The annual inflation rate in Iloilo City and the rest of Iloilo province rose in October 2024, outpacing the national average from data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Inflation in Iloilo City climbed to 4.1%, while the province… Read More »Inflation: Iloilo and Iloilo City record higher inflation
How we have been duped 90.5% In 2018, the Royal Statistical Society named as its International Statistic of The Year, the number 90.5%, which represents the proportion of plastic waste that has never been recycled. Imagine that. Put another way,… Read More »Plastic and the fallacy of reduce, reuse, recycle
Balancing Renewable Energy Transition and Sustainable Economic Growth “… energy systems across countires are unique to local circumstances, the economic structure, socio‐economic priorities, and countries will adopt multiple pathways to pursue an effective energy transition”. Roberto Bocca, Head of Shaping… Read More »Between Hinay-Hinay Lang and Now Na!
When asked about a choice between having a low-cost but unreliable supply of electricity and a reliable but relatively expensive supply of electricity, consumers, particularly business consumers, would almost always choose the latter. Of course, this does not negate the… Read More »ALIJIS: A Cautionary Tale for Electric Cooperatives
Over 6 months after The Blackout, where are we now? Sitting on pins and needles It’s the rainy season. As the inexcusable New Year’s Blackout recedes further in our rear-view mirror, the cool weather we experience breeds a false sense… Read More »BLACKOUT, TEH? ANO NA NATABO?
UP Visayas and the Institute of Contemporary Economics will be co-hosted Pagtalupangod: The Iloilo Economic Forum and Roundtable Discussion.The forum provided an overview of the performance of the local economyand its prospects going forward. Much has been made of the… Read More »Institute of Contemporary Economics Champions Iloilo’s Economic Future at “Pagtalupangod” Forum
Why Jalaur may not be enough. Highlights:• The water supply problem in Iloilo is not new but circumstances may have changed as a result of the rapid pace of economic growth.• We have estimated water demand as 250 million liters… Read More »Iloilo – Ang Banwa Ko nga Wala Tubi
A Look at the Clunker that is the Philippine DRRM Environment. A wise man once shared with me the observation that if everything that Filipinos have written about anything actually happened, we would have been a developed country a long… Read More »Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM)
Context, industry structure overview and characteristics of successful hubs Urong-sulong: a telenovela of many parts This paper was originally going to be about looking into the feasibility of setting up an air transportation and logistics hub adjacent to or in… Read More »An Introduction to Air Transportation and Logistics Hubs (Part 1)
A look at changes in consumer spending behavior. Highlights:The post-pandemic period has shown evidence of changes in consumer spending behaviorConsumer spending has recovered reaching P16.7 trillion in 2022, 17.1% above the 2019 figureThe numbers show evidence validating two themes –… Read More »What are Filipinos Spending On: The Pandemic Effect