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Key Duterte initiatives lay foundation for sustained economic growth

Posted on February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 By benign0 12 Comments on Key Duterte initiatives lay foundation for sustained economic growth
Key Duterte initiatives lay foundation for sustained economic growth

Continuing to send Filipino workers overseas to seek and sustain employment is a serious misallocation of human capital. Much the same way as wanton mining in the Philippine countryside took a huge toll on the environment and landscape, exporting people leaves deep scars in the Philipines’ social fabric. And so, here is why the OFW…

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Development, Economy, Society

Duterte vs drugs, Gina Lopez vs the mines: Next up: Who will KILL the jeepneys?

Posted on February 10, 2017 By benign0 17 Comments on Duterte vs drugs, Gina Lopez vs the mines: Next up: Who will KILL the jeepneys?
Duterte vs drugs, Gina Lopez vs the mines: Next up: Who will KILL the jeepneys?

Gina Lopez is one badass government official. Unlike most government officials, she is beholden to no one — not even her own parents who she left at 18 to do missionary work in the slums of Africa. This is presumably the reason Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte chose her to be his Environment Secretary. The Philippines,…

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Development, Economy, Environment

Substance matters in an economic crisis

Posted on April 15, 2014July 17, 2022 By benign0 4 Comments on Substance matters in an economic crisis
Substance matters in an economic crisis

Equity. It is that ethereal quality of an entity — be it a person, a business, or an entire society — that spells the difference between the authentic and the pretentious, the sustainable and the fleeting, the substantial and the shallow. When you think “America” what comes to mind? Most likely it will be names…

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