Greed in America, Joy in the Philippines
What is the energy that drives capitalism? I’ve called it greed in the past because I don’t know a better emotional word, one that is directed toward aggressively acquiring something, one packed with energy. It is a drive for material gain, an obsession, really, of executives and employees working hard and smart to compete and earn more … Continue reading
The American US$18 trillion debt – a Rube Goldberg machine
This article is in response to many who have asked in this Society blog, as well as in Filipino internet chatter, why is the Pnoy administration taking on foreign loans instead of in local currency which the govt can repay simply by printing peso because it has the ability to print since it has monetary … Continue reading
Banking in the Philippines, Part I: The fundamentals
A nation’s banking system is fundamental to a healthy and properly functioning economy. Banks are the middlemen among suppliers and users of funds, and when they go broke, there’s hell to pay. We should understand the Philippine banking system, how it works, and what its strengths and weaknesses are. This will be a series of … Continue reading
It’s Bongbong Marcos Or Bust Philippines
w by jameboy The blog recently written by chempo (“Marcos Revisionism Part II“) created a mini controversy after I opined that the effort to prevent the Marcoses from coming back to power has been proven ineffective based on what the Marcos family has ‘accomplished’ since returning to the country. I categorically said that witnessing the Marcoses … Continue reading
“Change for the sake of change” is not what the Philippines needs
Political candidates prosper by differentiating themselves from opponents, and doing so in a way that suggests they are bold and progressive, able to solve problems by doing things differently than they are done today. This leads to the unfortunate situation we see today in the Philippines that three candidates for President are running against Mar Roxas … Continue reading




