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The Philippines is reverting back to an agrarian economy thanks to COVID-19

August 11, 2020 - by benign0 - 3 Comments.

Nothing necessarily bad about agrarian societies though these get their bad rep from their association with the Third World and “underdevelopment”. Some “economists” would measure “modernisation” in terms of the …

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Icarus crashing and burning: Where are the social media “influencers” now?

March 25, 2020 - by benign0 - 38 Comments.

Back in the day (just weeks ago, before COVID-19 came to be regarded as a force of social disruption to reckon with) the familiar social media “influencer” call to action …

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The REAL solution to inflation lies in the rich and middle classes curbing NON-ESSENTIAL spending

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 - by benign0 - 39 Comments.

Much has been said about the poor being unable to escape the simple poverty equation I proposed earlier — that to escape poverty, one merely needs to spend less and …

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Filipinos’ concern over a depreciating peso is due to a pathetic dependence on imports

April 4, 2018 - by benign0 - 39 Comments.

A depreciating peso wouldn’t really be an issue if Filipinos are able to produce what they consume and sell what they don’t consume to an export market. The trouble is, …

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It is NOT TRUE that the Philippines’ new Tax Reform (TRAIN) bill is “anti-poor”

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 - by benign0 - 21 Comments.

Every woman and her dog is saying that the recently-implemented Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law is “anti-poor”. They cite how increased taxes on commodities will be an …

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The Real Reason Why PNoy Does Not Want to Lower Income Tax

September 15, 2015September 16, 2015 - by Hector Gamboa - 22 Comments.

So President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy), in response to proposals by some legislators, said that he is not convinced that lowering income tax rates would be beneficial to the country. He …

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Philippine tourism touted as key to ‘inclusive’ growth while decay of key infrastructure continues

May 20, 2014 - by benign0 - 13 Comments.

Climate change continues to loom as one of the biggest risks to the Philippines’ long-term future. Speaking before the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s ASEAN International Conference on Tourism and …

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Towards a more ethical regard for consumption

April 8, 2014 - by benign0 - 6 Comments.

What we as ordinary people can contribute to the effort to combat climate change lies in some personal behaviours of ours that we have direct control over — our consumption …

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