Comments on: Heavy Economic Storm Clouds Over RP http://filipinovoices.com/heavy-economic-storm-clouds-over-rp Powered By A Collective Voice Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: mat http://filipinovoices.com/heavy-economic-storm-clouds-over-rp/comment-page-1#comment-3324 mat Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:24:07 +0000 http://www.filipinovoices.com/?p=355#comment-3324 RP's inflation rate of 11.4% could be grossly understated. Arroyo's administration has an uncanny penchant of manipulating and understating bad news while unusually boasting trivial successes (visit at U.S., meeting with Sen. Cain, call with Obama, etc.). I could hardly reconcile the inflation rate of 11.4% with the current prices vis-a-vis last year's prices of basic necessities, rice, sugar, fuel, etc. I suppose that this administration think that their countrymen (Filipinos) are that gullible to believe them on the minimal increase in the inflation. Why its so unbelievable? The real increase in the prices of the goods are more than 20% with others even more than 100%. Also, Vietnam has an inflation of around 25%. How could our country have a lower inflation than Vietnam when the latter has much lower prices of rice (major rice exporter), has its own oil export, and a rapidly expanding economy (mostly industrial). We'll I can't figure it out why 11.4%. Could be more than 20%, if not doctored. RP’s inflation rate of 11.4% could be grossly understated. Arroyo’s administration has an uncanny penchant of manipulating and understating bad news while unusually boasting trivial successes (visit at U.S., meeting with Sen. Cain, call with Obama, etc.).
I could hardly reconcile the inflation rate of 11.4% with the current prices vis-a-vis last year’s prices of basic necessities, rice, sugar, fuel, etc.
I suppose that this administration think that their countrymen (Filipinos) are that gullible to believe them on the minimal increase in the inflation.
Why its so unbelievable? The real increase in the prices of the goods are more than 20% with others even more than 100%. Also, Vietnam has an inflation of around 25%. How could our country have a lower inflation than Vietnam when the latter has much lower prices of rice (major rice exporter), has its own oil export, and a rapidly expanding economy (mostly industrial).
We’ll I can’t figure it out why 11.4%. Could be more than 20%, if not doctored.

]]> By: Lee Angelo http://filipinovoices.com/heavy-economic-storm-clouds-over-rp/comment-page-1#comment-3271 Lee Angelo Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:08:21 +0000 http://www.filipinovoices.com/?p=355#comment-3271 Even Indonesia, a lagging country in the south-east, posted a slightly better mark of 11.03% inflation for June. On a brighter note, our inflation rate of 11.4% is way better than Vietnam's rate for the past month (June 2008), which is 26.8%. Even Indonesia, a lagging country in the south-east, posted a slightly better mark of 11.03% inflation for June.

On a brighter note, our inflation rate of 11.4% is way better than Vietnam’s rate for the past month (June 2008), which is 26.8%.

]]> By: The turning of the tide « smoke http://filipinovoices.com/heavy-economic-storm-clouds-over-rp/comment-page-1#comment-3269 The turning of the tide « smoke Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:22:37 +0000 http://www.filipinovoices.com/?p=355#comment-3269 [...] stark contrast to the gloom and doom being peddled over at Filipino Voices, Mangun opines that: Now, the difference between the [...] [...] stark contrast to the gloom and doom being peddled over at Filipino Voices, Mangun opines that: Now, the difference between the [...]

]]> By: Mikey_Liling http://filipinovoices.com/heavy-economic-storm-clouds-over-rp/comment-page-1#comment-3126 Mikey_Liling Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:11:11 +0000 http://www.filipinovoices.com/?p=355#comment-3126 Filipinos are stupidly resilient. With the upcoming elections less than 2 years from now, the mood of the Filipinos is akin to the Israelites waiting for deliverance from their Egyptian Masters. A perfect storm is not enough to shake us from our stupor; we require an Act of God. Unfortunately, Moses and the plagues won’t be coming soon. Noli de Castro as President and Bong Revilla as Vice President, when that happens, maybe. But then again, these two are populists, and both are good looking. Time to go to the DFA office and renew my Philippine Passport. Filipinos are stupidly resilient.

With the upcoming elections less than 2 years from now, the mood of the Filipinos is akin to the Israelites waiting for deliverance from their Egyptian Masters.

A perfect storm is not enough to shake us from our stupor; we require an Act of God. Unfortunately, Moses and the plagues won’t be coming soon.

Noli de Castro as President and Bong Revilla as Vice President, when that happens, maybe.

But then again, these two are populists, and both are good looking.

Time to go to the DFA office and renew my Philippine Passport.

]]> By: cvj http://filipinovoices.com/heavy-economic-storm-clouds-over-rp/comment-page-1#comment-3120 cvj Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:16:06 +0000 http://www.filipinovoices.com/?p=355#comment-3120 On the likelihood of social unrest, Gloria Arroyo's populist card may have set the tone. On the likelihood of social unrest, Gloria Arroyo’s populist card may have set the tone.

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