Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s Disciplinary REVOLUTION
It seems that newly installed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has launched what could be a revolutionary era in the Philippines’ capital city. One of Moreno’s first acts was to clean …
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Will IKEA be good for the Philippine economy?
Filipinos are excited about news that Swedish furniture retail giant IKEA will soon be opening in the Philippines. The question is, where will IKEA be sourcing its merchandise? “Activists” have …
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The UP Shopping Center would be missed, but not THAT much…
Sad that the UP Shopping Center (SC) burnt to the ground. The thing I really remember the most about the UPSC is that it was an old and rather stuffy …
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Kung Hei Fat Choi: EVERYBODY is sucking up to China today!
Why? Because, for now, China is where all the money trails lead to. It is becoming the biggest consumer market, the biggest source of high-rollin’ gamblers for Manila’s sprouting casinos, …
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Can Chinese Filipinos Make the Philippines Great Again?
A mid-aged Japanese guy told me that when he was young, many products sold in his country back then were “Made in the Philippines.” Well, things have obviously changed. From …
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Our Banana Chips for Your Computer Microchips
Some years ago, a Japanese visiting professor told a Physics professor of a Philippine university that was hoping to set up some local semiconductor research capability a rather condescending joke …
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Does the ‘best before’ date in food cause unnecessary waste?
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 …
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Boom times in the Philippines’ call center and OFW economy
According to Associated Press “reporter” Teresa Cerojano who wrote an AP article, the Philippines’ much hyped economic “boom” was credited by “many” to the “new vitality to the policies of …
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