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What yardstick are we using to measure P-Noy’s performance?
The arbitrary, rule of thumb of the first year in office is about to come and go for this administration. The obligatory journalistic pieces assessing the president’s performance have consulted the usual suspects.
Political analysts, polling firms and [...]
Continue Reading →ADB warns gov’t against move to hike VAT to 15%
By Ronnel Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—The government should not raise the value-added tax to 15 percent as this, along with the corporate income tax being lowered further, would make the Philippine tax [...]
Continue Reading →A Social Contract with the Filipino People
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New Customs chief’s target: 2 big smugglers every 2 weeks
abs-cbnNEWS.com
07/08/10
MANILA, Philippines – Newly-appointed Bureau of Customs (BoC) chief Angelito Alvarez on Thursday said he will name 2 big-time smugglers every 2 weeks and file cases against them as part [...]
Aquino government files first tax evasion case
MANILA, Philippines – The Aquino government filed its first tax evasion case on Thursday to launch its campaign to shore up shaky revenues and cut the budget deficit by cracking down on corruption and enforcing tax [...]
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- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
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- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
- Learned Optimism
Learned Optimism
Reality checks are always needed by over-confident governments.
Martin Seligman the founder of positive psychology uncovered a pattern of behavior that he believes is responsible for greater resilience and happiness among…
- P-Noy strokes the Nation's 'Pleasure Zones'
P-Noy strokes nation’s ‘pleasure zones’
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…
