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DEMAND AND SUPPLY
Is ERC up to the job?
by Boo Chanco - August 7, 2026 - 12:00am
The incompetence of our government in regulating the power industry is a significant cause of our woes. While the current leadership of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been trying hard to clean up...
Sweat and tears
by Boo Chanco - August 5, 2026 - 12:00am
Due to time zone differences, many of us have been losing sleep trying to catch the tennis matches of Alex Eala.
System loss charge
by Boo Chanco - August 3, 2026 - 12:00am
This big controversy over the system loss that power distribution utility companies are allowed to pass on to their customers reminds me of the many discussions we had on the issue during the old days at the Ministry...
State of our nation State of our nation
by Boo Chanco - July 31, 2026 - 12:00am
BBM’s fifth State of the Nation Address accurately recognized major economic anxieties like food inflation and job creation, allowing us to give him credit on problem recognition.
Impeachment
by Boo Chanco - July 29, 2026 - 12:00am
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is important for our democratic system. It allows us to make officials accountable, particularly in the handling of public funds and keeping the public trust...
Two choke points
by Boo Chanco - July 27, 2026 - 12:00am
A second energy supply nightmare is upon us. Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has just delivered the starkest ultimatum of this war: 
Labor productivity and wages
by Boo Chanco - July 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Calls for a suspension in the implementation of the minimum wage increase order have centered on the claim that there is a lack of productivity gains to support it.
Wages and food prices
by Boo Chanco - July 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Any discussion of the potential economic impact of the recently mandated minimum wage increases has shown how little our options are.
Tenacity
by Boo Chanco - July 20, 2026 - 12:00am
The dictionary defines tenacity as the quality of being persistent, resolute, and unwavering in the pursuit of a goal.
Middle class tax burden
by Boo Chanco - July 17, 2026 - 12:00am
My two US-based daughters made a side trip to Da Nang in Vietnam two weeks ago in the course of a balikbayan visit here.
Courting strongman rule
by Boo Chanco - July 15, 2026 - 12:00am
The BSP books I wrote about last Monday got me thinking about how our democratic system has survived 80 years of bad economic policies and governance. Some will call that resiliency, as one of the books did.
Learn from history
by Boo Chanco - July 13, 2026 - 12:00am
The BSP has recently published two books of national consequence. 
The Dutch disease
by Boo Chanco - July 10, 2026 - 12:00am
An important takeaway from the World Bank reclassification that makes us an upper-middle income country is how we got there.
Just a statistical milestone
by Boo Chanco - July 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Ordinary mortals like most of us find it difficult to understand some economic metrics.
Meaningless upgrade
by Boo Chanco - July 6, 2026 - 12:00am
It is essentially meaningless to the great mass of Filipinos. 
Korean universal health care
by Boo Chanco - July 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Universal health care is a basic human right that is part of the social compact.
Tough times
by Boo Chanco - July 1, 2026 - 12:00am
In less than a month, BBM will be delivering his State of the Nation Address.
Magicians and workhorses
by Boo Chanco - June 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Many of us have been wondering why our country is now an economic basket case in a region of tiger economies.
Agri devolution is a failure
by Boo Chanco - June 26, 2026 - 12:00am
One of the big disappointments of the Local Government Code is the failure of LGUs to pick up the responsibility for agricultural technical support for farmers. This failure has severely crippled Philippine...
Serious threat to BPO industry
by Boo Chanco - June 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The threats to the local industry that’s keeping millions of our young people profitably employed have been festering for some time now. One of these is the threat of AI on the voice part of our BPO industry....
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