“What are the prospects of the Philippine economy after the presidential election of 2004?” Before speculating on this question, the paper discusses four major problems of the economy that the new president will face after the elections. These are (a) the weak long-term performance; (b) the...

Documentary evidence of the emergence and the eventual complete dominance of the Chinese mercantile traders (Sangleys) during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines is first presented. We identify the critical traits in the Sangley mercantile genome and the new contractual and...

The Notes are an extended set of observations based on a review of Philippine public infrastructure. Philippine infrastructure development dating back to 1966 reviews various accomplishments in infrastructure investment. The record of infrastructure investment from 1966 to 1983 is very...