Posts tagged economy
Teach the Man how to Fish
…and how to paddle and probably even build the boat, too—one step at a time, with not just one person doing the teaching part.
ODA (official development assistance) may no longer be that sustainable, considering the shifts of economic powers and political positions in the world order in the last half-decade. In the last two decades we also saw the rise of corporate foundations (CSRs), multi-laterals, development agencies and bi-lateral relations come to the fore in advancing global development.
So yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the launch of what the Catholic Church declares a period for abstinence, sacrifice and fasting. Today everyone eats bags of chocolates, dines in pricey restaurants, spends a fortune on flowers and f*cks like there’s no tomorrow in honour of another Church-devised icon. The pope has thus so rightfully quit his job. Who’s next?
Sex, Politics and Racism
There’s a racist in all of us, waiting to say it out loud given the right moment. But while we all have our own prejudices on or against certain groups or nationalities, there’s also a little part of us that craves for some understanding as to why we feel that way towards…them.
All jobs require English nowadays.
Not surprisingly, Europeans in the eurozone share a consensus that Deutschland is (and probably, rightfully so) the least corrupt in the region; as reported by The Economist. Story in http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/05/greeks-say-they-are-hardest-working-european-nation.
The report is largely drawn from the recent survey done by Pew Global as discussed here: http://www.pewglobal.org/2012/05/29/chapter-4-views-of-eu-countries-and-leaders/
In 2010 George Papaconstantinou, chief negotiator of Greece’s first bail-out by the EU and IMF, took delivery from the French government of a disk with the names of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts. He kept it and deleted names of members of his family. The planned investigation was dropped.
Can internet activism turn into a real political movement?
It’s a good way to cap off this year. Now you all can suck it, Catholic extremists!
The fight is really loaded for the RH bill, but despite that, it was a close vote. Truth is not always determined by the majority…It is not determined by pork barrel, by dangling of government projects, by political convenience, or political whip. They have these to see to it that members of the Liberal Party follow what the President wants, but many did not follow.
Naturally, Reyes sounds off the staunch opposition of the Church to the RH Bill, embedded in a long tradition of keeping the Filipinos ignorant of the realities of poverty and social imbalance brought about by even the church’s abuse of power and influence in Philippine society. Heck, even these men in white robes
But by saying this, it let’s ask Reyes and the Catholic Church: And what, dangling your support and endorsement for national and local candidates in next year’s elections isn’t a game you in the clergy love to play? Don’t be kidding the people, this is not 1521. It’s the 21st century, for f*ck’s sake, Mr. Reyes.
It’s as if we don’t know that you people are lying to the people in poor communities about your antiquated morals and detached grip from reality, ripping them off of their money, refusing to pay taxes while maintaining luxurious lifestyles, murdering the so-called unbelievers, accepting bribes from officials you accuse to be corrupt, engaging in illegal ivory trade, harbouring criminals in your convents, investing in the Philippine Stock Exchange and sexually abusing little kids.
CBCP and Vatican, please wake up…or just sit with your computers and devote all your time on Josef Ratzinger’s Twitter account. You might learn a thing or two.
Greece was considered the most corrupt among EU and eurozone countries. Its global ranking fell 14 places from 80th in 2011 to 94 this year.
And then these Greeks rally to the streets against austerity measures and blame the Germans, even with the several bailouts they’ve been getting. Such is the flaw of democracy.
Europe’s struggling economies ‘most corrupt’, new survey reveals
The countries worst hit by Europe’s debt crisis are also thought to be the most corrupt, according to a new global survey. Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece all had the lowest scores in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index.
Field of Angels
Angeles City is known to many as one of the country’s food capitals for its exotic Kapampangan delicacies. People flock to the province for the food-adventure it offers, particularly the curious, the daring and the fearless. But little would we, even us Filipinos, know that it’s also thriving on another delicacy: strip clubs.
Development progress is about overcoming institutional blockages, usually underpinned by collective action problems. It is not, for the most part, about resource shortages or funding gaps.
China Votes—ALSO!
The rise of China should already offer a lot for the “West” to worry—even its neighbours in Asia. And this election (which takes place tomorrow) will have a lot to say about China’s relations with the world…just as much as the results of the elections in the United States yesterday. But why is no one here saying anything about the elections in China? It’s bigger, fiercer and…way cheaper! And the world seems all too oblivious of it. That; or the global media really just finds it easy to sell (and make money from) news from the so-called West.
Story in http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/281183/news/world/china-leaders-consider-internal-democratic-reform
For my American friends and followers—I am not American, but today I hope you will vote wisely and, indeed, vote for progress. Believe it or not, your vote has—in many direct and indirect ways—a huge effect on the lives even of non-Americans.
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