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  • Notes on Philippine economy and politics
  • Consumer issues, Governance

    Jeepney phaseout could hurt commuters, too

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    Arnold Padilla

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    October 21, 2017
    Jeepney phaseout could hurt commuters, too

    “Fare increases would serve as an incentive to move forward to modernization” – LTFRB

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  • Governance, Human rights

    Martial Law, US imperialism and the Marcos dictatorship

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    Arnold Padilla

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    September 20, 2017
    Martial Law, US imperialism and the Marcos dictatorship

    Marcos, his family and cronies would not had been able to plunder and repress the country the way they did without the support of the US. Marcos lasted for as long he did because he was backed by an imperialist superpower.

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  • Human rights

    Murderous war on drugs could be Duterte’s downfall

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    Arnold Padilla

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    August 21, 2017
    Murderous war on drugs could be Duterte’s downfall

    Duterte’s war on drugs kills the poor but not their poverty. This is the reason why Duterte will never win this war. But the more poor people he kills, the deeper he digs the grave of his own regime.

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  • Fiscal issues, Global issues, SONA 2017

    SONA 2017: What’s in it for China in Duterte’s ‘Build, Build, Build’?

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    Arnold Padilla

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    July 26, 2017
    SONA 2017: What’s in it for China in Duterte’s ‘Build, Build, Build’?

    Big infrastructure lenders like China and Japan profit not only from the interests accruing from their loans to build rails and roads. The larger gains they make are from the conditionalities they tie to these loans.

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  • Economy, Governance, Human rights, Military & war, SONA 2017

    SONA 2017: Business interests with ties to Duterte to benefit from Martial Law extension

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    Arnold Padilla

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    July 24, 2017
    SONA 2017: Business interests with ties to Duterte to benefit from Martial Law extension

    President Rodrigo Duterte with his Martial Law administrator Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and implementor Armed Forces Chief General Eduardo Año (Photo from Al Jazeera) As expected, the so-called supermajority in Congress granted the extension of Martial Law that President Rodrigo Duterte asked for. Martial Law would be in effect in…

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