Business, Economics and Consulting

It is not as if we only come to know about it today. The looming power shortage has been known, and was made known to the public, as early as more than 3 years ago. At that time, it was estimated that if the growth rate of demand persists, a power shortage would be experienced in Mindanao as early as 2009. That is if the government and the private sector will do nothing which would clearly point us to our only but unacceptable option – to sacrifice and forego business and investment opportunities especially those requiring power … Continue Reading

As I was reading a national paper, I feel so elated and a bit agitated to note the kind of progress that we have so far achieved when I came across a series of government-paid advertisement “Ganito Tayo Noon, Ganito Tayo Ngayon”. The material compares the social, economic and physical conditions some 10 to 20 years ago and that of the last 10 years based on acceptable indicators and backed up by hard facts and official records.

No one could possibly argue with the presentation; the figures and hard data can very well speak for themselves. … Continue Reading

I received reactions from 2 individuals on my previous article “UN: Unfair Negotiators”. The comments highlighted a lot of important insights on the nature and dynamics of the UN as a collegial body and the significant role any country plays to ensure the success of any global or international treaty or agreement. The first reaction came from a colleague and a friend who is now based in Kampala, Uganda as a programme specialist of the UNDP. The other note came from my former student at the UP Mindanao. Let me share their notes in full:

“The … Continue Reading