Category: Money Talks

Money matters. Indeed it does. How to make it, how to manage it when you get it, and how to spend it when you have too much of it.

Why was PNoy DESPERATE to accelerate disbursment of public funds from 2011-2012?

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Indeed, it is too bad for the administration of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III that their brainchild, the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), has been deemed unconstitutional by the Philippine Supreme Court. The DAP was conceived following a disastrous economic result in 2011 when the Philippine economy grew by only a little bit more…

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Crime, Development, Economy, Government, Money Talks

Business 101: Stop wasting your breath BEGGING the ‘best and brightest’ to stay

Posted on By benign0 12 Comments on Business 101: Stop wasting your breath BEGGING the ‘best and brightest’ to stay

Take stock of the current political landscape today and one stark reality jumps out of the picture: There is no one great leader who stands out as one who possesses a coherent enough strategic vision for the Philippines. Instead of true leaders and statesmen all we have is more of the usual bozos: politicians. Filipino…

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Culture, Development, Government, Money Talks, Politics, Society

The Philippines vs Singapore: Jeepney vs Formula 1

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The Philippines with its population of 96 million registered a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $117 billion in 2006. Singapore for its part, with its relatively paltry population of 4.6 million delivered a GDP of $132 billion on the same year. For less than half a tenth of the humanity Filipinos apply to the job…

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Development, Economy, Money Talks

Philippine employment dilemma: Dumb down the jobs? Or smarten up the workforce?

Posted on By benign0 11 Comments on Philippine employment dilemma: Dumb down the jobs? Or smarten up the workforce?

The Philippines is imprisoned by a deep systemic inability in its people to extricate themselves from poverty. It is a problem that is an outcome of (1) the sheer number of Filipinos that inhabit the planet, (2) the average productive output of each warm Filipino body earning (or seeking to earn) a living, and (3)…

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Development, Economy, Education, Money Talks

The persistent myth of economic growth

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Development in understanding in recent years is making real limits on growth a lot more palpable since it is becoming quite evident that our approach to measuring economic value and the costs of acquiring said “value” (i.e. our monetary system) is woefully incomplete. Yet economic growth remains the be-all-end-all that pervades every aspect of human…

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Development, Economy, Environment, Lifestyle, Money Talks

Philippines and Papua New Guinea fish exports may be banned in Europe

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Illegal fishing practices in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea may cost the economies of these two impoverished countries dearly. The European Union is reportedly threatening to ban fish imports from the two countries unless they curb illegal fishing practices. The warning, which was welcomed by environmental groups, puts the two countries on the EU’s…

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Crime, Economy, Environment, Money Talks, Religion

Manila airport upgrade up against tough regional competition!

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Everybody is excited over a proposal coming from San Miguel Corporation to build a new $10 billion airport to replace the hopelessly decrepit and congested Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). NAIA is the main international gateway for travelers to the Philippines and is the hub for all Philippine airlines. The airport is named after the…

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Development, Economy, Lifestyle, Money Talks

Does the ‘best before’ date in food cause unnecessary waste?

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According to a Reuters report it just may; so much so that the European Union may be mulling scrapping the warning altogether. A use by date is applied if there is a health risk in eating food after that date, whereas a best before date is more about quality – when it expires it does…

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Economy, Environment, Lifestyle, Money Talks