The EDCA bases

Posted by JoeAm on March 20, 2016 · 59 Comments 

Did you find the choice of Philippine bases under Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) as interesting as I did? Peculiar, yet it all makes sense if we think it through. What we learned There are apparently five bases the US will use for staging equipment and housing troops that are rotated through the Philippines [PH, US … Continue reading →

Category Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

The Great Bangladesh Central Bank Heist

Posted by chemrock on March 18, 2016 · 546 Comments 

w By chempo This must have been The Great Train Robbery of the 21st century. Hackers were suspected to have been responsible for sending SWIFT FIN payment instructions from Central Bank of Bangladesh to the Federal Reserve Bank NY  on Feb 4 to request transfers of US$1 billion. The Feds executed 1 payment of US$20mm … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government

Making pesos and sense of land in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on March 8, 2016 · 150 Comments 

The Project A prior blog put forth the idea of getting rid of the current land use and titling laws and replacing them with new laws properly attuned to the digital age. The idea is to free up the economic value of land that is properly zoned and titled: Make land easy to buy and sell Get … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Money makes the world go round

Posted by karlgarcia on March 6, 2016 · 218 Comments 

w By Karl Garcia Election time once again, and I am sure money will always be in issue. A wise man once said, “Money is no object, because it is always the subject.” My first article submitted to the Society was about Monetary Sovereignty and Government Spending. The article can be summarized as follows: So … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Marcos, the Millenial, and Many Intelligent Filipinos

Posted by Cha Coronel Datu on March 4, 2016 · 131 Comments 

  w By Cha Coronel Datu   What starts with the letter M?   Martial Law The Philippines was under Martial Law from September 1972 to January 1981. Many became victims of human rights violations during the time. According to an Inquirer report last September 2015, there were 79,730 claims filed with the Human Rights … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Education, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics