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Interview at One Newsroom
Yesterday, I was on live TV interview in the program, "One Newsroom" hosted by Ms. Shawn Yao and Mr. Charles Lejano. This is one of the programs of One News at Cignal TV channels 8 and 250.It was...
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BWorld 338, MORE employment and labor productivity
* My article in BusinessWorld on June 11, 2019.The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the Labor Force Survey (LFS) April 2019 last week and the result was generally good compared to April...
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Interview at Agenda, One News
My taped video interview about the continuing power supply problem was posted this morning at Agenda hosted by Cito Beltran, at ONE News PH. Thanks Ms. Knadine Brecio for the interview.See my previous...
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ALS-ATA 7th Friedman Conf Sydney, some photos
Some of my photos during the Australian Libertarian Society (ALS), Australian Taxpayers Association (ATA) + World Taxpayers Association (WTA) conferences in Sydney last May 23-26, 2019. Here, 3rd night...
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Friendship with ATR and Grover Norquist
I have met the President of the Americans for Tax Reforms (ATR), Grover Norquist, also visited their office in Washington DC, first time in 2004. I was then an Atlas' International Fellow and was...
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BWorld 339, MORE passenger safety and the LTFRB
* My column in BusinessWorld last June 14, 2019.Passengers and commuters want convenient, safe, and faster mobility to reach their destinations. There is great inconvenience for people who take...
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Tito Ortiz, the philosopher-banker
This coming June 27, the UP School of Economics Alumni Association (UPSEAA) will have its 2nd Boardroom Session with speaker Dr. Justo "Tito" Ortiz, Chairman of Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP). The...
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China Watch 35, China militia sinking of PH fishing boat
The US government understands the rule of law. The China government understands only the rule of dictatorship and bullying. I am reposting this fb post by a friend, Dr. Jay Batongbacal of UP College of...
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BWorld 340, Solar para sa politika
* My column in BusinessWorld yesterday, June 18, 2019.Among the records of the outgoing Congress is the legislation of a cronyist bill, the Solar Para sa Bayan Corp. (SPSBC) franchise. It is so...
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Free Trade 68, China is non-protectionist? Only Trump is protectionist?
The China communist government's propaganda is spreading spreading lots of fake news, like the following:(1) They "own" all areas in the 9-dash line SCS/WPS, (2) Their sponsored (but failed)...
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US-Iran conflict
This is not good. Oil prices already declining to $51 a barrel, then Iran bombed huge oil tankers, prices went up to $53+, later back to $51. Yesterday Iran shot down a US military drone, now we are...
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BWorld 341, MORE investment liberalization needed
* Here's my article in BusinessWorld yesterday, June 20, 2019.Four reports in BusinessWorld last week seem to show a confusing investment environment of the Philippines:1. “Foreign direct investments...
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Energy 127, Power underwhelming: Why are there power outages?
This is a special report by BusinessWorld last June 17 where I was one of the resource persons they have interviewed. Enjoy.Power underwhelming: Why are there power outages?By Mark T. AmoguisSenior...
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13th ICCC, Washington DC
Heartland Institute will hold the 13th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-13) this coming July 25, 2019, at Trump International Hotel in Washington DC, USA. Lots of interesting, brilliant...
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BWorld 342, Rising welfarism, rising taxes
* My article today in BusinessWorld.Among the factors given why President Duterte’s Senatorial bets won and shut out the opposition in the May 2019 Senatorial elections were: a. high popularity of the...
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Czech and Russian readers of this blog
This blog normally gets around 350 pageviews/day, but since last April, went up to about 550/day. Yesterday was different, my blog got 5,616 views in one day. From 9am to 3pm it was getting around...
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Photos during the IPR-Trade seminar in KL, May 2019
Last May 15, Geneva Network (UK) and IDEAS (Malaysia) organized a seminar on IPR, Trade and Development, held at Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur.One of the slides by Nigel Cory of ITIF.Group photo after...
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Lion Rock 28, HK as free market, and private property rights
Another good papers from Nick, former Chairman of the Lion Rock Institute (LRI) in HK. Reposting them below, the paper on 'Freedom = Property rights" is clipped, please click the title to see the full...
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Weekend Fun 67, Fish from China
This news report -- and the satire after -- are for the books :-)But then, what if the fishes are from India or Malaysia, or Mexico or Timbuktu? The news reports are from these:(1)...
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BWorld 343, Reason over populism in infrastructure development
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last June 27, 2019.Populism, or the appeal to pacify the masses and demonize the corporations and “elites,” seems to be getting louder under the Duterte...
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