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China Watch 36, Manila kowtows to Beijing
There is a direct, frank headline from Taiwan News yesterday:Manila kowtows to Beijing, cedes Exclusive Economic Zone in South China SeaDuterte and Xi have 'informal', 'undocumented' agreement allowing...
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Interview at Agenda, June 2019
Last Monday, July 1, I was invited again by Agenda host, Cito Beltran, for a review of major stories in June 2019. With my co panelists, Shyla Francisco of One News (on the left) and Maricel "Macie"...
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BWorld 344, Earthquakes and steel
* My column in BusinessWorld last Tuesday, July 02, 2019.There is understandable concern about the resilience of our structures, public and private, in withstanding earthquakes. But there is also...
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Climate Tricks 80, UN prediction of warming apocalypse by year 2000
Last June 30, 2019 was the 30th anniversary of one UN prediction that the world's window to save the planet was only 10 years, in 2000, or 19 years ago. "...entire nations could be wiped off the face...
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Pol. Ideology 76, A Nation Of Free Men Or Free Things
I like this article, reposting portions of it.-------------A Nation Of Free Men Or Free Thingsby Tyler DurdenThu, 07/04/2019 -...
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BWorld 345, Inflation in transportation sector
* My article in BusinessWorld yesterday, July 4th 2019.I regularly write on the monthly inflation rates of East Asian economies, and since 2018 until May 2019, the Philippines has been the “inflation...
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BWorld 346, Solar para sa politika, Part 2
* My column in BusinessWorld yesterday, July 5th 2019.Two weeks ago, this column argued for the President’s veto of HB 8179 or the Solar Para sa Bayan Corp. (SPSBC) franchise bill. I quoted the...
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Energy 128, Oil production and ENSO
If people want expensive oil and energy, they can embrace Putin/Russia and Saudi, they cut their output to force high oil prices. Embrace also the Democrats, other planet saviors.If people want cheaper...
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BWorld 347, Inflation and TNVS costs
* My column in BusinessWorld on July 9, 2019.The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that the country’s lowest inflation rate this year and last year, or over the span of 18 months, was...
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Climate Tricks 81, Disregarding the role of Galactic cosmic rays
Climate alarmism is based on political science that masquerade as climate science. The goal is global ecological central planning -- more UN, more governments, more foreign aid loans, more carbon...
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BWorld 348, Private airports and government airport authorities
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on July 11, 2019.As argued in previous columns, I advocate integrated Public–Private Partnership (PPP) — construction then Operations and Maintenance (O&M) all...
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China Watch 37, US is winning the trade-IPR conflict with China
As of last Friday, US' DJIA was at all-time high at 27,332, Nasdaq and S&P 500 also all-time high. In the past 3 years, DJIA is +50%, Nasdaq +65%; China's Shanghai is -2%, Shenzhen -22%. In Nov. 4...
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Classless society because of far away storm
Local government units (LGUs) in M. Manila, other provinces and regions, are silent communists -- they want a "classless" society, as frequent as possible, with or without typhoons. Lousy. Should be...
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BWorld 349, Solar Para sa Politika, Part 3
* My article in BusinessWorld on July 16, 2019.Among the promises of the Solar Para sa Bayan Corp. (SPBC) franchise bill now awaiting President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature are 24/7 electricity in far...
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On Vaping
These are some of the slides by Dr. Colin Mendelsohn during the 7th ALSFC and 17th WTA Conference in Sydney last May 24-26, 2019, panel on Plain Packaging & Tobacco Harm Reduction. Dr. Mendelsohn...
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BWorld 350, Logistics, infrastructure and the consumers
* My column in BusinessWorld last Thursday, July 18, 2019.Last Monday, upon the invitation of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), I attended the 2nd Logistics Services Conference and Exhibition...
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UPSEAA lecture 1, Robina Gokongwei-Pe
The UP School of Economics Alumni Association (UPSEAA) holds a regular, monthly lecture or social event given/hosted by an alumni, or a supporter of UPSE. Last January or February was the joint lecture...
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UPSEAA lecture 2, DTI Sec. Mon Lopez
Last June 5, I attended the UP School of Economics Alumni Association (UPSEAA) lecture by DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, or simply "Sec Mon" to many of us. It was held at the Unionbank's The Ark, Insular...
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BWorld 351, SONA economic numbers
* My guest commentary in BusinessWorld Economy section last Friday, July 19.SELECTED macro-economic data of the Philippines compared to our more economically-stable neighbors in the region.* The...
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UPSEAA lecture 3, Tito Ortiz
The latest speaker for the UP School of Economics Alumni Association (UPSEAA) lectures was Unionbank Chairman Justo "Tito" Ortiz. He is not an alumnus of the school, he's from Ateneo but his bank has...
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