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December 2nd, 2012 04:48 PM #41
Well, the net factor income from abroad is almost 25% of our GNP and it rivals the exports of oil in Malaysia, then you'll definitely be ANTI-RH Bill. So let's send more entertainers and drug-mules abroad. :D
I think from a mere consuming economy, we should evolve into production and manufacturing. It takes time and good policies for the economy to evolve. Kaya nga if you look at Keynes' work, may short, medium at long term effects.
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December 2nd, 2012 07:03 PM #42
Pina heads up ni Lady Mirriam na matatangal na si tatang kung nagmatigas pa rin ...
Palace waiting for right timing to oust Enrile on RH bill, Sen. Miriam claims
By: Karl John C. Reyes, InterAksyon.com
December 2, 2012 4:33 PM
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile will be ousted if he continues to oppose the passage of the Reproductive Health bill but Malacanang is waiting for the right timing, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said Sunday.
In a radio interview, she said the Palace is studying its options on how to remove Enrile from the Senate presidency in such a way that will not jeopardize their candidates in the upcoming elections.
“Enrile can be ousted. It’s a question of timing,” Santiago said.
“Pero, hindi naman sila (administration) tanga doon sa (They are not stupid there in) Malacanang, They are studying not only on legal aspect but also on political aspect. So, matutuwa kaya ang Malacanang kapag sinabi ng Pangulo na (Will the Palace be happy if the President says) he is in favor of RH bill, but the Senate President na nagsasabing maski ano pang mangayri, ako ay anti-RH at haharangin ko (says that whatever happens, he is against RH and will block it),” she added.
Santiago pointed out that Enrile is part of the United Nationalists Alliance (UNA) led by Vice President Jejomar Binay and former President Joseph Estrada.
"Kasi hindi naman siya kapartido ng presidente. He belongs to UNA, in effect the alternate or opposition party. Whereas, Malacanang has coalition doon sa Liberal party, Nationalist People's Coalition, and Nacionalista Party of Senator (Manny) Villar,” she explained.
Santiago said it becomes "anomalous" that the Senate President who is not part of the administration party goes against the President's legislative agenda.
“Watch for the next teleserye,” she added.
Santiago said Malacañang would not remove Enrile without valid and acceptable reasons that can be accepted by the people who might ridicule them - a situation that Malacanang wants to avoid.
Enrile’s age "is one point of view but there are many points of views. So, we will see of what point of view Malacañang will adopt (to effect Enrile's ouster)," Santiago said.
Pina heads up ni Lady Mirriam na matatangal na si tatang kung nagmatigas pa rin ...
Palace waiting for right timing to oust Enrile on RH bill, Sen. Miriam claims
By: Karl John C. Reyes, InterAksyon.com
December 2, 2012 4:33 PM
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile will be ousted if he continues to oppose the passage of the Reproductive Health bill but Malacanang is waiting for the right timing, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said Sunday.
In a radio interview, she said the Palace is studying its options on how to remove Enrile from the Senate presidency in such a way that will not jeopardize their candidates in the upcoming elections.
“Enrile can be ousted. It’s a question of timing,” Santiago said.
“Pero, hindi naman sila (administration) tanga doon sa (They are not stupid there in) Malacanang, They are studying not only on legal aspect but also on political aspect. So, matutuwa kaya ang Malacanang kapag sinabi ng Pangulo na (Will the Palace be happy if the President says) he is in favor of RH bill, but the Senate President na nagsasabing maski ano pang mangayri, ako ay anti-RH at haharangin ko (says that whatever happens, he is against RH and will block it),” she added.
Santiago pointed out that Enrile is part of the United Nationalists Alliance (UNA) led by Vice President Jejomar Binay and former President Joseph Estrada.
"Kasi hindi naman siya kapartido ng presidente. He belongs to UNA, in effect the alternate or opposition party. Whereas, Malacanang has coalition doon sa Liberal party, Nationalist People's Coalition, and Nacionalista Party of Senator (Manny) Villar,” she explained.
Santiago said it becomes "anomalous" that the Senate President who is not part of the administration party goes against the President's legislative agenda.
“Watch for the next teleserye,” she added.
Santiago said Malacañang would not remove Enrile without valid and acceptable reasons that can be accepted by the people who might ridicule them - a situation that Malacanang wants to avoid.
Enrile’s age "is one point of view but there are many points of views. So, we will see of what point of view Malacañang will adopt (to effect Enrile's ouster)," Santiago said.
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December 3rd, 2012 12:12 PM #44
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December 3rd, 2012 01:05 PM #45
Austrian economics is all about austerity and sound money and gold standard and fear of inflation and all that
just listen to Peter Schiff and you'll get an idea what Austrian economics is all about
Keynesian economics is all about the govt stepping in to reduce the effects of economic booms and busts (high inflation and deflation) ----- the govt spends more and cuts taxes stimulate a slowing economy or the govt reduces spending and hikes taxes to cool down an overheating economyLast edited by uls; December 3rd, 2012 at 01:08 PM.
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December 3rd, 2012 01:10 PM #46
during the first yr of PNoy admin govt spending was reduced dramatically which slowed down the Phil. economy
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December 4th, 2012 01:43 PM #48
Hmm...demand seems to be good. Even our neighbours are fighting over "quality" maids...instead of discouraging it, those stupid anti-RH politicians are for it.
Maid industry needs a cleanup | Views | Singapolitics
Maid industry needs a cleanup
Posted on Dec 4, 2012 11:38 AM Updated: Dec 4, 2012 12:06 PM
By Han Fook Kwang
Managing Editor
hanfk*sph.com.sg
Which industry in Singapore has stood still the last 30 years, with no improvement in the quality it delivers or the skill level of its workers?
Clue: It employs 200,000 - a number projected to grow to 300,000 in 2030.
One more: Not only does it employ so many workers, but the job they do is so important that our children's upbringing is often in their hands.
No such industry here?
How can any business stand still for 30 years in fast-changing Singapore?
Welcome to the foreign maid business.
In fact, you could argue that the typical foreign maid hired today is probably of lower quality and less suited to work here than when the scheme was first started in 1978.
Back then, when the numbers were small, maid agencies had a wider pool of women, most of them Filipinas, to choose from. Some - and I knew of a few - were in fact college-educated but could not find decent paying jobs in their home country.
Today, the demand has exploded, not just in Singapore but elsewhere in the region too, including in Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Because of this, many more women are being recruited from places such as Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
And the recruitment is taking place not just in the cities where women tend to be better educated and used to urban living, but also from rural areas with poorer and less suitable women.
As a result, quality has suffered over the years.
Most said they preferred to work in Hong Kong or Taiwan, where the salaries are much higher, than in Singapore where maids typically earn about $400 a month.
Even if some of them end up here, the better ones, after a few years, leave for better pay elsewhere.
This problem is likely to get worse because the demand for foreign maids will increase as countries in the region grow more affluent and job opportunities in the home countries of these workers improve.
Singapore households which have become so dependent on these maids will continue to get the less attractive end of the stick.
There are, of course, some who believe we will be much better off as a society if we were not so reliant on maids.
They blame the over-dependence for some of the social ills here, including badly brought up and spoilt children who grow up expecting someone else to clear the mess they leave behind.
They may be right, but it is unlikely the clock can be turned back.
What is true is that it has been a great tragedy for countries such as the Philippines that so many of their men and women have been forced to find work outside their countries.
For married women especially, to be separated from their children and husbands, to work in a strange place and be at the beck and call of strangers, must be quite a frightening experience.
Worse, they often have to pay large sums to labour recruitment agencies to secure employment.
This leaves them with barely enough in the first year when they pay back the money owed by instalments.
The greater tragedy is that the solution is actually quite simple, but only if their own governments are prepared to act in a decisive way.
If I were the Philippine or Indonesian government, I would set up a central agency which would be the only organisation allowed to recruit and send out those wanting to work overseas as maids.
All other recruitment agencies involved in the foreign maid business would be outlawed.
This isn't difficult to do because governments are able to control the movement of people in and out of the country through the issue of passports and visas.
With a central agency in charge, it would be possible for the government to dictate the terms of employment for these women, such as minimum salaries, with the receiving countries.
Indeed, the Philippine and Indonesian governments have tried in recent years to do this, but have failed to have them widely adopted because labour recruitment companies circumvent them and continue to operate under their own terms.
These governments need to take direct control of the recruitment process.
It might be a logistical and administrative nightmare, but if they were really interested in looking after the interests of their own citizens instead of allowing them to be exploited, the cost would be worth paying.
Alas, for these women, their governments lack the political courage to make this change in the face of so many vested interests in their countries which make money from the present arrangement.
And so their own citizens continue to suffer the consequences.
It is a price they pay for weak government.Last edited by Monseratto; December 4th, 2012 at 01:51 PM.
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December 4th, 2012 01:57 PM #49
Illustrates my point perfectly. Our export workers are all the better educated and harder working ones.
The ones who stand to benefit from RH are not the ones who are most qualified to work abroad. Who do the politicos think they're kidding? How will an uneducated mother of twelve compete with a college graduate or a younger worker who can afford to go to a caregiver course?
We have more than enough human resources to cover our needs, and nowhere near enough jobs, both inside the country and out, to employ our vast workforce.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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December 4th, 2012 02:06 PM #50
commodities futures:
filipino maids Feb 2013 futures rises $10 to $410 on strong demand from Singapore
indonesian maids Feb 2013 futures steady at $400
hehe
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