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Climate Tricks 68, High demand for climate money
Debates if not fights among climate negotiators and planet saviours over climate money is a perennial, annual characteristic of the annual UN FCCC talks. As admitted by this article...
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BWorld 218, Tobacco taxation, smuggling and plain packaging
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last June 04, 2018.“To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did, I ought to know because I’ve done it a thousand times.”— Mark TwainOn May 29, 2018, I attended...
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Free Trade 66, Trump's proposal of zero tariff in G7
This is good. Zero tariff, keep non-tariff barriers/measures to the minimum. EU, Japan, Canada, China, dare --...
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BWorld 219, The US-North Korea summit and the global economy
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Wednesday, June 6.The summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un (KJU) this coming June 12, 2018 in Singapore is...
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Energy 110, The 2nd America First Energy Conference (AFEC 2018), Louisiana,...
Heartland Institute will organize and sponsor again a big conference, the 2nd America First Energy Conference (AFEC 2018) in Hilton Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 7.The 1st AFEC 2017...
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BWorld 220, Trade imbalances, protectionism and rhetoric
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 7, 2018. In a free trade, an effectual combination cannot be established but by the unanimous consent of every single trader, and it cannot last longer...
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US Government as Republicans dominated
US government, Republicans-Democrats distribution.Top, HOR; middle, Senate; below, Governors. Republicans dominate all three layers, four including the Presidency.Sources: (a) HOR,...
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BWorld 221, Mindanao power development, reality vs illusion
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last Monday, June 11.From 2006 to 2013, the Mindanao grid had only 1,900 to 2,000 MW of installed power capacity, mostly sourced from hydropower facilities that...
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The Trump-Kim summit, more capitalism and commerce, less communism and missiles
June 12, 2018 was a historic day as the leader of the world's biggest capitalist economy met with the leader of a very small yet nuke-armed communist economy, for the first time. Thank you President...
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BWorld 222, Austrian thinkers and the G7 zero tariff challenge
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last June 14, 2018.“To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking,...
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Hayek, Mises and Classical Liberalism
Last month I gave a lecture at SFL-PH, small but engaged audienced.Six sections: (1) Hayek, (2) Mises, (3) Classical liberals, (4) Pre-classical, (5) Modern liberals, and (6) Bonus. Hayek was a very...
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BWorld 223, Ease of setting up and closing down business
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 18, 2018.Last June 6, I attended the “Seminar on Protecting your Trademarks and Inventions Overseas” jointly organized by the Philippine Chamber of...
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Energy 111, Coal demand about to soar
Until 2017 and today, 40% of the world's electricity comes from coal, same as 20-30 years ago. Below are some reports on the subject.-------------(1) INVESTMENT EXTRA: Think coal is dead? It could be...
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BWorld 224, China mercantilism and US free trade challenge
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 20, 2018.There seems to be a predominant sentiment to demonize the United States.These sentiments are variations of a theme, which include: a) “US...
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PAGASA 5, They cannot accurately forecast the weather even 1 hour ahead but...
Yesterday I was angry because of useless class cancellations. My 2 daughters should have classes yesterday and learning new stuff but DOST-PAGASA would f__k up their work in weather forecasting. And...
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BWorld 225, Anti-reason of Duterte’s anti-tambay order
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last June 22, 2018.“I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.”— John...
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Some comedies in the recent PH high inflation rate
Comedy #1, Dutertenomics were totally clueless that this thing can happen. They have believed their own projections and delusion that inflationary pressure of the TRAIN law would be mild and slow...
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BWorld 226, The EPIRA is working
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 25, 2018.The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 or RA 9136 was among the most important pro-market reforms in the Philippines. Before...
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Weekend Fun 64: The Duterte Kiss
Last month when President Duterte went to Seoul, he spoke before Filipinos. After his speech, he invited some Filipinas, Duterte supporters of course, to come up stage. After a brief chit-chat, he...
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BWorld 227, Inflation, taxation, and protectionism
* This is my column in BusinessWorld on June 28, 2018Fans, allies, and supporters of Dutertenomics continue to cite high world oil prices as the reason for the Philippines’ rising inflation rates.As...
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