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A Sin law by the government
Recently, there were reports of salt ("asin" in Filipino) shortages in the country. See these reports for instance, DA exec admits salt shortageBella Cariaso August 23,...
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Deindustrialization 4, Other Europe
See more stories of other European countries deindustrializing, from ample supply and cheap energy to blackout preparations and expensive energy. More governments and UN climate and energy alarmism and...
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BWorld 560, PEB Singapore, the PPP Center, transport liberalization, and IPRI...
* My column in BusinessWorld last Sept. 12.-----------------Four important economic and business developments occurred last week that I want to comment on.1. Philippine Economic Briefing, SingaporeLast...
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Agri Econ 38, Fermin Adriano article on "Full blown food crisis"
An article the other week that I find alarmist. Food crisisFermin Adriano September 16, 2022https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/09/16/business/top-business/food-crisis/1858605“MY bold prediction is that...
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Conservatives and rightists fighting back in Europe
Some good things happening in Europe this month.1. Italy, Brothers of Italy party won. "Yes to the natural family. No to the LGBT lobbies. No to the violence of Islam, yes to safer borders, no to mass...
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BWorld 561, Power demonopolization, privatization, and smuggling
* My article in BusinessWorld last September 19.----------------Last week, on Sept. 12, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) made a big announcement of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon...
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Deindustrialization 5, Germany, August-Sept. 2022 reports
Deindustrialization and degrowth economics continuin in Germany. Read on.------------August reports1. Germany Has Three Months to Save Itself From a Winter Gas CrisisNow cities are cutting back on...
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BWorld 562, PEB in NYC, UPSE homecoming, and transport liberalization
* My column in BusinessWorld last September 26.--------------Last Thursday, Sept. 22, another Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) was held in New York, USA. This was a sequel to the successful PEB held...
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Macroecon 20, Strong US dollar and how to deal with it
* This is my guest article in Philippine Star last Sept. 22.https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/09/22/2211288/strong-us-dollar-and-how-deal-itStrong US dollar and how to deal with itBienvenido Oplas...
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Tax Cut 36, WTA's Asian Taxpayers regional forum 2022
This is my presentation last week. Thanks to WTA President John O'Connel (TaxPayers Alliance, TPA UK) and Cristina Berechet, WTA Sec. Gen.----------------See also:Tax Cut 33, WTA meeting and Asia tax...
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BWorld 562, Economic freedom, power reserves, and declining births
* My article in BusinessWorld last Monday, October 3.-----------------The Asia Liberty Forum 2022 was successfully held last week Sept. 29-30 at Shangri-La The Fort, sponsored by the Atlas Network and...
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Deindustrialization 6, UK, Sept. 2022 reports
More reports, past UK government ecological central planning and energy rationing leads to current energy and economic predicament. Enjoy.--------------- 1. Earnings to collapse to 2003 levels as...
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BWorld 563, The ERC, NGCP, inflation and public debt
* My column in BusinessWorld last October 10.----------------Four important events that occurred last week: the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) dismissed the rate hike petition of the power...
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Agenda One News, Part 8
Last Monday, October 17, veteran TV host Cito Beltran interviewed me again in his daily, Monday-Friday 8-9am tv program, "Agenda" in One News, Cignal TV, https://www.facebook.com/ONENewsPH. Cito is...
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BWorld 564, Economic briefing in Washington DC, PPP Center, Tariff...
* My article in BusinessWorld last Oct. 17.----------------On Oct. 7, I was interviewed on the BusinessWorld Live program of One News, Cignal TV which is hosted by very articulate broadcasters Danie...
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Macroecon 21, Presentation on inflation, gloal and national pictures
This is my talk at UP Ibalon -- an organization of Bicolano students in UP -- last week. Enjoy.----------------------------------See also:Macroecon 18, More gobal price instability, June 12, 2022...
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BWorld 565, Appreciating life, family, and friends
* My column in BusinessWorld last October 24. --------------Today is a special day for me and I want to thank, appreciate, and mention certain groups and people who have helped me all these years.But...
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Deindustrialization 7, Other Europe, Sept-Oct News
More ecological and energy central planning to "save the planet", more degrowth and deindustrialization. Enjoy these reports.----------1. The Dirty Job of Rationing Electricity and Gas: Elements by...
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BWorld 567, Growth, commodities inflation, and births deflation
* My article in BusinessWorld last October 31.With a generally bad economic environment globally, especially in Europe and China, it is important that the Philippines should do more investment...
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EFN Asia 69, Rewind of Conferences 1998-2016
This is the list, sort of "rewind" of Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia Annual Conferences, organized and funded by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF). Fraser Institute (Canada) was a...
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