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EFN Asia 61, Panel on TPP at Jeju Forum 2016
Reposting this Rapporteur's report of the EFN Asia panel discussion at the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2016, published at the EFN website. Pett Jarupaiboon was the panel...
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The 1st BWorld Economic Forum
This will be an interesting big forum, should be bigger than the World Economic Forum (WEF), PH edition. Speakers are top corporate leaders of PLDT/Smart and Globe; Ayala Energy, Solar PH and Aboitiz...
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BWorld 64, The WTO and trade agreements
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 13, 2016.Free trade means free individuals and a free society.People who cannot find certain goods and services at specific quality from local producers...
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Climate Tricks 53, Paleo-climate data to help counter climate alarmism
A greenie friend posted this paper published this week from climate central, Antarctic CO2 Hit 400 PPM For First Time in 4 MillionYears. Oyy, some guys attempt to use paleo-carbon data to sustain their...
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Gary Teves and economic legislation in the 90s
Last week, June 16, I met some old friends and officemates way back in the 90s at the PH's House of Representatives. I worked at the Congressional Planning and Budget Office (CPBO) from 1991-99, nine...
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Energy 72, FIT-eligible solar plants in the Philippines
The Department of Energy (DoE) has finally published the list of solar power plants that are given the feed in tariff (FIT) and guaranteed price for 20 years. Seven will get the original FIT rate of...
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BWorld 65, PH exports growth from 1960-2014
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 17, 2016.The 1950s and 1960s were periods of economic nationalism as the Philippines and many other countries emerged from post-World War II damages and...
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Brexit debate and the EU bureaucracy
As of this writing (almost 11 pm in Manila), UK voters are deciding in a referendum whether their country should remain or exit the European Union (EU). I did not follow closely the Brexit vs Remain...
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Climate Tricks 54, Forcing the linkage between climate change and dengue
A friend from UP, Oggie Arcenas, wrote this discussion note at the UPSE website. In his concluding notes, he wrote,"La Niña phenomenon is positively (and significantly) associated with dengue cases....
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BWorld 66, Renewable portfolio standard and electricity prices
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 21, 2016.The key to cheaper prices and/or good services is more competition among more players, more voluntary exchange, and not more price coercion by...
View ArticleThe law of bad ideas
I got this funny but truthful adage on the "Law of bad ideas" -- bad ideas never go away, they just get worse over time."Bad ideas don’t go away until they have been tried and failed multiple times,...
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Energy 73, Comments to DOE draft Department Circular on RPS
The DOE asked for public comments to its proposed draft Department Circular after the public consultation last June 16.Source:...
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BWorld 67, Economic projections under the Duterte administration
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 23, 2016.“Change is coming” is true for all administrations, public or private, because people change, communities change, and so on. For the coming...
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Welcome, President Duterte
At noon time today, the Philippines' new President Rodrigo R. Duterte has officially assumed office. In his short inauguration speech in Malacanang, he said,Therefore, I direct all department...
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Thank you, Former President Aquino
Exactly 1 year ago, I visited Sec. Sonny Coloma in his office in Malacanang, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). He gave me the privilege of a one-on-one short interview on...
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BWorld 68, Criminal justice and Duterte
* This is my article last week, a day before the inauguration of President Duterte. His inauguration speech was good, no expletives, no PI, no "kill dozens/thousands", very Presidential.State-sponsored...
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Mining 46, The new DENR Secretary and other watermelon activists
The new DENR Secretary, a high profile anti-mining activist, has created a stir among industry players. Last July 03, JB Baylon posted in his wall the following:THEY'RE STARTING TO SPEAK OUT:The UP...
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Agri Econ 24, Greenpeace voodoo science vs GMOs
Greenpeace voodoo science was slam dunked last week by real scientists. GP do heavy political science then call it climate science, bio science. They should be ashamed of what they are doing. From the...
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Pork Barrel 14, Governments living beyond their means vs. living below their...
A lawyer friend, Jijil Jimenez, made a good observation in his fb posting last Tuesday, July 5. He wrote,Asking Congress to submit a list of projects to be later included in the proposed GAA by the...
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BWorld 69, Foreign direct investments and Pres. Duterte
* This is my article last week in BusinessWorld.Investments, local and foreign, are like pools of water flowing down. They go where they are allowed and welcomed, not where they are restricted and...
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