The September 27, 2008 editorial of the Philippine Daily Inquirer entitled “Plugging the Leak” gave us an insight on some of the realities surrounding the budget process of the country. It implied that while the “power of the purse” remains with the Congress, the “power over the contents of the purse”, the way and how [...]
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Leak-plugging or Re-piping?
Posted in Current Events, Economy, Politics, tagged Budget process, local governance, Politics on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
VAT-Man: The Dark Days
Posted in Current Events, Economy, tagged Corruption, E-VAT, Economic Situatio, movies, Ralph Recto, VAT on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Even before the movie “Batman: The Dark Knight” is officially shown in Philippine theaters, the Arroyo Government, intentionally or not, already has its own version of the story. The title – “VAT-man: The Dark Days”. The film will start rolling when former senator Ralph Recto assumes the directorship of the National Economic and Development Authority [...]
Wall-E and the Dangers of Capitalism
Posted in Current Events, Economy, tagged capitalism, consumerism, environment, movie, Pixar, WALL-E on July 7, 2008 | 7 Comments »
After a series of stressful projects I took a vacation as a gift for myself. I stayed at home, and pampered myself with movies. Well, I find movies as an alternative to reading — the activity which my grade school teacher, Mr. Avelino Pacamarra, defines as a “magic carpet that leads to new worlds, more [...]
Changes in Bicol — # 2
Posted in Changes in Bicol Series, Economy, tagged Shopping on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Another major change in the region is the rise of shopping malls. There are two major operators of mall in Bicol these days: The LCC Group and the Gaisano Chain of malls. An LCC Group iyo an pamosong local chain of malls sa rehiyon asin igwa ki mga branches ini sa Tabaco City, sa legazpi [...]
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