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Photos during the lecture on Cheap Oil, DLSU
Last March 01, 2016, I gave a lecture on Cheap oil and the OFWs at some classes at De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila main campus. Here are some photos that afternoon.Some 3 classes combined to...
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Tax Cut 24, Tax reform forum in Ateneo
This coming Tuesday, 29 March, I will be one of four speakers in this event jointly sponsored by the Ateneo de Manila IgnITE Movement, in partnership with four other groups: Ateneo Economics...
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This is my letter to the HPB yesterday. The auto reply said they have received it and will look into it.-------------Subject: Singapore's plan on "Standardized packaging" of tobacco productsTo:...
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EFN Asia 56, Conference 2014 in Hong Kong, part 1
The following are minutes and proceedings during the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia Conference 2014, Hong Kong, on the theme, “Liberalism: Promoting Growth, Reducing Inequality”, November 2014....
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EFN Asia 57, Conference 2014 in Hong Kong, part 2
Continuation of notes made by Karthik Chandra during Conference 2014. The full 25-pages notes are posted in...
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Sensational libertarians and solar power in the Visayas
I dislike irresponsible, sensational, alarmism journalism. And this article exactly belongs to that category, and it's from The Libertarian, sus ginoo. "Blackouts across the Philippines", when? what...
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EFN Asia 58, Conference 2014 in Hong Kong, part 3
Continuation of notes made by Karthik Chandra during Conference 2014. The full 25-pages notes are posted in...
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Myanmar is back to civilian government, after half century
While Thailand moved from civilian to military government, Myanmar moved from military (for more than half century) to civilian government. Congrats Myanmar people.A friend suggested that Myanmar will...
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BWorld 52, Tax reform proposals for the Philippines
* This is my article in BusinessWorld yesterday.In two weeks, it will be the deadline for the filing of income tax by individuals and corporations. April 15 each year is a reminder for many people of...
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EFN Asia 59, Conference 2014 in Hong Kong, part 4
Continuation of notes made by Karthik Chandra during Conference 2014. The full 25-pages notes are posted in...
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Energy 61, EPDP lecture on PH power projections by 2040
Yesterday afternoon, I attended the Energy Policy and Development Program (EPDP) lecture at the UP School of Economics (UPSE). The 5 co-authors were all there. The powerpoint version of this 34-pages...
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EFN Asia 60, Conference 2014 in Hong Kong, part 5
Continuation of notes made by Karthik Chandra during Conference 2014. ----------Day 2: November 7, 2014Session 7: CALD – EFN Asia Joint SessionMC: Andrew WorkJules MaatenHead of FNF Philippines and...
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El Nino, Oplan Bayanihan, CPP-NPA and Kidapawan road closure
If the issue of rallyists and demonstrators in Kidapawan, Cotabato was asking government for subsidy to deal with El Nino crop failure, why (1) most plackards were campaigning against Oplan Bayanihan...
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Lion Rock 18, Nick Smith as new Chairman of LRI
The Lion Rock Institute (LRI), Hong Kong's first and only independent free market think tank, has a new Chairman, Mr. Nick Sallnow-Smith. For 10 years, 2004-2014, LRI Chairman was Bill Stacey. Then in...
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BWorld 53, Population and growth projections
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last April 06, 2016.Many international agencies, both multilateral and private, have been producing growth projections for the Philippines and other developed and...
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Energy 62, Feed in tariff means more expensive electricity
* This is my article in SPARK by ADRi last April 06, 2016-----------The Philippines has the unhealthy label of having the “second or third most expensive electricity prices in Asia” next to Japan and...
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Election 19, On Grace Poe's renewables coercion
Ahh, Sen. and Presidential candidate Grace Poe wants us to pay for more expensive electricity from intermittent, unstable power sources. Must be upon the prodding of her ecological socialist adviser...
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BWorld 54, Rice farming, trading, smuggling and electioneering
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last April 14, 2016.Several issues related to rice farming and trading in the Philippines hogged the news recently. The first of course is the big El Niño and crop...
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Election 20, Digong Duterte's rape "joke" of the Australian victim
In a campaign rally, Presidential candidate Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte made these statements referring to the Malaysian missionary who was among those hostaged, gang-raped and later murdered by escaping...
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PH as 4th biggest shipbuilding nation in the world
I saw this article, I shared in my fb wall, and soon, more than four dozen other people including some friends, have re-shared it. People look for good news and they find it, they gladly share....
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