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Archive for May 2008
Bullish official assessment of the Philippine economy despite global downturn
STATEMENT OF PHILIPPINE SOCIOECONOMIC PLANNING SECRETARY AUGUSTO B. SANTOS ON THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST QUARTER 2008 NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS The domestic economy continued to remain firm notwithstanding the growing difficulties in the external environment. Therefore, for the first quarter of 2008, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.2 percent while the gross national … Continue reading
Climate change in the Philippines
The Philippine National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) released a technical paper on the impact of climate change in the Philippines in late April this year. The paper entitled “Gearing a National Statistical System Towards the Measurement of the Impact of Climate Change: The Case of the Philippines” was prepared for the International Conference on Climate Change held … Continue reading
Integration: The ASEAN future?
Thailand to push for common visa for ASEAN By DAVID CAGAHASTIAN Thailand will push for a common visa system for the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when it assumes chairmanship of the regional bloc this year. Visiting Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told President Arroyo that a common … Continue reading
Philippine economy: Up, up and away
More bird’s eye view of Philippine economy and its growth in fractional increments of confidence … RP shares up 0.4 percent Agence France Presse Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=119249 MANILA – Philippine share prices closed 0.4 percent higher Friday in light trade as investors worry about inflation and rising oil prices, dealers said. … Continue reading
De donde eres? Where are you from?
Just curious where visitors to my blog come from. As the readership grows each week I’d like to know more about you all. We can start with where you come from — not birthplace but residence. Unless these are the same. Please tell me also what keeps you coming back/what you like about this blog. … Continue reading
Re: uncertainty in delegate counts
Q: Which is the correct delegate count for Obama and Clinton? Watching the current Democrat race, I’ve noticed all Web sites have a different delegate count. They all vary within about 20 delegates on either side. How do I know which one is accurate, and is there an “official” delegate count? A: There’s no … Continue reading
Clinton v McCain & Obama v. McCain: Head-to-head general election comparison
Election 2008 National Head-to-Head Polls General Election: McCain vs. Obama Poll Date Obama (D) McCain (R) Spread RCP Average 05/08 – 05/22 47.9 42.9 Obama +5.0 Gallup Tracking 05/17 – 05/21 47 44 Obama +3.0 Rasmussen Tracking 05/19 – 05/22 45 45 Tie Reuters/Zogby 05/15 – 05/18 48 40 Obama +8.0 … Continue reading
Latest delegate count for the Democratic primaries (as of 5/23/08)
2008 Primary Delegate Count Delegate Count State Date Delegates Obama Clinton Total – 4050 1965 1779 Super Delegates – 797 309 279 Pledged Delegates – 3253 1656 1500 Montana 3-Jun 16 – - South Dakota 3-Jun 15 C – - Puerto Rico 1-Jun 55 – - Oregon 20-May 52 … Continue reading
Mining news in the Philippines
The Philippines is no China, but investments and credible investor confidence like in this article is how China started. One small investment at a time, one year at a time and pretty soon the Philippines will be well on its way to sustainable development. Let us hope development is done right and not at the expense … Continue reading
Words for the young from a former Philippine President
Remembering Bataan, Corregidor, and the Capas Death Camp By Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos Source ABS-CBN News Opinion Page http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=114108 April 9, 2008 The Veterans Federation of the Philippines (VFP) in 1996 completed the monumental 7-volume history of “ World War II in the Philippines.” Bataan which fell on … Continue reading
DON’T MISS THIS: Philippine American Los Angeles Democrats May 25 meeting
The Philippine American Los Angeles Democrats (PALAD) is eager to turn over the reins to younger folks; new, young energy is needed. Details of an upcoming meeting about this are below: PHILIPPINE AMERICAN LOS ANGELES DEMOCRATS (PALAD) MEMBERSHIP MEETING Sunday, May 25, 2008, 2:00 p.m. Bahay Kubo Natin Restaurant 2330 West Temple Street Los … Continue reading
The absurdity of racial hate
The things we do to each other based on ‘race’ — the shallowest way to tell each other apart. This day has been a hectic, tense and disheartening day. As a person of color, there are no words in any language that can describe with precision how intensely I feel about the absurdity of racial hate. The rationale for … Continue reading
Lesdudis!: Tangible Filipino American empowerment you can be proud of
Dear friends, Please consider supporting my good friend and Cerritos native son Mark Pulido in his campaign for the Cerritos City Council. Election Day is coming up fast on Tuesday, June 3. There are two fundraising events coming up this weekend on Fri Apr 25 and Sun Apr 27. Please see attached … Continue reading
Why the chicken crossed the road, according to our leaders
Why did the chicken cross the road? That depends on who you ask … In the spirit of the circus that is the 2008 Presidential election year, find below a list of likely responses from our leaders. Enjoy this attempt at political humor inspired by an email sent to me this week. JOHN MC CAIN … Continue reading
DON’T MISS THIS: API Presidential Town Hall on Sat, May 17
MEDIA CONTACT: Naomi T. Tacuyan / 202.460.2644 / Naomi@apiavote.org APIAVOTE TO HOST HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES INVITED TO DISCUSS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI) ISSUES IRVINE, CA—Over 2,500 AAPIs nationwide will attend the first ever APIAVote Presidential Town Hall on May 17th. APIAVote has invited Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator … Continue reading
Filipino American Library reaches out to LA County communities
The first and largest Filipino library in the country continues to share Filipino children’s books to families around Greater Los Angeles. Through its new Children’s Reading Program and with the co-sponsorship of the County of Los Angeles Public Library, the Filipino American Library (FAL) will have its next two events on Saturday, May 31 … Continue reading
Hillary v.2008: Tainting feminism
As the call for Clinton to end her campaign picks up momentum, some of her supporters choose to characterize the attacks on her as gender bias. Misoginy, they yell loudly. They lament that even today, there is a great divide along gender lines, and that Clinton-the-feminist-leader is its latest victim. There is likely some truth to this; after all, … Continue reading
Desperate Hillary: The face of obsolescence in the American political Left
Clinton is a conservative hack posing as a leader of the political Left whose operatives are old-style politicos unable to match Obama’s true 21st century campaign. Given the desperate atmosphere pervading the Clinton campaign and its clear relative inability to reach thinking people and the young, I suspect there are quite a few of her campaign … Continue reading
Clinton-as-viable-nominee: A media product
Clinton’s much paraded viability as a candidate is disgusting not because she does not have my support, but because it is manufactured by exactly the campaign impulse I feared when I first posted my very first blog: voter manipulation. Mainstream media — ABC, CNN, FOX, even NYTimes — are tripping over themselves in drumming up support for … Continue reading
Unfinished development: My two cents on the current economic crisis in Asia and Philippines
The current food crisis in Asia, particularly in the Philippines, is symptomatic of a largely unfinished development agenda resulting from a largely unaccountable elite and an anti-intellectual ’people’ leadership. Philippines, for example, has had the worst leaders in decades. And the legacy of their incompetence continues to bring crises to her doors. Think of the US having a … Continue reading
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