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The Irony of the Philippine Competition Law (Republic Act No. 10667)

"Orientation" / "Workshop" on Competition Reform When I arrived at the venue, I was excited to meet and talk to like...

The Disconnect of Poverty and Smartphone Penetration in Developing Worlds

Voice & Exit is very similar to TED Talks , an online video distribution model where prominent people from different fields are given a...

Reflections on Healthcare in the Philippines

11:16:00 AM

Even as a libertarian who embraces voluntary trade and competitive markets, healthcare is a very tempting issue that from time to time skews...

Bakit Ko Po Kailangan Pumunta sa East Ave. Para Kuhanin Ang Lisesnsya Ko?

10:22:00 PM

I surveyed 10 friends and 9 out of 10 of them agreed that their main motivation to bribe a traffic enforcer is to avoid the hassle of going ...

Using Radian6 to Monitor Local Social Media Sentiment On Poverty

2:42:00 AM

I used the social listening tool Radian6 to scan local mentions for a specific keyword: poverty . This tool uses publicly available data on...

Bonifacio Global City and Competitive City-States

9:12:00 PM

I go to BGC most times of the week for work and to be honest, as compared to other places I've worked before (Makati and Ortigas), there...

No, Aquino, Heavy Traffic Does Not Reflect A Good Economy

9:27:00 AM

Correlation does not imply causation. But hey, there's no use explaining that to anyone. PNoy's communications group seems to ha...

The Marketing of Politics

11:29:00 AM

In the video below, LearnLiberty.org explains the median voter theorem . In a competition where you want 50% + 1 of your target market, if ...

Bureau of Immigration Imposes Yet Another Red Tape on Travel

11:14:00 PM

BI requires all tourists proof of financial capability to travel , Manila Bulletin reports. The Bureau of Immigration chief Siegfred Mison s...

Metrodeal Now Accepts Bitcoin -- beware of the taxman!

10:29:00 PM

Online coupon selling company Metrodeal is now accepting Bitcoin for payments. They, or any other establishment that decides to accept Bit...

SC Spokesperson Atty. Ted Te on Cybercrime Law

9:07:00 AM

I first met professor Ted Te during the CMFR Policy Forum on the Freedom of Information Bill . He's a very articulate lawyer with super...

News Says Traffic Armageddon to Start Tomorrow

7:28:00 AM

Is it even possible? In its current state, I can't even begin to imagine how it could be worse. I mean, what could possibly be worse tha...

Bitcoin 5th Anniversary Meet-up in the Philippines

8:01:00 PM

Manila joins the world in celebrating the 5th anniversary of Bitcoin, a decentralized digital currency that could potentially challenge and ...

Ganito Sila Sa Makati

4:57:00 AM

Here's the CCTV video of the Makati mayor's scandal with the Dasma guards who did not want to make him go out the gate that's r...

Grab Taxi Review

10:29:00 PM

It was my first time to successfully book a cab using the Grab Taxi app. I was very impressed with the service. At the same time it makes me...

IDEAS Malaysia CEO Wan Saiful Wan Jan Goes to Manila

11:01:00 PM

A few weeks ago, I got a chance to meet Wan Saiful Wan Jan who is the CEO of IDEAS Malaysia, one of the leading libertarian think tanks in M...

FOI on #TBT

7:46:00 PM

I don't mean to be hipster about it but all the talk about Freedom of Information Bill is so mainstream. Never knew it would gain this m...

The First Philhealth Experience

5:56:00 PM

I've been maximizing my private HMO, provided by my current employer, to the maximum level. Even when I got a very small minor bump on ...

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