Heneral Lunacy, January 23, 2023 The President is expected to trot out the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF or the Fund) to the world investment community in Davos this coming week. From what was to be a full blown affair the presentation has allegedly been downgraded to “a soft launch” in case the international reception is…
By ANTONIO J. MONTALVÁN II JAN 13, 2023 The US delegation is lean at 19 members, composed of a sprinkling of cabinet secretaries and some congressmen and headed by labor secretary Martin J. Walsh. No head of government (no Joe Biden). Likewise for India, which is sending a very small delegation of only four union ministers plus three state chief ministers…
Jan 16, 2023 Editorial, Rappler.com Lahat ng acoustics ng Davos trip, sintunado. Talaga bang wala lang, makadalo lang? Davos sa Switzerland – may shared history ang lugar na ito kay Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at hindi ito puwedeng kalimutan, kahit sabihin ng isang foreign affairs undersecretary na, “I don’t think it’s an issue.” Ang Switzerland…
October 23, 2021 by IBON Foundation Supporting calls to suspend oil excise taxes, research group IBON said that this will go far in immediately easing the burden of rising prices on ordinary Filipinos. The group added that revenue losses can be compensated by similarly suspending recent corporate tax cuts. IBON said that these measures can…
Philippine Daily Inquirer /February 15, 2021 Inflation spiked last January to its highest in two years, catching government and private sector economists by surprise. Not only was the rate of increase in prices of basic commodities the highest since January 2019’s 4.4 percent, it also breached the government’s target range of 2-4 percent for 2021….
Feb 5, 2021, Ralf Rivas MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) Poor Filipinos struggling to pay water and electricity bills now have more problems to worry about, as food prices jump amid the coronavirus crisis Other than the COVID-19 crisis and unemployment, Filipinos now have even more problems to worry about as food prices are on the rise….