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BWorld 77, Migration and housing
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last July 26, 2016.Migration means mobility and freedom. The free movement of people along with their skills and talent, families and colleagues, culture and...
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Cicero, welfarism and fiscal irresponsibility
Words of wisdom from a Roman philosopher, Cicero (106 - 43 BC) nearly 2,100 years ago. There are minor differences in these two quotes, should be a result of different translations.The budget should be...
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BWorld 78, If the US becomes protectionist, who loses?
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last August 03, 2016.The purpose of free trade is to make cheap things remain cheap and the purpose of protectionism is to make cheap things become expensive....
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Climate Tricks 57, "Preventing flash floods" and the Green SONA
Heavy rains and flash flood are natural and cyclical, nature-made and not "man-made". Big El Nino and drought is often followed by big La Nina and frequent/heavy rains. To help prevent or minimize...
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Transport Econ 17, On banning provincial buses in Edsa
Remember Isaac Newton's 3rd law of motion: For every action, there is an equal, opposite reaction. Apply in society: For every government intervention and prohibition, there is an equal opposite...
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BWorld 79, Brownouts, coal power and the electricity market
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last August 17, 2016.Brownouts, actual and potential, have returned to some areas of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces in the Luzon grid over the past two...
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Pres. Duterte and UNexit
President Duterte was on global news again yesterday, wow. And again, for the wrong reason. UNexit. What a parochial, onion-skinned mind."I do not want to insult you. But maybe we'll just have to...
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Energy 76, PEMC reply to my article on AEMO, WESM
The Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) replied to my article in BWorld, Brownouts, coal power and electricity market, August 17, 2016, below. Dear Editor: We are writing in reference to a...
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BWorld 80, Declining share of agriculture in GDP
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last August 18, 2016.A declining share of agriculture gross value added (GVA) in GDP (gross domestic product) is often viewed negatively by many sectors because it...
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Tax cut 26, Excise tax on petrol products should be reduced/abolished, not...
"People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income." - Robert Half This bad tax measure has been proposed by the DOF and some...
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President Duterte and Hugo Chavez
I am reposting this post last Tuesday by a friend, Bernard Ong. It has gone viral, shared nearly 6k since more than two days ago. Keep writing this kind of analysis, bai. Thank you.-------------HE...
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BWorld 81, Property rights are human rights
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last August 25, 2016.Private property and its protection is among the cornerstones of a free society. It bestows upon the individuals, households and enterprises...
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Labor Econ 18, Robots and job creation
More robots, more machines, mean more job displacement, more unemployment? Uhmm, No.New industries always create new jobs, despite their initial job-displacing effect. For instance, when telegrams were...
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BWorld 82, No FIT for geothermal and other renewables, please
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last September 01, 2016Expensive electricity via government price guarantee for 20 years is wrong. Business is about risks and returns, capitalism is about...
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President Duterte and Hitler
Reposting another good insights from a friend, Bernard Ong, posted in his fb wall last Sunday.---------DUTERTE IS NOT (YET) HITLERby Bernard Ong, October 03, 2016Apologies. Long post, driven by the...
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BWorld 83, Climate change, the UN and 'Clexit'
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last September 08, 2016Last weekend, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon declared during the G20 summit in China that “climate change scepticism is over.” This...
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Finally, this blog has reached 1 million pageviews
Today around 12:50pm Manila time, this blog has reached 1 million pageviews. After 6 years and 3 months (since July 2010). Thank you readers.Audience and readers are mostly from the US, PH and Europe.I...
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Energy 77, South Australia's blackout last September 28
A few months ago, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) warned of blackouts by around 2020 in S. Australia because of its rising dependence on wind power. Well, it already happened. Widespread...
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BWorld 84, Eliminate red tape in the Philippine energy sector
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last September 15, 2016.Which is more realistic and beneficial for consumers in reducing energy prices: removing the VAT (value-added tax) on electricity or...
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Pol. Ideology 68, On factions and diversity in society, thoughts of James...
The fourth President of the USA (1809-1817), James Madison, was a political philosopher and stateman before he rose to Presidency. Below are some of his writings in The Federalist Papers in 1767, about...
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