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Women entrepreneurs
by Fidel Abalos - January 18, 2025 - 12:00am
It is always heartwarming when well-meaning individuals go for initiatives that help the plight of the underprivileged.=
Tourism: Are festivals enough?
by Fidel O. Abalos - January 11, 2025 - 12:00am
There is no other place in the country where shifts in motifs and revelries are so quick and apparent. If you are keen enough, in Cebu, you can certainly observe that department stores, hotels and restaurants, among...
PPP-ULAP accord: Any progress?
by Fidel Abalos - January 4, 2025 - 12:00am
In 1990, the passage of Republic Act 6957 entitled, “An Act Authorizing the Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Projects by the Private Sector, and for other Purposes,”...
Income inequality
by Fidel Abalos - December 28, 2024 - 12:00am
Some Filipinos are wondering why on earth that the news outlets (both international and domestic) are harping about our country being among the fastest-growing and leading economies in Southeast Asia.
Rice cartel
by Fidel Abalos - December 14, 2024 - 12:00am
Earlier this week, at the second hearing of the House Quinta Comm, or the Murang Pagkain Supercommittee, the Philippine Statistics Authority presented annual demand-supply ratio for rice from 2018 to 2024.
Are human’s jobs still secure?
by Fidel Abalos - November 30, 2024 - 12:00am
Surely, as most techies maybe aware of, robotic process automation (RPA) or, simply, robotics, is so prevalent nowadays in all sectors of the economy of the developed countries in the world. 
Missed opportunities
by Fidel O. Abalos - November 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Five years ago (June 28-29, 2019), Japan hosted for the first time in Osaka the G20 Summit. To those who may not be aware of it, G20 or Group of Twenty is an international forum for the governments and central bank...
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...
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
Work-life balance vs. Life-work balance
by Fidel O Abalos - July 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Earlier this year, we delved into the demands of the labor force for a better work-life balance.
POGOs: Pros and cons
by Fidel O. Abalos - July 20, 2024 - 12:00am
The discovery of illegal operations of POGOs in Bamban, Tarlac triggered an investigation in the Senate. And as it progresses, the clamor for a total ban of POGO operations in the country mounted. Though we are all...
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...
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