Philippines’ era of golden infras and economic take-off – it’s hard to be optimistic

Posted by chemrock on August 13, 2018 · 96 Comments 

By Chemrock The Duterte administration promises their legacy will be an era of golden infrastructure that will drive the country to it’s economic take-off point, ushering in prosperity and uplifting the nation. This will be realized through public borrowing (both domestic and foreign) and tax reforms to fund the infra spending. I have written on … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

War clouds over dark skies

Posted by chemrock on July 25, 2018 · 129 Comments 

By Chemrock In a globally interconnected world, protectionism does nobody any good. When protectionism rears its ugly head in the countries amongst the top 10 biggest economies in the world, global economic downturn is a certainty. Make no mistake about it. We are all living under war clouds over dark skies. A trade war is … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Economy, USA/Americans

Federalism: Open Discussion

Posted by JoeAm on July 19, 2018 · 82 Comments 

By JoeAm Reader Jose Guevarra poses some excellent questions. Rather than write an article, I will post his comment as a lead-in to open discussion about the subject: I think it’s time to talk about this again, now that there is actually a draft charter with Congress. Like it or not, we have to think about … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Is technological evolution our ticket to extinction?

Posted by chemrock on July 16, 2018 · 68 Comments 

By Chemrock Joe prodded me to blog on Bitcoin / blockchain recently. With my banking background I can probably scramble some decent words on Bitcoin. Blockchain however, is beyond my comprehension technically. Whilst reflecting on this, I was inspired to write on something interesting that springs off from this mundane subject. So, at the risk … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Religion, Technology/Internet

JoeAm issues his Year Two report card on President Duterte’s Administraton

Posted by JoeAm on July 6, 2018 · 171 Comments 

By JoeAm Rappler put out a poll on Twitter asking readers to issue a Year Two Report Card for President Duterte on the following subjects: Eradicating poverty and hunger Fixing Metro Manila transport and traffic Getting rid of corruption Improving health care services and facilities Strengthening foreign relations Promoting gender rights and equality Protecting Philippine … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government