Last Friday, we had pizza delivered at home. When I placed the order over the telephone, I specifically asked for change for a thousand pesos. When the delivery guy arrived, … [Read more...]
Understanding the origin of poverty
October 16, 2008 By 13 Comments
Last Tuesday's and today's columns were a two-part essay on poverty; in particular, an attempt to understand its origin from an anthropological context, vis a vis the role of … [Read more...]
Exploiting poverty
October 11, 2008 By 11 Comments
(Last Thursday's column. Blog Action Day calls it a "must read article on the complexities of poverty." Thank you. Two more articles on poverty will be published next week -- … [Read more...]
It’s matter of attitude
April 24, 2008 By 28 Comments
This entry consists of two parts. The first part is my column today in Manila Standard Today; the second is the full text of an e-mail forwarded by my brother-in-law, … [Read more...]
Doomsday scenario for Asia
March 11, 2008 By
The media is still at it -- predicting the worst for Asia due to escalating price of food. If words aren't enough to describe the rise in poverty, these figures might … [Read more...]
UN official: More will starve
March 8, 2008 By
The government says there will be no rice shortage but food prices will be higher. Isn't that ironic? What with people do with the "sufficient" rice supply if they can't … [Read more...]
Poverty is Gloria Arroyo’s fault
March 7, 2008 By
From the Financial Times: The Philippines' poverty rate has risen for the first time since the Asian financial crisis, according to a new government report that deals a blow … [Read more...]
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