Category: Economy

MBC and MVP inflate the significance of the impeachment trial to economic progress

May 30, 2012 a 4 Comments

Partisan social news network Rappler recently published an article, narrating the local businessmenâ€™s joy over Renato Coronaâ€™s conviction in his impeachment trial. Businessmen lauded the results of the over 4-month-long impeachment trial of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona that was sealed by a 20-3 votes of senator judges on Tuesday, May 29. “Our…

Economy, Money Talks, Politics, Society

What does the acronym AI signify to you as a Filipino?

May 29, 2012 FallenAngel 14 Comments

All right, all right. American Idol is yesterday’s news. Jessica Sanchez lost. Pinoys still suck, and they’re still stuck with the government they deserve whatever the outcome of the circus, I mean, impeachment trial is. Plus, Manny Pacquiao has a fight coming up in about two (2) weeks, so I don’t think that will be…

Culture, Economy, Politics, Society, Tech Talk

Run for the banks! Senator Judges behold the return of the ‘S’ word: SEQUESTER

May 21, 2012 benign0 32 Comments

Unintended consequences — the evil spawn of those famous last words: It seemed like a good idea at the time. It’s the cancerous mass-thinking process that latches humanity onto the glitzy, glossy, mind candy of easy shortcuts and quick fixes fuelled by sef-important notions of what one considers to be “noble” goals. “Cheaper faster better”…

Civics, Crime, Economy, Government, Politics

Off Loading Tells You ‘We Don’t Care’

May 19, 2012 Don 15 Comments

In the past twelve months, I flew to Laoag, Masbate, Legaspi, Kuala Lumpur, Zamboanga and Cagayan De Oro. My favorite carrier of choice then was Air Phil because of their low fares. Unfortunately, this changed when my pop-up display booths were off-loaded when I took an Air Phil flight to Zamboanga last December 2011. This…

Civics, Economy, Lifestyle, Society

Coin Hoarding and Microfinance

May 14, 2012May 15, 2012 a 4 Comments

Low-income families struggling to get by might be in big trouble as Senator Manuel Lapid filed a bill that might suck the good olâ€™ piggy banks dry. Senator Manuel Lapid has filed a bill to penalize the hoarding of coins to avoid coin shortage. Citing figures from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Lapid said…

Economy, Money Talks

Anna Coren CNN interview: PNoy blames Arroyo but takes credit for her work again

May 7, 2012July 24, 2013 Ilda 44 Comments

The Philippines is such a happening place lately. First, the 45th meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors was recently held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. It was interesting to note that the Aquino government’s preparation for the event was to cover up what they obviously considered an…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Tito Sotto threatens to stop funding for Ph government ad placements in CNN over pagpag feature

May 5, 2012July 24, 2013 benign0 21 Comments

Philippine Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III of Tito Vic and Sotto comedy fame in the yesteryears of Philippine cinema is apparently unhappy with with what he perceives to be a negative return on investment on the Philippine government’s ad placements in international news organisation Cable News Network (CNN). Sotto is reportedly convinced that CNN has…

Development, Economy, Government, Media

Unclogging the Commercial Bottlenecks

May 5, 2012May 5, 2012 a 4 Comments

Get Real Post blogger Ilda wrote an article about manufacturing as a potential economic driver for the Philippines. And as it turns out, economists tuned in to the Philippine economy has the same thing in mind. Filipino chipmakers must graduate to assembling iPads while churning out Oscar-winning animation to generate more jobs and sustain economic…

Economy, Government, Money Talks, Society