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Welfarism 25: Centenarians and Populist Legislators
Being populist and highly welfarist to get high public and voters' support is a scourge of many legislators and politicians. They propose more public spending, or more anti-business policies just to...
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Climate Tricks 19: Global Cooling and Resilient Society
Below is a research proposal that I submitted to the East Asia Development Network (EADN) for a regional research competition (RRC) on the theme, "Toward a More Resilient Society". Among the factors...
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On Think Tank Independence, Jeju Forum
Jeju -- Today is our third day here in the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity held in this big and sprawling Haevichi Hotel&Resort, southern island of South Korea. I am one of the 13 people from...
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EFN Asia 22: Dealing with Economic Nationalism, Jeju Forum
Below is the Rapporteur's Report that I submitted to the organizers of the recently concluded Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2013. This is posted in the EFN Asia website.○ Session...
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Free Trade 30: Hypocrisy of Opposition to Free Market
A friend, Priscilla Tacujan, wrote a good article published today in the Philippine Star, about economic nationalism in the Philippine Constitution. I shared it in my facebook wall and it attracted a...
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Fat Free Econ 42: On the Philippines' Fast Economic Growth
* This is my article last Sunday in interaksyon.com.---------If the 6.8 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2012 struck some as incredible, then imagine what they must be saying now about the...
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Drug Price Control 32: Policeman of Pharma Companies
This coming June 18 afternoon, the DOH Advisory Council (AC) for the Implementation of RA 9502 (Cheaper Medicines Law of 2008) will hold its 17th meeting. The Council has been meeting since 2009 and...
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Pol. Ideology 41: Engage Government or Not; Minarchy or Anarchy
A friend in facebook, David Shellenberger, is among the advocates of anarchy or "zero authority" or "no ruler" or simply zero government. He maintains a blog, http://www.daveshellenberger.com/.The...
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UP Alumni Among New Senators
Someone posted in Taga UP Diliman Ka Kung (TUPDKK) facebook group that there will be a mini UP alumni reunion at the CCP, aka induction of the new Senators of the Philippines. I got curious, how many...
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Mining 22: Philippines as EITI Candidate
A friend, Stephen Cutlet, caught my attention to this press statement by US Ambassador to the Philippines, Harry Thomas, Jr. In a message , Congratulations, Philippines: Raising the Bar on...
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EFN Asia 23: More Photos at Jeju Forum
Our panel, the EFN Asia and FNF panel, during the recently concluded Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, May 29-31, 2013, was held in the afternoon of Day 2, May 30. While some panels have mostly if...
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Mining 23: On the Proposed 10 Percent Gross Revenue Tax
As the new Congress will officially convene in late July this year, various sectors and government agencies are preparing their respective “legislative agenda”, the things they want Congress to enact...
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Weekend Fun 42: Danny Purple, UP Diliman Character in the 70s
In the facebook group "Taga UP Diliman Ka Kung..." formed two years ago, lots of stories were shared. Among them was Danny Purple. He was indeed a character, see different stories from different UP...
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Privatization 11: Presentation in Hawaii in 2007
Six years ago, I participated in the first of four Pacific Rim Policy Exchange (2007 to 2010) mainly sponsored by the Americans for Tax Reforms (ATR) plus several other free market think tanks. I spoke...
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EFN Asia 24: Jim Rogers talk at Jeju Forum
Among my favorite talks at the recently concluded Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity where the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia participated, was the talk by a world reknown investor, Jim Rogers....
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Health Spending 7: Health/GDP Ratio 2011
There was a Philippine Health National Accounts (PHNA) Dissemination Forum held last Friday, June 07, 2013 at Crowne Plaza Galleria. I did not know it, got no invite. I think only members of...
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Pol. Ideology 42: Anarchy is Impossible Even in Theory
I posted my earlier paper on Minarchy or Anarchy, in the facebook group, Ayn Rand Fans in the Philippines. it attracted comments from some friends. Here are some of our exchanges with some friends. The...
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Business Bureaucracy 8: Exchanges at Imperium et Populi (Philippines)
A friend, Rev. Ruel Chavez, posted my article from the lobbyist.biz dated January 23, 2013, Personal and economic freedom, Philippines and rest of the world, in one of his facebook groups, Imperium et...
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Drug Innovation 13: Why Expensive Cancer Drugs is Cost-Saving After All
When I read this article, I thought this is like a home run hit, all three bases covered and back to the home base. Well written, data well-provided, and arguments well-organized. A heretic but...
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FNF Philippines and Liberal Challenges 2013-2016
Yesterday, exactly one month from the May 13, 2013 elections, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Manila office held a good conference, "Liberal Challenges 2013-2016" held at C3 Events...
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