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what humans need to learn from the Philippine Eagle

On January 9, 2012 By

Seeing the Philippine Eagle in real life was spectacular. It’s GORGEOUS. It perches on trees with swagger, like it knows just how guapo it is.

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P-Noy strokes nation’s ‘pleasure zones’

On January 5, 2012 By

Here we go again. As the Philippines enters 2012, the stage is set for another round of reality TV/courtroom drama to unfold as the trials of former president and now congresswoman (FPANC?) Gloria Arroyo and her minions get underway.

Despite the political, economic and natural [...]

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Corona Complaint – Prefatory Statement and Summary

On December 13, 2011 By

This is the Corona Complaint – Prefatory Statement and Summary in PDF.

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Spend More, Talk Less

On December 6, 2011 By

With the release of third quarter GDP figures upsetting all but the most ardent economic apologists for this administration, the time has come for it to re-think its priorities.

The situation is nearing a critical level. As the whole of Europe is placed on credit watch [...]

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Like a Thief in the Night

On December 3, 2011 By

That is not how the government acted in seeking to put Mrs Gloria Arroyo behind bars. Rather than keep the former president guessing as to the date when formal charges against her would be laid, President Aquino announced back in September what the timetable for it would be. [...]

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The halo effect

On November 29, 2011 By

The halo effect is a cognitive bias first studied by Edward Thorndike in 1920 whereby the perception of one trait (i.e. a characteristic of a person or object) is influenced by the perception of another trait (or several traits) of that person or object. An example would be judging a good-looking person [...]

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A Quarter of the Way

On November 24, 2011 By

That is how much of P-Noy’s term of office would have expired by the end of next month. It usually marks the end of the window of opportunity for introducing major reforms. In the case of the US presidency, the current occupant of the White House President Obama [...]

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Whither the Philippines in 2020?

On November 21, 2011 By

As America “pivots” towards Asia where the future economic centre of gravity of the world will be, how big or small a role will the Philippines play in this the Pacific Century?

Jim O’Neill the man from Goldman Sachs responsible for the acronym BRICs (which stands for Brazil, [...]

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Subsidies (not studies) for the skills mismatch

On November 7, 2011 By

A national apprenticeship program that provides subsidies to both employers and employees in areas where a skills mismatch has occurred would fix the problem.

The president in answering the questions submitted and rated by viewers on Youtube reiterated many of his “talking points” during his second State of [...]

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New Beacons of Hope: 9th Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations

On October 31, 2011 By

I’ve been a part of the search for Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations for three years already because of the nature of my job. No, I am not one of the finalists, let’s just say our office is pretty much involved in this annual search for youth organizations who [...]

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