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Agriculture pulled down Q3 GDP growth
by Fidel Abalos - November 9, 2024 - 12:00am
Just visited the Bicol region this week and saw the damage brought about by Typhoon Kristine.
Impact of a Trump win
by Fidel Abalos - November 2, 2024 - 12:00am
Buried in our rush to a long weekend is the US Presidential election next week. As we visit our departed loved ones, we have to be reminded that those in their final resting places never witnessed a US election as...
Gains on brain drain f
by Fidel Abalos - October 12, 2024 - 12:00am
Had a meeting two days ago with two German businessmen who wish to invite Filipinos to work in Germany.
Election: Lifts the economy but…
by Fidel Abalos - September 28, 2024 - 12:00am
This week, the mainstream and social media were all busy covering the introduction of candidates for next year’s election.
Filipino farmers: Among ASEAN’s oldest
by Fidel Abalos - September 21, 2024 - 12:00am
As we all know now, even if year-on-year, the gross domestic product went up by 6.3% in the second quarter, the agriculture sector went down by 2.3%. Worse, as heavy rains come and inundate the urban areas, farm...
Full disclosure One Negros: A petition might derail it
by Fidel Abalos - September 14, 2024 - 12:00am
The "Negros Island Region (NIR) Act", which was passed into law on June 11, 2024, mandated the establishment of the new region comprising the provinces of Negros Occidental, including the City of Bacolod, Negros...
The US election and our economy
by Fidel Abalos - September 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Though in the other side of the hemisphere, the political realities in the USA affects us a lot in the country. Actually, it affects the rest of the world. That is why a very popular phrase remains relevant today....
Interest cuts are forthcoming
by Fidel Abalos - August 31, 2024 - 12:00am
Regarding interest cuts, there were two contradicting predictions made earlier this year.
Q2 GDP up, agriculture down
by Fidel Abalos - August 17, 2024 - 12:00am
When we talk about extreme weather and climate events, what always come to mind is its impact on the agriculture sector.
Transport modernization need not be expensive
by Fidel Abalos - August 10, 2024 - 12:00am
A three-day jeepney strike is in the works (August 14-16).
Ecozones & locators’ apprehensions
by Fidel Abalos - August 3, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, Chairperson for the Committee on Economic Affairs, sought the advice of some economists of the nineteen (19) proposed economic zones (popularly known as ecozones) in the c
Pollutants are destroying the ocean economy
by Fidel Abalos - July 13, 2024 - 12:00am
With the theme “Dare to Bare”, the recently concluded 11th PICPA Cebu Summit at the Waterfront Hotel & Casino of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants Cebu Chapter, singled out, among...
Pedestrianization: Talked about again but…
by Fidel Abalos - July 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Just last week, the supposed pedestrianization of some of our streets in Cebu had resurfaced.
Philippines PISA results: A wake-up call?
by Fidel Abalos - June 22, 2024 - 12:00am
VP Inday Sara resigned as DepEd Secretary earlier this week.
Tariff reduction and the RCEF
by Fidel Abalos - June 8, 2024 - 12:00am
arlier this week, the National Economic and Development AuthorityBoard approved the comprehensive tariff program for 2024 to 2028. It includes, among others, a reduction of rice import duty from 35 percent to 15...
Rice shortage: Revisit what we taught to the Thais
by Fidel Abalos - May 25, 2024 - 12:00am
As has always been, among professionals and businessmen, whether in the board room, coffee shops or barbershops, the dollar’s strength (hovering around P58 to a dollar), oil prices (near US$90 per barrel),...
PUVMP: Change is hard but necessary
by Fidel Abalos - May 18, 2024 - 12:00am
The “walang forever” phrase best describes the fate of the old jeepneys.
Q1 GDP: Agri sector remained stagnant
by Fidel Abalos - May 11, 2024 - 12:00am
Today, we are complaining about the long dry spell and its consequential challenges.
AO 20: A permanent solution?
by Fidel Abalos - April 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week, in behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Administrative Order 20 directing the Department of Agriculture “to remove non-tariff barriers to bring down...
Trust issues hinder Charter change?
by Fidel Abalos - April 20, 2024 - 12:00am
“Change is inevitable. Change is constant.”
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