Category: Development

Change in system of governance equals prosperity? Think again

Posted on By benign0 28 Comments on Change in system of governance equals prosperity? Think again

Certain advocates of “constitutional reform” make use of two cornerstone arguments to support their position that a change in form of government will necessarily translate to an improved probability that the Philippines will prosper as a society over a given period: (a) a correlation between systems of government and evidence of prosperity in today’s nations,…

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Development, Economy, Government

Philippine Economy blah-blah at the start of Year 2013

Posted on By benign0 14 Comments on Philippine Economy blah-blah at the start of Year 2013

So the economy is in the limelight again. Hmmmm…. What to say about the Philippine economy… hmmmm. What makes talking about the economy easy is that one need just highlight the same things again — that the Philippine economy is nothing more than an illusion propped up by “commercial activity” brought about by the flow…

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Development, Economy, Media

February 12 Synchronized Sunset Viewing for Dummies

Posted on By P. Farol 14 Comments on February 12 Synchronized Sunset Viewing for Dummies

SunCalc Disproves Manila Bay Sunset Will Be Blocked By Manila Solar City Thanks to FB Friend Atanacio Salvador, outrage faddists will be outed again for a fair bit of deception. Atanacio sent me an infograph and a link to a site which scientifically disproves the claims of a supposed altruistic movement that the majestic view…

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Development, Environment

Doubt Those Who Cast Fear, It’s Damaso’s Ghost Speaking

Posted on By P. Farol 5 Comments on Doubt Those Who Cast Fear, It’s Damaso’s Ghost Speaking

Fourth In A Series on Manila Bay Reclamation Before we continue with Part Two of JP Fenix’s article on reclamation, I’d like to note a couple of articles that came out in the news today dispelling what it claims to be misinformation being spread on the Manila Bay Reclamation. Manila Bay Reclamation Contractor Answers Critics…

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Development, Environment

Noynoy Aquino’s WEF ‘harvest’ in Davos: Where are the results?

Posted on By benign0 38 Comments on Noynoy Aquino’s WEF ‘harvest’ in Davos: Where are the results?

The behaviour of a large complex system like the Philippine economy cannot be described using the preferred indicators of a world economic body that mainly represents the interests of the global private sector. Even less credible are people who rely on the much-vaunted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) metric as the kernel of their efforts to…

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Development, Economy, Media

Filipinos… World Class Everywhere, Except in the Philippines!

Posted on By P. Farol 73 Comments on Filipinos… World Class Everywhere, Except in the Philippines!

Third of a Series on the Manila Bay Reclamation Who knows, maybe it’s an inner “evolutionary drive” more than a “bad, mismanaged economy” that’s driving our fellow Filipinos to work abroad? For instance, if you studied nuclear physics, would you ever find a job here? Perhaps, yes. Then again, perhaps, you might also be underemployed…

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Development, Environment

High traffic volume a sign of a booming economy, Noynoy says

Posted on By FallenAngel 62 Comments on High traffic volume a sign of a booming economy, Noynoy says

President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III is quoted as saying that the high volume of traffic commuters face while going along EDSA is a sign of a booming economy. He did not limit his pronouncement to the high traffic volume; he also employed positive spin on the rise of the Philippine Peso, which otherwise should…

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Development, Economy, Government

One Year On: Why I Believe both SM and Save 182 have Failed Baguio City in 2012

Posted on By MidwayHaven 161 Comments on One Year On: Why I Believe both SM and Save 182 have Failed Baguio City in 2012

It was around a year ago when I wrote a commentary on Get Real Philippines entitled “Baguio City: Ruined by Pinoy Mentality.” It was a timely article, considering the ramifications of various events happening in the City where I currently live in. One of the Philippines’ largest commercial and real-estate institutions had plans to construct…

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Civics, Development, Environment, Science