Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Power of the Purse: What People Do To Get Elected And Why

What do Nic Garces, Gaudencio Bueno, Alfredo Abcede, Segundo Baldovi, Nic V. Garces and German F. Villanueva all have in common?

They gained notoriety in Philippine history by running for president every time there was an election for president. They ran and ran for the same position but in the end, their quixotic ambitions turned to failures.


Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The 5 Peso Retail Phenomenon

Last night on News on Q, Winnie Monsod said that the price index has gone up 15 times since 1979. But the income of most Filipinos has not kept pace.

Companies are pouncing on this reality by coming out with smaller cuts of their products to sweep in every peso that Juan dela Cruz has in his pocket.