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AO 20: A permanent solution?
by Fidel Abalos - April 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week, in behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Administrative Order 20 directing the Department of Agriculture “to remove non-tariff barriers to bring down...
Trust issues hinder Charter change?
by Fidel Abalos - April 20, 2024 - 12:00am
“Change is inevitable. Change is constant.”
Lower interest rates
by Fidel Abalos - April 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Just this week, amid easing inflation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to “slash interest rates by as much as 100 basis points this year,” according to Fitch Ratings. It further said that...
Philippines: Cellar-dweller, as usual
by Fidel Abalos - April 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Last month, our country was again associated with poor performances.
One Negros: For the better?
by Fidel Abalos - March 23, 2024 - 12:00am
After about a year of working it out, the House of Representatives approved on the third and final reading House Bill No. 7355
Gates & Bezos into lab meat?
by Fidel Abalos - March 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Is there anyone thinking about climate change while eating meat?
FDI & Cha-Cha
by Fidel Abalos - March 9, 2024 - 12:00am
Late last year, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual said “that the country aims to have the second highest foreign direct investments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation by the end of the...
P350 wage hike: Kiss of death for MSMEs?
by Fidel O Abalos - March 2, 2024 - 12:00am
After taking the flak from its clandestine effort for charter change via people’s initiative, the House of Representative is now creating an aura of concern towards the labor force through a bill that proposes...
Trivializing agriculture’s impact on GDP
by Fidel O. Abalos - February 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Too tiny a country, yet, the weather in the south is so different from that of the north.
Employment rose: What about productivity?
by Fidel Abalos - February 10, 2024 - 12:00am
Earlier this week, DOF Secretary Ralph Recto reported that the December 2023 Labor Force Survey results showed that the Philippines “recorded a historic-low unemployment rate, declining underemployment, and...
Sustainable energy
by Fidel Abalos - February 3, 2024 - 12:00am
The geopolitical tension in the Middle East and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine remain the primary reasons why prices of gasoline and crude oil continue to rise.
Work-life balance
by Fidel Abalos - January 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Undeniably, remote work became very popular because of the pandemic.
El Ni o: Threat to food & power supply
by Fidel Abalos - December 30, 2023 - 12:00am
In May, this year, PAGASA issued an El Ni o alert saying that the weather phenomenon might emerge between June and July at 80 percent probability and might persist until the first quarter of 2024.
PPP-ULAP accord: Boosts “Balik Probinsya” program
by Fidel Abalos - December 23, 2023 - 12:00am
Whether there is a government program or none, “balik probinsya” is always felt on Christmas. Main reason, family reunion.
Maharlika Investment  Fund: Too risky?
December 2, 2023 - 12:00am
Last October, we were caught by surprise by the suspension of the implementation of the first-ever sovereign wealth fund of the country. Intriguingly though, that a major contributor wasn’t part of its (suspension)...
Greed & gullibility: Scammers’ edge
by Fidel Abalos - November 18, 2023 - 12:00am
he Securities and Exchange Commission recently informed the general public that “overseas Filipinos have become a favorite target of investment scams over the years and continue to be the usual prey especially...
Agriculture sector: A  laggard, forever?
by Fidel Abalos - November 11, 2023 - 12:00am
Earlier this week, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the “economy is back on track in the third quarter of 2023
Election: The economic  Consequences
by Fidel O. Abalos - November 4, 2023 - 12:00am
The day after the barangay election, supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and coffee shops were full. Inarguably, money flowed.
TRAPOs: Stealing conveniently and concealing perpetually
by Fidel Abalos - October 28, 2023 - 12:00am
By Monday, we shall all be confined in a booth for a few minutes to choose our barangay officials.
Timing is everything
by Fidel Abalos - October 14, 2023 - 12:00am
Today, disasters, whether man-made or natural, are just so prevalent and dominating.
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