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Economic pitfalls that the Philippines must avoid

December 11, 2022 The Unpopular Opinion 5 Comments

Over the recent months, the Philippines had been experiencing consistent economic growth despite global uncertainties, which range from supply chain bottlenecks to geopolitical tensions. If it continues along that trajectory, the Philippines is expected to join the upper middle-income tier group during the Marcos Jr. administration, where the country will eventually become a burgeoning USD…

Business, Economy, History

The Canadians finally got it right: Manila IS a dump!

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014 benign0 17 Comments

Literally! No really. As of this writing there are reportedly 50 container vans containing toxic waste imported from Canada sitting on a yard at the Manila International Container Terminal. Somebody in Canada must have finally worked it out in their head. Manila is the place to dump stuff. Metro Manilans have been doing it for…

Development, Economy, Environment, Lifestyle

What makes men like Anders Behring Breivik?

July 26, 2011 benign0 6 Comments

People who believed they were right, continue to believe that they are right, and then go on to make people believe they are right, and then proceed to surround themselves with people they have successfully persuaded to see this self-conceived righteousness… Perhaps this is one of many ways a psychopath is made, and from which…

Crime, Politics, Society