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Can UK hug socialism again?
One thing I appreciate about many European socialists is that they are more honest. Like Jeremy Corbyn, he's not hiding his socialism philosophy just to be popular. Not that I'm a fan of socialism. I'm...
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Inequality 27, ADR Institute forum on poverty and growth
Last Wednesday, July 12, the Albert Del Rosario (ADR) Institute held a forum on "Poverty, inequality and inclusive growth" in Makati. I was one of three reactors to the discussion and presentation by...
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IPR and Innovation 24, The US-China IP cooperation dialogue
Here is another instance that while there are hawkish calls for military and political confrontation between the US and China in the future, another side of reality is that there are many instances of...
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BWorld 16, Growth, capitalism and inequality
* This is my article yesterday in BusinessWorld Weekender.---------Growth, capitalism and inequality“Improving the position of the poorest by giving them what we took from the wealthy, would...
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Business 360-27, FDIs in South and East Asia
* This is my article in Business 360 magazine in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2015.---------Foreign direct investments in South and East AsiaForeign investments are among the key ingredients for developing...
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Free Trade 51, SEANET paper on unilateral trade liberalization in the ASEAN
The South East Asia Network for Development (SEANET) published its second issue of Perspectives or policy note this year, 20 pages long. Incidentally, it was written by yours truly.Free trade has many...
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Customs Bureaucracy 3, Balikbayan box controversy
The balikbayan box controversy stirred by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) plan to conduct random physical inspection of the boxes seem to have tapered off. The President intervened and ordered the BOC to...
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Church and State 2, Iglesia rally in Edsa
Below are my random thoughts about the ongoing occupation of EDSA -- the busiest road in the Philippines -- by members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) religious grooup.--------Government, go back to...
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Election PH 16, The Presidentiables and the Iglesia militants
Members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) who are militant and shameless enough to create more traffic in Edsa -- yes, they gloat, they brag that they have created more traffic in the busiest road in...
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BWorld 17, More on the Philippine electricity market
* This is my article in BusinessWorld Weekender last Friday.-----------THIS is a continuation of an earlier discussion, “The Philippine electricity market: Monopoly and competition” (Weekender, August...
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Church and State 3, Iglesia ni Cristo is NOT above the law
But the leaders and members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) think they are above the law, that the law against road occupation, especially Edsa, may apply to other groups but not to them.Rule of law vs....
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Asian free market websites, Part 5
Here's an update of the global popularity of Asian free market think tanks and blogs, from alexa.com. Global rank as of today. They are arranged according to their global rank.1. unirule.org.cn,...
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Goodbye Mama. I love you.
My father Bienvenido Sr., mother Consuelo, and my eldest daughter Elle Marie. Taken at our house in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, April 2010. Our house is not far from sugarcane farms, like most rural...
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EFN Asia 49, Conference 2015 in Bhutan
Gross national happiness, instead of gross national product (GNP) or gross national income (GNI).Buddhist ethic and economic liberalism, aside from Confucian ethic, Protestant ethic, Christian ethic,...
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Energy 41, On low global oil prices
Global oil prices have slightly recovered in recent days, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for instance went down to as low as $38/barrel in late August, then recovered to $48+, and $46 a barrel as of...
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Free Trade 52, More on the Gravity model
A presentation by Dr. Ramon Clarete of UPSE during the UPSE-Ayala forum early this year was entitled "Going Regional: Which Mega Trade Deals Should the Philippines Join?"He used the Gravity model of...
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Non-tariff barriers in the ASEAN
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last September 10, 2015.Trade between and among people is beautiful. What one does not need because he has surplus production, he can sell it and get those things...
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IPR and Innovation 25, Malaysia's IP Monetization strategy
There is a report this week about Malaysia's "IP Monetization" program as articulated by PM Najib Razak. From that news, "We need to be competitive in our bid to become a high-income nation that is...
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EFN Asia 49, Conference 2015 in Bhutan
Gross national happiness and not just gross national product (GNP) or gross national income (GNI). Buddhist ethic and economic liberalism, aside from Confucian ethic, Protestant ethic, Christian ethic,...
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Mining 44, Presentation at the Mining 2015 Conference
Last Tuesday, September 15, I was one of the speakers during the opening day of the 3-days Mining Philippines 2015 Conference, held at the Grand Ballroom of Solaire Resort Casino Manila. Good audience,...
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