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Transport Econ 18, E-tricycles in Manila
This was reported in Philippine Star, Manila: No more trikes, pedicabs next month, September 18, 2016. So the Manila City government has followed the ADB e-trike cronyism. Tricycles, whether electric...
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President Duterte at the ASEAN Summit, Obama tussle
Below are news reports from local and international media outlets from September 06-13, 2016. It was during the ASEAN Summit + related Summits with many heads of state from the US, China, Russia,...
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BWorld 85, Drugs war morphed into war on critics of President Duterte?
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last September 27, 2016.One of my friends, a respected economist and a fellow UP School of Economics (UPSE) alumni, has criticized some policies of President...
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Energy 78, AEMO on the S. Australia blackout last Sept. 28
More on the huge, state-wide blackout for many hours in S. Australia last September 28. There was a storm, strong winds with gust at 100-120 kph, so the wind farms should produce more power, right?...
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President Duterte and 'Pakyu' EU
These are news reports from September 21 to 23, except the news on "Killings prompt 'hesitation' among European investors" which was published a month earlier, August 2016. I also include here the fb...
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Tax Cut 27, The Furusato tax in Japan as possible model in citizen empowerment
A Tokyo-based Filipino friend, Jules, shared this article from Tokyo Weekender:The program was launched in 2008 as a way for a person to make a charitable donation to a municipality or prefecture of...
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Social media and politics
Last month, I was one of three speakers in a lecture sponsored by UP Sapul, one of my three student organizations in UP Diliman in the 80s.Creating political awareness for less/minimal (not zero)...
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BWorld 86, Philippine industrial policy
* This is my article in BusinessWorld Top 1,000 Corporations 2015, published in November 2015. I forgot to post this earlier, no online copy of that publication, only hard copy.-----------Quo vadis,...
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The Philippines' 5 Presidents
After President Duterte's first State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 25, 2016, he convened a security council meeting and all the four past Presidents were invited. Below from left: Joseph...
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Energy 79, Germany Energiewende's €520 Billion Cost By 2025
Now clearer pictures of the cost of Germany's energy transition to the renewables are coming up, the huge financial burden to energy consumers because of heavy government interventions and cronyism --...
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BWorld 87, Economic, fiscal and energy policies of the Duterte administration
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last October 07, 2016.The new administration of President Rodrigo Duterte will turn 100 days old this week. The basis for its assessment is still sketchy and raw,...
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President Duterte and 'Psychopath' comment by Agot Isidro
Last October 9, 2016, Filipina actress Agot Isidro posted in her fb wall 3 points about her opinion of the President, the 3rd of which was the most controversial, "you are not bipolar, you are a...
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Energy 80, Power outages in 2010
I originally wrote this on March 02, 2010, reposting to look back on some issues more than six years ago.-----------'Government failure' in energyRecently, a number of power outages have re-occured in...
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Weekend Fun 62, The invisible hand
I got this from an economist friend's fb wall. Brilliant humor.“By directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as...
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The Students for Liberty - Philippines (SFL PH)
Last October 20, 2016, the Students for Liberty - Philippines (SFL PH) launched their facebook and twitter pages. Congrats guys.I am happy that the liberty movement among the Philippine youth is taking...
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Free Trade 64, PH experience in manufacturing growth
Yesterday, I attended a pre-summit consultation meeting by the DTI on free trade agreements (FTAs). It was part of the preparation for the "Manufacturing Summit 2016" this coming November 28-29, 2016...
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Spencer, Watts, Gosselin and Bastardi on Clinton vs. Trump, Elections 2016
I am non-partisan in the US elections, past and present. This election is the most divisive perhaps, so I check what some Americans that I highly respect say about the polls. Here are four American...
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BWorld 88, Economic freedom and human rights
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last October 18, 2016Economic freedom is the ability and privilege of people to engage in various social and economic activities without unnecessary restrictions...
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Trump and Clinton, Obama and "change is coming" promise
Congratulations, President Trump. Election is done, good luck to tons of work to do.Meanwhile, what happened to "hope and change" and "change is coming" under 8 years of Pres. Obama? If the desired...
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BWorld 89, President Duterte's outbursts and PH economic momentum
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last October 27, 2016.Several issues preoccupy President Rodrigo Duterte’s mind and mouth: the violent anti-drug campaign and murders, his anti-US, anti-EU, and...
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