Letter from Dumaguete

When not voting is good

    But why take the chance? Every three years, a circus comes around. We have clowns, bears, trapeze artists, dwarfs, circus bands, and acrobats. But no,...

Tariffs galore

    What happens next? Tariffs and international trade are again in the news. 2025 will begin with a new administration in the United States that has...

Haste makes waste

    The Circular Economy Model And cleanliness is next to godliness. Mottoes aside, I recently attended a seminar hosted by Silliman University under the auspices of the...

‘In-our-face’ Inflation

    Rice, electricity, and gasoline Electricity bills can shock, like the live wires in the 220-volt outlets. Doomsayers will have a field day, and cynics will...

Economics in one page

    On macroeconomics, asset pricing, and growth Can you learn economics in one self-taught lesson? Maybe. In this column, I attempt to explain the economics of aggregate...

Dying with Zero

    How to sing ourselves to sleep And now, the end is near...“ we can hear from the lyrics by Paul Anka. He is still alive,...

Woke and Wokeism

    Making sense at Harvard How do efforts to do good backfire? We see people working for peanuts, so we enact minimum wage laws. Some workers get...

Inflation and Debt

  How not to be afraid Stories are embedded in economics, as suggested by one of my favorite economists, Deirdre McCloskey. The story of the day...

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Sagarbarrias lead City, provl race, polls show

    The local political landscape is reaching a decisive moment as the 2025 elections approach, with two major races drawing...
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Janice faces DQ suit

    Pamplona Mayor Janice Vallega-Degamo is facing a disqualification complaint before the Commission on Elections regarding her residency in the...

Message of the Diocese of Dumaguete for Election 2025

    Once again, we are at the throes of another critical midterm election in the country. On Monday, May 12,...

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Sagarbarrias lead City, provl race, polls show

    The local political landscape is reaching a decisive moment...

Janice faces DQ suit

    Pamplona Mayor Janice Vallega-Degamo is facing a disqualification complaint...
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