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Fidel O. Abalos
Fidel O. Abalos
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Double whammy: Beyond country’s control
by Fidel O. Abalos - May 2, 2026 - 12:00am
On April 29, 2026, peso closed at P61.567 to a US dollar. This is an all-time low and marks the weakest point in the peso’s history.
Pay rates: Supply and demand driven
by Fidel O. Abalos - April 25, 2026 - 12:00am
Amid the ongoing Trump-induced oil crisis, there is a growing clamor from the labor sector for a wage hike.
Oil prices: Rockets and feathers effect
by Fidel O. Abalos - April 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Globally, there are two major oil price benchmarks that are used.
Oil crisis: Will get worse before it gets better
by Fidel O. Abalos - March 21, 2026 - 12:00am
Once again, nowadays, among professionals and businessmen, whether in the board room, coffee shops or barbershops, the dollar’s strength (hovering around P60 to a dollar), oil prices (nearing US$110 per barrel),...
Oil prices: Opportunists are unhinged
by Fidel O. Abalos - March 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Brent crude breached the US$100.00 per barrel mark on March 13, 2026 (at US$100.64 and trading between US$99.22 and US$100.64).
Sunny side of destruction
by Fidel O. Abalos - November 15, 2025 - 12:00am
Just thirty-five days apart, two major disasters struck the Province of Cebu
60-day pause of rice imports
by Fidel O. Abalos - August 9, 2025 - 12:00am
Earlier this week, President Marcos “ordered a 60-day suspension of all rice importation starting September 1 to shield local farmers from falling palay prices during the ongoing harvest...
LGUs: Pro-dole out, anti-progress
by Fidel O. Abalos - May 24, 2025 - 12:00am
In every election cycle, during the campaign period, in just listening to the candidates’ speeches and supposed programs, you can feel that the economic and social ills besetting the country will all be gone....
Trump’s tariff: Devoid of logic
by Fidel O. Abalos - April 5, 2025 - 12:00am
On April 2, Trump’s Liberation Day, he announced a sweeping tariff to all countries (allies and enemies alike) all over the globe. It is so sweeping that pundits felt that the pegged rates are totally devoid...
Trumpcession
by Fidel O. Abalos - March 22, 2025 - 12:00am
Amid the chaos obtaining today, as usual, some people are again showing their craftiness by coming up with another word, “Trumpcession.
Lawmakers & the new breed of tax evaders
by Fidel O. Abalos - February 22, 2025 - 12:00am
Whenever lawmakers (both upper and lower house) conduct hearings, we wonder if it is, indeed, in aid of legislation or reelection.
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...
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...
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...
Trivializing agriculture’s impact on GDP
by Fidel O. Abalos - February 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Too tiny a country, yet, the weather in the south is so different from that of the north.
Election: The economic  Consequences
by Fidel O. Abalos - November 4, 2023 - 12:00am
The day after the barangay election, supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and coffee shops were full. Inarguably, money flowed.
FDI & the restrictive economic provisions
by Fidel O. Abalos - March 25, 2023 - 12:00am
Two weeks ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported that the “net inflow of foreign direct investments into the country shrank from US$12 billion (in 2021) to US$9.2 billion (in 2022) or by 23%  due...
Rise in lending rates in 2023
by Fidel O. Abalos - January 21, 2023 - 12:00am
Last month (December 14, 2022), the US Federal Reserve raised its interest by 50 basis points.
Online platforms:  Boosting counterfeits  
by Fidel O. Abalos - December 31, 2022 - 12:00am
As the year ends, we can observe that “brick and mortar” stores (the traditional street-side business that offers products and services to its customers face-to-face in an office or store that the business...
Technologies that matter
by Fidel O. Abalos - November 12, 2022 - 12:00am
Today, disasters, whether man-made or natural, are just so prevalent and dominating. 
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