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Ruben Almendras
Ruben Almendras
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Who won the last elections?
by Ruben Almendras - August 1, 2023 - 12:00am
The festering issue of the canvassing manipulation and cheating in the 2022 election has been in social media, the inside pages of the main media, and broadcast media.
The Manchurian candidate/president
by Ruben Almendras - July 25, 2023 - 12:00am
There are actually two “Manchurian Candidate” movies.
Management failure of government
by Ruben Almendras - July 18, 2023 - 12:00am
The recent fiasco regarding the Department of Tourism campaign logo and video, the Gadon appointment, the airport and other transport problems, the increasing rice prices, and even the ?3-million Pagcor logo hullaballoo...
Hyperbolic parodies  of “Love the Philippines”
by Ruben Almendras - July 11, 2023 - 12:00am
The recent advertising fiasco/scandal of the Philippine Department of Tourism, (DOT) that has gone viral in the main and social media nationally and internationally on the use of scenic pictures from other countries...
365 days of ineptitude
by Ruben Almendras - July 4, 2023 - 12:00am
It has been a year since the administration of BBM has been running the government and the people and all media have been assessing how it has done so far, especially in relation to their promises during the campaign....
Erosion of political power
by Ruben Almendras - June 27, 2023 - 12:00am
The ongoing advances in information and communication technology makes the diminished stature or fall of politicians faster and wider.
Independence/freedom from what?
by Ruben Almendras - June 13, 2023 - 12:00am
Strictly and historically, Independence Day means the end of the domination of a foreign or external power/country.
Information technology and democracy “Part 2”
by Ruben Almendras - June 6, 2023 - 12:00am
The impact of Information Technology on the world in society, economy, governance, and ideology is so immense and fast that nobody could have predicted or anticipated the consequences.
Organizational defects of governments
by Ruben Almendras - May 30, 2023 - 12:00am
I cringe every time I read that the government is composing a task force or setting up an inter-agency committee to address an issue, or solve a problem, as this is an indication that the present government organization...
2023 BSP-IMF financial stability conference
by Ruben Almendras - May 23, 2023 - 12:00am
The excessive monetary easing by governments and central banks during the pandemic, the ensuing inflation due to the over-liquidity and the supply chain disruptions, then the corrective increases of policy interest...
Prescriptions for a slowing economy
by Ruben Almendras - May 16, 2023 - 12:00am
The Philippines Statistics Authority reported last Thursday that the Gross Domestic Product of the country grew by 6.4% in the first quarter of 2023.
Limitations of economic forecasts
by Ruben Almendras - May 9, 2023 - 12:00am
I was invited to speak at the PICPA Eastern Visayas Conference last week on the topic, Philippine Economic Forecast 2023 and Beyond.
The price or/of financial stability
by Ruben Almendras - April 25, 2023 - 12:00am
Many countries are experiencing single to double-digit price inflation with some countries in triple digits (over 100% annually), like Argentina, Zimbabwe, Syria, and Venezuela.
Military and police pensions unsustainable?
by Ruben Almendras - April 18, 2023 - 12:00am
The pensions we are referring here is for all the Military and Uniformed Personnel which includes the Army, Navy, Marines, PNP, BJMP, BFP, PCG, PPSC, and BuCor.
Trump’s indictment and the Filipinos
by Ruben Almendras - April 11, 2023 - 12:00am
Former US president Donald Trump was indicted last week on 34 counts of felony in New York in connection with the “hush money” payments to illegally influence the 2016 presidential elections.
China’s Communist Party Conundrum
by Ruben Almendras - March 28, 2023 - 12:00am
The Chinese government’s geo-political maneuvers, cold war tactics, and massive propaganda aren’t necessarily approved or known to majority of the Chinese people.
A disaster waiting to happen
by Ruben Almendras - March 21, 2023 - 12:00am
In the first general membership meeting of the Financial Executives Association of Cebu, the main speaker was retired Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas deputy governor Diwa Gunigundo. A UP Economics graduate with a master’s...
Governments “gaslighting” the people
by Ruben Almendras - March 14, 2023 - 12:00am
“Gaslight” is a 1944 movie by George Cukor starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotton, and Angela Lansbury.
Social and ideological dimensions of WWIII
by Ruben Almendras - March 7, 2023 - 12:00am
The ongoing escalation of the financial/economic sanctions on Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, and the continuing bombardment of Ukraine are indicative that there is already a new Cold War, together with the...
The ongoing and coming world war
by Ruben Almendras - February 28, 2023 - 12:00am
Recent events like the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chinese escalation in the South China Sea, and the continuing missiles tests by North Korea, are beating the drums of war. 
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