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Covid 54, Dr. Jody Dalmacion on vaccine, Ivermectin, other Covid treatments
I repost here two recent interviews of Dr. Jody Dalmacion, retired faculty member of UP College of Medicine (UPCM). Then her recent fb posts. Brave lady, bow.IVERMECTIN IS A REPURPOSE DRUG - DR. JODY...
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Weekend Fun 79, Ang Ano, by PRRD
These memes were circulating since last Friday :-)In three days, "ber" months or "Philippines Christmas season" will be with us. The most famous Filipino Christmas singer, Joe Mari Chan (JMC), his...
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BWorld 503, My whole family got COVID
* My article in BusinessWorld last August 23, 2021.On Aug. 10, I and our elder daughter got unwell. No fever but body pains. The next day, the symptoms continued, I began to suspect COVID symptoms and...
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Covid 54, Boycott and discriminate Joey Concepcion businesses
I wrote this last August 30, 2021: See these pronouncements from a trying hard government bureaucrat:(1) Creating a transport bubble for the fully vaccinated GO NEGOSYO PILIPINAS ANGAT LAHAT! - Joey...
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BWorld 503, Ten trends in fossil fuel taxation and power generation
* My column in BusinessWorld last August 30. After food, air, and water, humanity’s second most useful commodities would be fossil fuels. From fishing and sea transport, farming and land transport,...
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Macroecon 12, August 2021 inflation rate highest since Dec. 2018
Today the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the August 2021 inflation rate -- it's 4.9% -- highest since Dec 2018....
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Pol Ideology 80, Capitalism reset, liberal democracy
The Philippines Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) will hold a webinar next week on capitalism reset.Reset capitalism, hahaha, Who will reset it, the statists (state worshippers), the...
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BWorld 504, Budget 2022, borrowings, and OCTA
* My article in BusinessWorld, Sept. 6, 2021.There are five important and unprecedented trends in the proposed National Government budget for 2022 that were not present in 2021 and previous years.One,...
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Energy 153, High natgas and coal prices
I am reposting these news reports, how the world, Europe especially, cannot really get out of fossil fuel dependence despite all the political pronouncements. Meanwhile, prices as of this...
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Covid 55, Vax injuries, some testimonies and news reports
At the Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDC Ph) Huddle last Sept. 24, these comments were posted that night: Belinda T. Toledo · 1:10:58My cousin died of high blood/heart attack 6...
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BWorld 505, ADB’s kill coal plan, government corporations, and power...
* My column in BusinessWorld, Sept. 13, 2021. The past two weeks, these stories in BusinessWorld caught my attention: “ADB studying feasibility of acquiring, retiring coal plants in PHL” (Aug. 30),...
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Macroecon 13, More economic damages of strict indefinite lockdown
Former NEDA Secretary Ciel Habito wrote in his column at PDI last Sept. 14 "Pathetic laggard", about the Philippines as back to being the "sick man of Asia."He cited our low FDI level, lower...
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Covid 56, Dr. Jody Dalmacion on vaccine development, breakthrough infections,...
These are my screen shots of Doc Jody Dalmacion talk at the Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDC Ph) weekly huddle last week. The full program here, enjoy.CDC Ph Weekly Huddle, Sept...
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Energy 154, Europe rising energy prices, blackout threats, 31 reports
See these stories and reports about the folly of ditching fossil fuels in favor of intermittent wind (and solar) power, case of Europe especially UK. (1) Europe’s ambitious net-zero pledges hit...
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Macroecon 14, Macro indicators, inflation rates in selected countries
Below, the top 10 largest economies in the world as of 2020, plus big and medium-size East Asian economies.https://tradingeconomics.com/matrixThe PH is 3rd largest economy in the ASEAN, inflation rate...
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BWorld 506, Vaccination plateau and rising cases
* My article in BusinessWorld, Sept. 20, 2021.Vaccination plateau — rapid rise in vaccination rates as percent of population followed by a quick slowdown with the curve nearly flatlining. That is my...
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Energy 155, IEA flip-flop on oil and gas, Germany's high power prices and...
The International Energy Agency (IEA), a group of unelected bureaucrats issued a strong report last May telling the OECD member-countries and all other countries around the world to stop investing in...
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Germany elections 2021, some scenarios
Germany election this coming Sunday, September 26. The top political parties based on various surveys are the socialist SPD, Christian democrats CDU of Merkel, the Greens, the Free democrats FDP, and...
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BWorld 507, Energy prices, GDP projections, the ERC, and hydro development
* My column in BusinessWorld, September 27, 2021. Among the big surprises this year has been the huge spike in global prices of fossil fuels as the favored renewables wind and solar continue to produce...
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Covid 57, No Tricks Zone on vaccine mandates
Among my favorite climate and energy blogs is No Tricks Zone, https://notrickszone.com/, owned by Pierre Gosselin, an American living in Germany. Daily articles with lots of data about climate and...
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