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BWorld 165, Airport transfers and tourism
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 10, 2017.Is there a connection between tourism and the travel time to and from the international airport and the city proper?I asked myself this...
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Climate Tricks 63, The search for huge climate money in COP 23
Many if not all politicians and "planet saviours" from developed countries during the UN COP meeting in 2009 or so were dishonest when they pledged that their countries will give $100B/year to...
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BWorld 166, US energy trading and implications for Asia and Philippines
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 16, 2017.Among the global leaders who attended the ASEAN Summit 2017 this week in Manila were the leaders of the US, China, Russia, Australia, and...
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BWorld 167, Multilateral, bilateral, or unilateral liberalization
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 21, 2017.During the ASEAN Summit + Related Summits in Manila, trade and the further deepening of economic integration was among the major topics....
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Hockey stick in blog stats this week
This week, the last three days in particular, this blog experienced extra-high views. Top chart here shows hourly views from morning of December 4 to evening of December 7. It started with 200+ views...
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BWorld 168, Uncertainty in mining policy and the Manicani debate
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last November 23, 2017.The Duterte administration’s mining policy shows continuing uncertainty.First, ex-DENR secretary Gina Lopez issued a Department...
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Energy 104, Ric Barcelona on energy investment and subsidies
I am reposting an article by a friend, Ricardo "Ric" Barcelona, published in the Inquirer last November 27, 2017. I attended the book launching of Ric's book, “Energy Investment: An Adaptive Approach...
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BWorld 169, On tobacco tax and plain packaging
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last November 30, 2017.Protection of private property rights — including physical and intellectual — is an important cornerstone of a free society. People can...
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On Tesla gigafactory, WEF + Tesla fake news and video
The other day, I commented on this tweet by Vala Afshar re Tesla gigafactory in Nevada producing battery cells and e-cars.This portion particularly caught my attention because it cannot be true, it is...
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BWorld 170, The Habito carbon tax distortion
* This is my column in BusinessWorld on December 7, 2017.Very often, the purpose of government is to make cheap things become more expensive. It does this via high and multiple taxes, regulatory fees,...
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My first article in BWorld, Oct 2007, on IPR
I just rediscovered this image from my old emails a decade ago -- my first article in BusinessWorld. Reposting.Intellectual Property RightsBWorld, October 24, 2007, page 5.Downloading pirated songs...
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BWorld 171, Global vs national tax reforms
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last December 13.“The problem is not that the people are taxed too little. The problem is that government spends too much.”— former US President Ronald ReaganUntil...
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Rizal Day, 121 years of heroism vs colonialism
Today is Jose Rizal Day, a regular holiday in the Philippines to commemorate his death anniversary in December 30, 1896, less than two years before the end of Spanish formal colonization that started...
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BWorld 172, Mining and natural disasters
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on December 15, 2017.Environmental activists claim that the planet is going into a deepening death spiral with more and more people either killed or displaced by...
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BWorld 173, Energy favoritism under TRAIN
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last July 19, 2017.The recently approved tax reform for acceleration and inclusion (TRAIN) by the Congressional Bicameral Committee exhibits a number of favoritism...
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La Nina and flooding in the PH, other countries
After a big El Nino the last two years, La Nina is back this year and it seems to be a bad one, lasting probably for the next two years. In the Philippines' main island of Luzon for instance, regular...
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BWorld 174, MMDA towed my car even with my kids inside
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last December 21.And an erratum here. I referred here to Tiger Towing co., it should be Fighter Towing Co. I corrected this in my part 2 column, thank you.“The...
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May prosperity continue in 2018 and beyond
Belated happy new year, readers and friends.I think 2017 in general was a good year in terms of national and global prosperity (sorry pessimists). So I hope for more peace and prosperity, more wealth,...
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BWorld 175, Trends in global and Philippine trade
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last December 27.Global merchandise trade has slowed down recently despite low oil prices and less political and economic instability. After recovering from the...
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More on MMDA towing
My article on MMDA towing of my car last December 21, 2017 was popular, it was #2 most read article that weekend, then became #1 the next week, Monday to Wednesday. There were many shares and re-shares...
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