First off, I would like to congratulate the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) team which just arrived today and was awarded a presidential citation in Malacanang Palace by President Noynoy himself. It has been a while since I raised no-brainer questions in this blog. I believed the last time I did so was during the [...]
Archive for August, 2011
NBQs on the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation team
Posted: August 12, 2011 in ABS-CBN, Dragon boat racing, Florida, No-brainer questions, Philippine Air Lines, Philippine Dragon Boat Federation, Philippine Olympic Committee, Philippine Sports Commission, Tampa0
From AAA to AA+
Posted: August 6, 2011 in International political economy, Paul Krugman, United States, US debt crisisA last minute compromise between Democrats and Republicans last week may have averted a debt crisis and bankruptcy in the United States last week. However, it was enough to stop Standard & Poor’s, the ratings agency, to downgrade US debt paper from a pristine AAA to AA+ (with a negative outlook), the first downgrade [...]
President Noynoy’s Narita gamble
Posted: August 6, 2011 in MILF, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Moro National Liberation Front, Noynoy AquinoThursday night last week, as parts of the country were still reeling from the strong winds and rains unleashed by the tropical storm Kabayan, President Noynoy Aquino left the country and flew unannounced to Japan and met with Murad Ebrahim, chair of of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), in a hotel near the Narita [...]
