I didn’t see that the joke was on me, oh no. I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing, oh, if I’d only seen that the joke was on me. – “I Started a Joke”, Bee Gees Amidst the gravity of the…

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