Smartmatic/TIM PCOS machines: Will they work to contract specifications today? The Philippine Star reports today that “foreign investors have adopted a wait-and-see attitude, putting on hold or temporarily withdrawing their investments in the Philippines due to jitters over today’s elections, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo. Gunigundo is quoted saying: [...]
Archive for the ‘Manny Villar’ Category
The Philippine political-business cycle
Posted: May 10, 2010 in 2010 elections, Cojuangcos, Erap, governance, Hacienda Luisita, Manny Villar, Noynoy Aquino, Philippine politics, Political economy, Political-business cycle1
NBQ on Villar II
Posted: April 29, 2010 in 2010 elections, Manny Villar, Philippine politics, UncategorizedPrefatory disclosures: I was the chief of staff of then Representative Manuel A. Roxas II from September 1994 to April 1995. For the May 10 elections, I have my own choices for president and vice-president but I will not and cannot openly campaign for them. As a faculty member of the state university, the University [...]
No-brainer Q on Manny Villar
Posted: April 24, 2010 in 2010 elections, Erap, Manny Villar, Philippine politicsWould the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have given Manny Villar the extra ‘time of day’ if he was a mere private citizen and not the Senate president in 2007? Villar claims he met PSE officials as a private citizen. At the time, Villar met with the PSE board [...]
What now Gibo?
Posted: April 4, 2010 in 2010 elections, Erap, Gibo Teodoro, GMA, Manny Villar, Noynoy Aquino, Philippine politicsWe were unconscionably titillated over the Holy Week by news that the First Gentleman, Mike Arroyo, instructed a number of trusted allies (particularly the powerful Garcia clan of Cebu) to abandon support fort Gibo Teodoro and help Manny Villar instead. This bit gave credence to loose talk about Villaroyo being the Palace’s true candidate. Notwithstanding [...]
