Skip to content

A Radical's Nut

  • Notes on Philippine economy and politics
  • Poems

    odnum an datgilaB

    Published by

    Arnold Padilla

    on

    May 9, 2009

    .ang nanuhol at nanakot ang siyang argabyado sa odnum an datgilaB .ang saksi sa krimen ang siyang naging preso sa odnum an datgilaB .ang mamamatay-tao napupunta sa kongreso sa ondum an datgilaB .hindi rape ang rape kung ang rapist ay kano sa ondum an datgilaB .buhay ang demokrasya sa madayang…

    Continue reading →: odnum an datgilaB
  • Economy

    Cordillera Day 2009 and notes on the national situation

    Published by

    Arnold Padilla

    on

    April 29, 2009

    On April 23-25, 2009, the Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA) held the 25th Cordillera Day celebrations. Unlike in previous years, this year’s celebrations were decentralized and held simultaneously in the five provinces of the region (Benguet and Baguio, Kalinga and Apayao, Ifugao, Mountain Province and Abra). I was later told this…

    Continue reading →: Cordillera Day 2009 and notes on the national situation
  • Economy, Fiscal issues, Poverty

    Why Gloria’s P330-B “Stimulus Package” Will Fail (Part 1)

    Published by

    Arnold Padilla

    on

    April 20, 2009

    A Critique of the Economic Resiliency Plan (ERP) Part 1 of a two-part series, originally published in Bulatlat.com The Economic Resiliency Plan (ERP) is a package of programs put together by the Arroyo administration in response to the global financial and economic crisis. Its stated objectives include the mitigation of…

    Continue reading →: Why Gloria’s P330-B “Stimulus Package” Will Fail (Part 1)
  • Governance

    Lenten thoughts on Gloria’s birthday wish

    Published by

    Arnold Padilla

    on

    April 6, 2009

    Mrs. Gloria Arroyo turned 62 last Palm Sunday, April 5. It was meaningful, Mrs. Arroyo said, because it coincided with the start of the commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Her birthday wish, she said, would be “unity and volunteerism to see the country through the global…

    Continue reading →: Lenten thoughts on Gloria’s birthday wish
  • Oil deregulation

    The OPSF and Malacañang’s efforts to blunt calls to regulate the oil industry

    Published by

    Arnold Padilla

    on

    March 27, 2009

    A think tank based at the House of Representatives (HoR), the Congressional Planning and Budget Department (CPBD), on Tuesday released a report upholding Republic Act (RA) 8479 or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998. The report, written by CPBD director general Rodolfo Vicerra, warned that without RA 8479,…

    Continue reading →: The OPSF and Malacañang’s efforts to blunt calls to regulate the oil industry
Previous Page Next Page

I’m Arnold Padilla, a Filipino activist, writer, and researcher.

Follow me

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Subscribe

Get notified of new posts via email

Recent posts

  • With deregulation, the Philippines is most vulnerable in Asia to oil shocks

  • How Trump’s Epic Fury in Iran impacts the Filipino poor

  • EDSA@40: How bureaucrat capitalism thrived under U.S. patronage during Marcos Sr. dictatorship

  • PH-US critical minerals pact: A new wave of imperialist plunder

  • SONA 2025: Anti-corruption, good governance as Marcos Jr. legacy?

  • COP29: What did agri-food gain from Baku?

A Radical's Nut

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Notes on Philippine economy and politics

Blog at WordPress.com.

 

Loading Comments...
 

    • Subscribe Subscribed
      • A Radical's Nut
      • Join 228 other subscribers
      • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
      • A Radical's Nut
      • Subscribe Subscribed
      • Sign up
      • Log in
      • Report this content
      • View site in Reader
      • Manage subscriptions
      • Collapse this bar

    Notifications