The presidential race in the 2010 elections is heating up. We are constantly bombarded with commercials and press releases. Candidates are positioning themselves as the better presidential choice. Survey results are released, showing the front runners in the Presidential race. It’s time we have our own informal survey.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in the 2009 State of the Nation Address (SONA full text) delivered before the Congress on 27 July 2009, mentioned certain “facts” relating to the Philippine economy. Here are some of the assertions in PGMA’s 2009 SONA:

Two successive polls at the Front Page is unusual. It hasn’t been done before. But we’re doing it now because this isn’t an ordinary time in business and in the financial lives of everyone. We all know that there’s a financial crisis affecting the world, the Philippines not excluded. It arguably started in the United [...]

The recession of the U.S. economy started in December 2007. This is pronouncement of the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which met by conference call on 28 November 2008. A recession is characterized by the Committee in this manner:

If you feel that you’re worse off this year, don’t be hard on yourself — you’re not alone. More Filipinos feel that they are worse off now than last year, and, worse (pun intended), a higher percentage thinks most Filipinos are “losers” now compared to a year ago. This is part of the study result [...]

Before you proceed to read this article, perhaps you’d like to cast your vote first. The poll is found at the left side of this site. Now, let’s proceed to discuss whether Pinoy Entrepreneurs should be happy about Senate Bill No. 2403, or the proposed “Health and Education Acceleration Program (HEAP) Act of 2008.”

You’ve most probably heard about the now dwindling discussion about a proposed law that seeks to “guarantee universal access to medically-safe, legal and quality reproductive health care services and relevant information.” In short, it gives couples a choice on what birth control method to use. This, of course, is against the natural-birth control stance of [...]

There’s an existing proposal to establish a credit assistance program for overseas workers. This is separate from any existing program that the Philippine Overseas Employment  Administration (POEA) or the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA) may have. The proposal is covered by House Bill No. 161. The proposed law shall be known as the “Overseas [...]

We’ve previously noted this tagline – “negosyo, ang sagot sa kahirapan.” Business is the answer to poverty (or maybe there’s another translation). At first glance, the logic behind this tagline appears to be simple. Successful entrepreneurs generate employment, reducing unemployment rate (although we are still to define who are Pinoy Entrepreneurs). Work for more people [...]

In this article, we are supposed to discuss why so many Filipinos are poor. Our interest was pricked by the assertions that “majority of Pinoys have the habit of thinking poor” and that “negosyo, ang sagot sa kahirapan.”