Listed Firms at Philippine Stock Exchange Raise A Lot of Moolah

As a personal investor in the Philippine Stock Exchange, I was actually glad to hear of the news that listed firms were able to raise 107.5 billion pesos when they listed this year!  I actually did not invest in any IPO this year but these IPO's included Megawide Construction Corp., Puregold Price Club, Cirtek Holdings, Calapan Ventures and Touch Solutions.

I also learned now that trading has been extended to 3PM.  How cool is that!  With seven record highs this year, our own PSE is doing very well vis-a-vis our peers in the region. I personally am going to plow in more money into our portfolio this year!

Relocate or Die!

It must be really ironic to die because of a plane crash - and not be in the airplane in the first place!  Well, it has happened before, and it did happen over the weekend when that small airplane crashed into a crowded slum community near the NAIA.  I guess the residents have finally faced the threat of death in the face - and with a very high price to pay!  At last count, 12 people had to die because they lived near the airport!  So now, the government has to enforce strictly the rule not to live very near the airport.  It's relocate or die!  But in a fatalistic society like ours, I'm sure the people in that poor neighborhood would just let God protect them.  It's not a very easy decision since these people have jobs nearby - and will most likely be relocated somewhere farther than usual.  But the bitter pill has to be swallowed now, otherwise, what if a jumbo jet crashes on them in the future!  That would a disaster of catastrophic consequences! 

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PNoy Standing Up To The Paid Bullies of Our Own Supreme Court

For someone who was not even elected to the position he is now, Renato Corona has the gall to thumb the noses of us poor and stupid Filipinos, by allowing Gloria to leave the country!  If not for the quick action of today's poster girl for Aksyon Agad, De Lima, Miss Bansot would've done a Ramona Revilla! Que horror!  

I'm glad he's going to be impeached.  A paid hack like him ought to be. And Ateneo Law School should check their ethics subjects.  Guys like Corona give their law school such a bad name!  

Frankly, how dare he go against the will of the Filipino people.  He is not even elected but was just appointed by a president who cheated during elections!  I'm really glad P-Noy stood up to him.  Go P-Noy!  Put all these guys like Corona and Gloria in jail where they belong.  They are the main reasons why many Filipinos are poor!  They just protect their own interests and businesses and cronies!  They only pretend to care about our country but they're really wolves in sheep's clothing. 

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Annette Gozon Abrogar: From the Courtroom to the Spotlight

I'm sure the worlds of law and showbiz may seem to intersect at some points because of their flair for flamboyance, but in doing the nitty-gritty details of really managing a major film studio like GMA Films, getting a lawyer to do the actual job may seem weird at face value.  But since Annette Gozon Abrogar is the daughter of Atty. Felipe Gozon, president and CEO of GMA Network, now we have two trained lawyers in positions of influence and power to change the programming and entertainment landscape of the Philippines.

I don't really watch local TV since rarely does a local program speak about my life but I do watch local movies, and GMA Films' latest production, The Road, has introduced me to several contract stars of GMA 7.  Anyhow, anyone can go into film producing since we are all, at heart, movie buffs, and we all have stories to tell, so I'm sure Ms. Gozon-Abrogar will find the right talent and right material to make into movies and entertain the Filipino people.

Lalaine Chu-Benitez: Showing the Way for Filipinas in the Middle East

For any Filipino who has traveled or lived abroad, the stereotypes and discrimination of us being Filipinos continue to abound - and it was these things that Lalaine Chu-Benitez sought to change as she saw how her, being Filipina, was being devalued in the eyes of her co-workers and by the people of her host country.   

Through the past 20 years that she has been based in Dubai, she established the magazine, Ilustrado, to show the people in that part of the world, that Filipinas are not only just maids or sex workers, but are competent professionals in any field they choose to work in.  Because of her assertiveness, many of her kababayans have proudly shown their employers that Filipinas can be as good if not even better, than their white counterparts.  By fighting the stereotype, she has opened doors for other Filipinas to shine in their respective fields - in a place where even the native women are constricted to do as they please.

Juan Paulo Reyes Wins the Family Category at Faith Shorts 2011

Juan Paulo Reyes' entry into the Faith Shorts 2011, a global competition run by the Tony Blair Foundation (TBFF) has won in the Fanily category in the said competition. It's a short film which delivers a lot of impact - focusing on faith, especially to young people who have to deal with a deadly disease like cancer - and their resiliency and outlook at that point in their lives.

US Consumer Sentiment Rises to Six-Month High in December

 

Well, the US is an important market, even to my business, so it's a good thing to read this news today.  It's actually very important that Americans spend and spend a lot, since they serve as impetus for exporters like me to earn in dollars and help my own country.   I hope Obama continues with his economic policies to make his countrymen spend like they used to.

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