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4th ICCC in Chicago, May 2010
Less than four years ago, I went to Chicago to attend the 4th International Conference on Climate Change (4th ICCC), May 16-17, 2010, mainly sponsored by Heartland Institute. My previous note on this...
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Tax Cut 17: BIR vs. Physicians
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) made this paid advertisement that appeared in several national newspapers last weekend I think. Posting below some comments by doctors expressed in facebook, posted...
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Energy Econ 15: Electricity Angsts, Presentation at UP Diliman
The other day, I was one of three speakers in a forum on the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) at UP Diliman. The two other speakers were Maria Teresa "Maitet" Diokno of the Center for...
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More Photos, Forum on Electricity on the Go
Here are more photos from the ETC applicants Datigan batch which organized the forum on "Electricity on the Go: An Assessment of EPIRA" last Thursday, March 06, 2014, at the College of Engineering...
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Lion Rock 12: Bill Stacey on Free Markets, Big Government and Hong Kong
The Lion Rock Institute (LRI) is Hong Kong's first independent free market think tank. It was formed 10 years ago by locals and some HK-based expats.LRI Chairman is Bill Stacey (left in this photo),...
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Pol. Ideology 54: On the Multiple "Death" of Capitalism
A friend who considers himself a "social liberal" reposted in his fb wall Akbayan Party's "progressive books", one of which is this book published in July 2013 and written by Cong. Walden Bello of...
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EFN Asia 34: Rainer Adam and Economic Freedom in Asia
The FNF Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia, Dr. Rainer Adam, will soon leave our continent as he is assigned by FNF HQ to head the regional office in Eastern Europe. To know more about...
View ArticleD.Ricardo, JS Mill, A.Smith and Bong Mendoza on Taxes, BIR vs. Doctors
Two good essays here by a friend, Dr. Amado "Bong" Mendoza of the UP Political Science Department. There is a need of course to justify which are the real "public goods" that need continued provision...
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Energy Econ 16: Electricity and Development
* This is my article in thelobbyist.biz last March 07, 2014.-----------Energy is development. It is not possible to develop economically and socially if a country or economy has little electricity and...
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Business 360 16: ASEAN Economic Community 2016
* This is my article for B360, a monthly business magazine published in Kathmandu, March 2014 issue.------------The Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is composed of 10 countries in East...
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Market Failure vs. Government Failure, Part 4
Market failure can be created by everyone and anyone in this planet, anytime and anywhere. For instance, person A will demand a USB/flash disk with 100 GB memory sold for only P300. Person B may demand...
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CSOs and State 19: UP Maroons and UP Alumni
As a University of the Philippines (UP) alumni myself, I find this story disturbing, but also inspiring. This should spur other alumni and sympathetic individuals to act on their own -- the spirit of...
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Drug Price Control 39: Presentation at USC, Cebu, March 2014
Two weekends ago, I gave a talk at the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City, some 100 Pharmacy Economics students of a friend, Prof. Frank Largo. Frank is a fellow UP School of Economics (UPSE)...
View ArticleIskolar ng Bayan, Education Voucher and School Choice
I think there should be no state or local government-owned universities; all universities including UP should be private. Then government will give education vouchers to ALL university students, flat...
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Tax Cut 18: On 10% Flat Tax, Greco Belgica and GDP Growth
A tax cut seems to be an "in" thing these days as there are bills at the House of Representatives (by Cong. Miro Quimbo) and the Senate (by Sen. Sonny Angara) cutting the marginal income tax rate from...
View ArticleETHIKOS 1: MeTA-PH, PCPI, PHAP and FDA on launching
Last night, the ETHIKOS (Ethics in Healthcare) Movement was launched at C3 Events Place in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. I don’t have the photos now, will post them in Part 2 of this thread....
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MeTA 17: CHAT General Assembly, March 2014
Last March 14, 2014, the Coalition for Health Advocacy and Transparency (CHAT) held its General Assembly this year at Dolce Latte Restaurant, Quezon City. Minimal Government Thinkers is among the...
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Climate Tricks 27: More Risks and Danger Ahead, Send More Money to the UN
Less rain or more rain, less flood or more flood, less snow or more snow, less dogs or more dogs, it does not matter. They are ALL proof of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (AGW) or...
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ETHIKOS 2: Pharma Companies and Patients
During the launching of Ethikos Movement last week, among the colorful speeches were those from two patient groups, the Kythe Foundation and the Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO)...
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UHC 24: Corruption in Government Purchase of Medicines
An old article by Rappler got circulated by some friends in fb. Portions of the paper said,…Sharing his experience with Rappler, the 26-year-old doctor said he was shocked by the steep prices of...
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