Less than ten days after PNoy unveiled his plan for public-private partnerships as the vehicle through which he would pay for social and physical infrastructure citing a potential $100-million deal covering the lease of the naval facilities on Roxas Blvd as an example, San Miguel vice chair Ramon S Ang has upped the ante with a $10-billion deal to purchase Pagcor, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation.

Should the government sell all of its stake in Pagcor given the potential for it to realize better returns in the future if it holds on to a minority stake in it? Or should the government attempt go straight to the market and privatize the company by floating it in the stock exchange by itself?

2010 SONA President Benigno S. Aquino III
State of the Nation Address
of His Excellency
Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
to the Congress of the Philippines
Session Hall of the House of Representatives
July 26, 2010
[Batasan Pambansa Complex, …

Speech by Senator Benigno S. “Noynoy” Aquino III delivered on January 21, 2010 before the members of the Makati Business Club at the Peninsula Manila Hotel, Makati City
Four-part video of the speech, courtesy of NoyTV …

A Social Contract with the Filipino People
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Action Plan on Corruption
Corruption is the main cause of poverty in the country and the reason why Filipinos have lost trust in government. Noynoy …

Economy: Walang Maiiwan!
Action Plan on the Economy
Underlying all the problems and weaknesses of the country and the economy is corruption and the weakening of our democratic institutions. We will restore trust in government …

New Customs chief’s target: 2 big smugglers every 2 weeks
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07/08/10
MANILA, Philippines – Newly-appointed Bureau of Customs (BoC) chief Angelito Alvarez on Thursday said he will name 2 big-time smugglers every 2 weeks and …

Aquino government files first tax evasion case
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07/15/10

MANILA, Philippines – The Aquino government filed its first tax evasion case on Thursday to launch its campaign to shore up shaky revenues and cut the budget …