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Wasteful DENR Reforestations
When I was working at the House of Representatives (HOR) from 1991 to 1999, I would attend many Committee hearings. Among those that I followed in the early 90s was the implementation of various...
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China Watch 19: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
A good friend, Aiken T. alerted me to a new development in China and Asia, she wrote today,China is initiating the formation of ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK (AIIB) to cater to roads, railways,...
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Birthday 2014
Friends and family members, thank you very much for your greetings. Really appreciate them.This week, I received 400+ greetings, mostly in facebook (wall posts + private mails), by SMS, and a few by...
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Lion Rock 14: Reading Club Salon 2014, on Class and Inequality
Next week, I will attend the Reading Club Salon 2014, the 3rd annual round table discussion sponsored by the Lion Rock Institute (LRI), Hong Kong's free market think tank. The theme of this year's...
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Weekend Fun 57: Cow Capitalism
Two friends tagged me in fb with this funny definitions of capitalism.I added these:Philippine capitalism: You have two cows. One looks like a carabao, the other looks like an ostrich. You sell the...
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Tax Cut 21: Taxation Without Income Discrimination
Reposting a nice article by a friend, Wan Saiful Wan Jan, CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in Kuala Lumpur. Originally posted in The Star and reposted in IDEAS website.,...
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IPR and Medicines 30: R&D and Innovator Companies
Interesting data here. Out of the top 10 biggest firms in the world in terms of R&D spending, five are pharma (Roche, Novartis, Merck, Pfizer, J&J), three are IT (Samsung, Intel, Microsoft),...
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Lion Rock 15: Mary Ruwart's Book, "Healing Our World"
The Lion Rock Institute (LRI) Reading Club Salon 2014 on the theme, "Class and Inequality" will be held tomorrow here at Harbour Grand Hong Kong. Among the reading assignments for participants is this...
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EFN 42: Other Speakers in Conference 2014
In two days, the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia Conference 2014 will start here at Harbour Grand Hong Kong. Here are the speakers and rapporteurs of Session 2: Reality Checking in Asia, Asian...
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Launching of SEANET, Malaysia
The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) has launched a new project last October 30, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, the Southeast Asia Network for Development (SEANET). Its main goal is to...
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Hong Kong Protests, Part 4
After our roundtable discussion on Intellectual Property and Innovation in Asian Markets at Harbour Grand Hong Kong, I and some friends went to the Admiralty center to see the protests. Below, from...
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EFN Asia 43: Day 1 of Conference 2014
The Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia 2014 Conference started today at the Harbour Grand Hong Kong. Nice venue, great forum with great speakers, and many participants from Asian countries, from the...
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Lion Rock 16: 10th Anniversary of LRI
The Lion Rock Institute (LRI) held a great dinner gala last night here at Harbour Grand Hong Kong to celebrate its 10th anniversary. It was a fantastic event -- celebration of its 10 years existence,...
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EFN Asia 44: Day 2 of Conference 2014
It was a dynamic start on Day 2, November 7. A speed dating where participants and speakers were lined up on chairs facing each other and talk to each other for about three minutes and when the bell...
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Mining 42: Presentation and Debate at UP PALS-NCPAG
Last month, I participated in an open debate on mining held at UP Diliman. Three of us pro-mining including Dr. Arcilla (4th from left in this photo) of the UP National Institute for Geological...
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EFN Asia 45: Growth, Inequality and the Philippines
During the "Asian Cafe", Day 1 of Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia Conference 2014 last week in Hong Kong, I was the speaker for the Philippines. About 10 Asian countries were discussed very...
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Fresh Market Capitalism
Fresh food is among the foundations of good health of the people. The more fresh the food, the more nutritious it is. But fresh food should also be affordable to more people. That way, good economics...
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IPR and Medicines 31: Trademark Stealing and Counterfeit Medicines
Today, I will attend the 1st day of National Consciousness Week against Counterfeit Medicines, Theme: Kapakanan ng Pamilya Alagaan, Huwad na Gamot Labanan, to be held at the JY Campos Hall, Bayanihan...
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2004, MG and LRI Were Born
The Lion Rock Institute (LRI) held its 10th year anniversary Dinner Gala last November 06, 2014, at Harbour Grand Hong Kong, the same venue for the EFN Asia Conference 2014. Among the most memorable...
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EFN and LRI's Workhorses
The Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia annual conferences, the various big events of the Lion Rock Institute (LRI), like other major events in the world, would not be possible without the efficient...
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