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Proposed national budget: Good but will Congress approve it in toto?
by Fidel Abalos - July 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Recently, the Development Budget Coordination Committee chaired by Department of Budget and Management  Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, approved the proposed FY 2026 National Budget at P6.793 trillion or a...
Governor Baricuatro decides where tax money go
by Fidel Abalos - June 28, 2025 - 12:00am
Next week, the reelected officials will assume a fresh mandate.
P200 wage hike: Expect inflation, joblessness & dole-outs to rise
by Fidel Abalos - June 14, 2025 - 12:00am
A P200 wage hike proposal earlier this year of the Committee on Labor and Employment was recently approved by the House of Representative. If nothing was changed from the draft, this measure “requires all private...
URC’s ethanol plant: Ruining North Bais Bay
by Fidel Abalos - June 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Undeniably, the ocean, due to its vastness will always remain a mystery.
USA: 5% tax on immigrants’ remittances
by Fidel Abalos - May 17, 2025 - 12:00am
The phrase “uncertainties after uncertainty” best describes the situation we are in since several months ago.
Housing glut or backlog?
by Fidel Abalos - April 26, 2025 - 12:00am
As the global trade or tariff war rages on, the uncertainty mounts. Sadly, it is driven solely by one person’s mood and rhetoric. Well, by the guy named Donald Trump.
Trade deficit or Trump’s narcissism?
by Fidel Abalos - April 12, 2025 - 12:00am
As Trump’s reciprocal tariffs were on a pause, the global stock market bounced back at once.
Digital nomads
by Fidel Abalos - March 29, 2025 - 12:00am
Talking about tourism, our usual pitches are in our traditional strengths like long stretches of beaches, world renowned Filipino hospitality and English proficiency.
The only thing certain is uncertainty
by Fidel Abalos - March 15, 2025 - 12:00am
Though just in the other side of the hemisphere, the political realities in the USA affects every country in the world. That is why a very popular phrase remain relevant today. “When America sneezes, the...
Trade war may worsen food insecurity
by Fidel Abalos - March 8, 2025 - 12:00am
The Trump-instigated trade war elicited retaliation from its three largest trading partners in Canada, Mexico and China.
“Ukay-ukay” imports: The pros and cons
by Fidel Abalos - March 1, 2025 - 12:00am
About fifteen years ago (2010), there were some insinuations (should we say, proposal) to legalize the trade of “ukay-ukay” (second-hand garments and goods).
Trade war: What to learn from it
by Fidel Abalos - February 8, 2025 - 12:00am
There is an old article from the New York Times that chronicled US President Donald Trump’s love for tariffs.
Are we still relevant to the USA?
by Fidel Abalos - January 25, 2025 - 12:00am
Buried in the euphoria out of a record-breaking Sinulog Festival 2025 was the reality that US President Donald Trump shall reign and rule the most powerful country on Earth. As the euphoria dies down, we have to...
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.=
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. 
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...
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