During one of our drive-thru conversations in Cagayan De Oro, I asked former Congressman Nereus Acosta about the possibility of the US recession hitting the Philippines. Today, a teaching colleague sent me via email an article by my favorite author Joseph Stiglitz scrutinizing just how this problem, which has gotten many in the world debating and worrying from some time now, is shaping up and how it is starting to shake things up.
Archive for January, 2008
Day of Reckoning in US, (How)Will it Hit the Philippines?
Posted in International Politics and Economics on January 28, 2008| 2 Comments »
Washington’s Medicine Doctor
Posted in Better Philippines for Deserving Filipinos on January 22, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The newest insult to Filipino pride and common sense has come from Washington in the name of US Presidential Assistant on International Affairs Daniel Price. (more…)
Social Change This New Year?
Posted in Better Philippines for Deserving Filipinos on January 5, 2008| 1 Comment »
Professor Randy David is one of the few authors I really admire not only for his impeccable erudition but more so for his unimpeachable moral stance. As a student, I ceaselessly admire his ability to present complex ideas into uncomplicated truths. As a teacher and NGO practitioner, I am trying my best to emulate him. (more…)