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Biases and prejudices rule our lives

Posted on December 26, 2016 By Carlo de Leon 28 Comments on Biases and prejudices rule our lives
Biases and prejudices rule our lives

“A major danger in using highly abstractive methods in political philosophy is that one will succeed merely in generalizing one’s own local prejudices and repackaging them as demands of reason. The study of history can help to counteract this natural human bias.“— Raymond Geuss We all have our own fair share of biases and prejudices…

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Government, Politics

Non Sequiturs are poor policy, and even worse credit references

Posted on March 26, 2013 By BenK 4 Comments on Non Sequiturs are poor policy, and even worse credit references
Non Sequiturs are poor policy, and even worse credit references

If there is one thing that has been thoroughly regrettable about the apparent economic progress of the Philippines in the Aquino 2.0 era, it is that it has led the Administration to believe that what it is doing is actually working. Perhaps we should not judge them too harshly for that – after all, far…

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Economy, Money Talks, Politics

Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report

Posted on October 25, 2012 By benign0 8 Comments on Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report
Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report

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…

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Development, Economy, Money Talks

Metro Manila flood control master planning in chronic catch up mode over the last two decades!

Posted on August 8, 2012 By benign0 12 Comments on Metro Manila flood control master planning in chronic catch up mode over the last two decades!
Metro Manila flood control master planning in chronic catch up mode over the last two decades!

Perhaps in this instance rather than refer to Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III by his catchy first two initials, he should instead be referred to as the ‘BT’ President — as in bad timing. Just two weeks before The Disaster that Could not be Named struck Manila and turned it into a real-life…

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Development, Economy, Environment, Government
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