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Climate Tricks 66, Ignoring the implications of worsening cosmic rays situation
For those who keep believing that global warming and climate change is anthropogenic or man-made, who believe that they can "fight" GW and CC via more government, more UN, more carbon taxes, more...
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On expensive China loans/ODA
On February 21, 2018, Philippines Defense Forces Forum posted this photo and brief note:NEDA secretary Ernesto Pernia admits China's interest rate of 3% is much higher than Japan's 0.25%-0.75%, in talk...
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BWorld 195, Health alarmism in TRAIN sin tax hike
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last March 11, 2018.“When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have...
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Water and sanitation is not a human right, not an entitlement
Last February 04, 2018, Rotary International posted this,"Clean water and sanitation is a human right. When people, especially children, have access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, they lead...
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BWorld 196, Mining tax and TRAIN
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last week, March 15, 2018.“Government does not tax to get the money it needs; government always finds a need for the money it gets.” — Ronald Reagan, former US...
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China Watch 26, PDP-LABAN loves the China Communist Party
Last February 28, 2018, the ruling party PDP-LABAN celebrated its 36th anniversary -- with the China Ambassador to the PH and other China officials on stage.Yes, why celebrate with officials of the...
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Energy 107, Avoiding brownouts due to gensets, not solar battery
This story contains half-truths and hence, can be considered as fake news.https://www.energy-storage.news/news/no-more-brownouts-philippines-town-hails-arrival-of-tesla-batteryFive reasons why:(1)...
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BWorld 197, Estimating electricity price hikes because of TRAIN, Part 2
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on March 19, 2018.Part 1 of this short study was published in this column on Feb. 15. Some corrections and adjustments are made here because of (a) lower coal...
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IPR and Innovation 42, Coalition letter to WHO re plain packaging
Today, a global coalition of 62 market-oriented independent or non-government think tanks and institutes sent a letter to the WHO. Three institutes from ASEAN countries were among the signatories --...
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Ytd, PH stockmarket is 3rd poorest performer in AsPac
Year to date (Ytd), January 01 to March 23, 2018, PH stockmarkets 3rd poorest performing in Asia Pacific after Japan and Shenzhen, China.http://markets.wsj.com/asiaBuddy-buddy Duterte-Xi Jinping in...
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BWorld 198, Three levels of global disruption
* This is my contribution for BusinessWorld Top 1,000 Corporations 2016. I forgot to post this earlier.-----------3 levels of disruptionBienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.Disruption in business and the macro...
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Earth Hour 9, Hate-love of fossil fuels
Another #EarthHour today, an annual global campaign by the WWF. Darkness is either good or bad. If good, then people should do it nightly or many hours a night like North Korea, not just 1 hour/year....
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Countries with lowest unemployment rates
Top 12 countries in lowest unemployment rate. 6/12 are from the ASEAN -- CM, TH, LA, BR, VN, SG. 4/12 though have old data, as of end-2016. Some of these 12 countries have zero personal income tax (QA,...
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BWorld 199, Charity and giving should not be legislated
* This is my column in BusinessWorld on March 22, 2018.“How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and...
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Post-Holy week penitence
Belated holy week penitencia. High taxes and politics never fail to inflict pain on the public. At least five instances here. (this photo I got from SunStar)(1) Economist sees nearly 6% inflation in...
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BWorld 200, IPR in the ASEAN and plain packaging in the West
* This is my column in BusinessWorld on March 27, 2018.Last week, March 22, a global coalition of 62 market-oriented independent or nongovernment think tanks and institutes sent a letter to the World...
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Transport Econ 22, Uber's merger with Grab
On Uber merger with Grab in SE Asia (not just PH). It is business prerogative to enter a market and make money, it is also business prerogative to exit a market and pull out its money. Should be no...
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Inequality 35, Forbes' billionaires 2018
Compared to other billionaires, Elon Musk is not that rich actually. The PH's richest man has more money than him :-) But people often mention Elon nonetheless. Forbes' 2018 billionaires.April 1 this...
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BWorld 201, Expanded environmental rights and anti-coal drama
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Tuesday, April 03, 2018.Matter is energy … Energy is light … We are all light beings.”— Albert EinsteinSeveral recent events in the Philippines energy sector...
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Top 1,000 Corporations 2016
Belated posting, BusinessWorld's Top 1,000 Corporations 2016. The numbers were revenues and sales in 2015. Top 10: Meralco, Petron, Shell, Texas Instruments, Nestle, Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco,...
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