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BWorld 308, MORE debt reduction please
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last March 29, 2019.How dangerous or non-dangerous are China loans to the Philippine economy?This is a valid concern but another bigger concern is the endless and...
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On NAIA air traffic congestion
Yesterday, our plane flying Manila to Cebu left the terminal 8.35am on time. Then we were stuck at the tarmac for about 1 hour and 5 minutes before we got the go signal to fly, the usual airport...
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BWorld 309, MORE local government responsibility
* This is my column in BusinessWorld on April 01, 2019.The official campaign period for local and Congressional candidates for the May 2019 started last Friday, March 29. Tens of thousands of...
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Energy 122, TAPP roundtable on the power sector
Last Tuesday, April 2, I participated in a roundtable on "Challenges Facing the Philippine Power Sector" organized by The Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP) and the US Chamber of Commerce, at Amcham...
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BWorld 310, MORE stable electricity and competition
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last April 3, 2019.In a September 2017 paper, “Implementing the 10-point Socio-Economic Agenda,” the Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP) made 22 recommendations...
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Presentation in 2009 in the US, Tear down our wall
I dug an old presentation in 2009 in one of the Atlas events. Well, it was the last Atlas event where they gave me a travel grant. Here are portions of that 28-slides ppt.I thanked Jo Kwong, then Atlas...
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BWorld 311, MORE ride-hailing competition
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last April 05, 2019.The ride-hailing, food- and cargo-delivery, other technology-based service sector is a modern and fast-rising one in the Philippines and in...
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Lion Rock 25, A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
Another good article from Nick Smith, Chairman of Lion Rock Institute, the only free market think tank in Hong Kong. Reposting in full, enjoy.---------------A Man, A Plan, A Canal, PanamaNick...
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BWorld 312, MORE price decline please
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on April 8, 2019.The good news in Philippine inflation is that the numbers are declining in the past three months of 2019. The bad news is that even such “low...
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Energy 123, Gasoline prices in selected ASEAN
Here are the recent gasoline prices in selected ASEAN economies, in US$ per liter. Domestic prices are affected by (a) exchange rate with the US$, (b) local subsidies or taxes, (c) local production if...
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BWorld 313, MORE international tourism
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on April 11, 2019.The Philippines, with more than 7,500 islands and islets, lots of white sand beaches, waterfalls and mountain resorts, has a huge potential in...
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Top exports by selected rich countries
Original data is from the UN COMTRADE database on international trade, reposted in https://tradingeconomics.com/countries?g=exports-by-category.1. USA. Good mixture of products, it is not highly...
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BWorld 314, MORE de-bureaucratizing laws, please
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last April 12, 2019.From January to March 11 this year, Congress has created and passed 77 new laws, 28 of national application (table below) and 49 being local or...
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Climate Tricks 79, Alarmism on 'Earth Day'
Hi environmentalists, planet saviours, tree huggers, fossil fuel haters, subsidize renewables lobbyists, etc. -- your batting average for correct prediction of climate gloom and doom for the past half...
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BWorld 315, MORE power supply needed: Attention ERC
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last week, April 15, 2019.After the water shortage in many areas in Metro Manila last March, next is power shortage and brownouts in many areas of Luzon including...
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Thoughts in 2006, an AFMF
In early November 2006, I suggested to some Asian free market friends the formation of an Asian Free Marketers Alliance (AFMA), or an Asian Free Market Forum (AFMF). These were my thoughts then. This...
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BWorld 316, MORE IPR protection
* This is my column in BusinessWorld on April 17, 2019.Unlike physical property which is tangible, intellectual property rights (IPR) are intangible, like copyrights of songs, patents of newly invented...
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Four years as BWorld columnist
Exactly four years today that I have been a contributor/columnist in BusinessWorld, the Philippines' premier business newspaper, about 32 years old. I started with Weekender then Opinion sections....
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ALF 14, The Atlas-FNF events in 2004-2006
The first Asia Liberty Forum (ALF) by Atlas was held in October 2004 in Hong Kong and it was originally titled "Asia Resource Bank Meeting" (ARBM). It was a two-days conference that preceded the...
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BWorld 317, MORE Senators for rule of law
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on April 22, 2019.Rule of law means the law applies equally to unequal people, no one is exempted and no one can grant an exemption. Granting exemptions, say, in...
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