China knows how things “work” in the Philippines
Indeed, the Chinese know how thing “work” in the Philippines. They have, after all, been prominent figures in Philippine industry since the Middle Ages. They know enough to fly above …
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There’s NO Philippine economy “in the time of Marcos and Duterte”. Only The Philippine Economy. Period
As I write this, there is some sort of symposium conducted by “PhD Candidate” JC Punongbayan of the UP School of Economics dubbed “Numbers don’t lie, people do: Dissecting the …
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Whining about inflation (and politicising it) won’t solve Philippine poverty
Inflation is like taxation. It is a certainty. The only thing that is not certain about inflation is the rate at which it gallops (or trots) along. Sometimes we enjoy …
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The REAL Philippine State of the Nation demystified
Again, like the federalism “issue”, political “analysts” and their dogs have recently been issuing their two cents on the whats and what nots of the state of the Philippine Nation. …
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Philippine poverty is really a very simple problem. It really is.
Why are Filipinos poor? Simple. Because they entered into too many commitments they, as a people, are inherently incapable of honouring. That’s essentially the definition of poverty in my book. …
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Filipinos are poor because their “activists” teach them to be obsessed with the rich
Most Filipinos would like to believe that the outrage they feel (or are encouraged to feel by their “activists”) about excessive displays of wealth comes from a deep need to …
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Philippine Opposition mounting ‘distraction campaigns’ to bury important national issues
Overheard on my Twitter timeline: Filipinos are an “angry” people. As such, the landscape of political chatter is fertile ground for the Opposition (specifically the cancer within it, the Yellowtard …
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The CBCP’s fake idea that the poor are “blessed” is the reason the Philippines remains poor
To Filipinos, rich people are “evil” and a life focused on the acquisition of money is a life to be ashamed of. And so there really is no reason to …
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