“After acting as officer-in-charge, Jose Mario Bunag became BIR Commissioner. He was the best of Gloria’s appointments in the BIR. Yet, in 2007, Bunag was fired when the BIR turned in a below-par first quarter collection.”
by Ducky Paredes
In its Philippine Quarterly Update, released last Wednesday, World Bank noted that the country’s tax effort, if we […]
“But, where can we source the needed increase in investments when we are stifling our present investors in the oil sector – all in the name of populist politics?”
by Ducky Paredes
There is an observation that when you point a finger at anyone, there are three fingers pointing at yourself.
Thus, when Deputy Presidential Spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Sumulat ang isang OFW: “Ako po ay dating SK councilor noong 16 ako; ang tatay ko po ay ilang termino sa pagiging barangay officials at ako po ay nakapag-aral din naman kaya may alam ako konti sa batas.
“Tumanim po sa isip ko mula noong nagseminar kami bilang kasapi at lingkod ng Kabataang Barangay, […]
“Was EO 839 something that Malacanang issued ‘without thinking’? Was this simply panic reaction? Or, is Malacanang playing the Ralph Recto game?”
by Ducky Paredes
What was it that prompted Gloria Arroyo to issue EO 839 directing the oil companies to retain the level of the […]
“It will die if you use it often. It will die if you hardly ever use it. It will die if you charge it too much. It will die if you charge it too little”
by Ducky Paredes
In our present world, we use batteries a lot. We have one in the car and in a laptop, […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Dapat ba tayong magpasalamat sa ating pangulo – Gloria Arroyo – sa kaniyang iiniutos sa kaniyang Executive Order 839 na ipako ang presyo ng gasolina, diesel at LPG sa presyo noong Oktubre 15?
Pasalamat? Dapat ba tayong magpasalamat sa isang taong sinisira ang ating ekonomiya at hinahadlangan ang pagpasok sa Pinas ng mga dayuhang […]
