Have the recent political developments caused decline in business activities in the Philippines?

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Early on, this post thinks no but the prolonged and deteriorating political situaiton have now caused fall in investor confidence, lack of focus among population and have divided the nation.   Its now affecting business.  

Risk management or being ultraconservative?

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This post just show collapsed building at the cities in Southern Philippines which experienced magnitude 7.8 tremors recently.     Many have been injured many have died.

We had a project in Polomolok, a municipality 15 km from Gen San and we could have gone on investment spree at neighboring towns which now are very progressive.

But the recent earthquake may have pushed back progress by a couple of decades.  Maybe reconstruction will be quick.  The earthquakes have been strick building inspectors.   And clearly many have subscribed to lower magnitude of earthquake, or enforcement have not been up to par.

This post avoided investmentments in

    1.   Tagaytay (near Taal volcano)

    2.    Baguio (Punongbayan said that a lot of geological changes will take place in Baguio

    3     Pampanga and Zambales (due to PInatubo)

    4.    Bulacan (it is sinking)

Is this post being ultraconservative or is this wise risk management?

What Patton did to Lt who stole from house of conquered civilians

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The usual paradigm for the military is for victor to bring home the spoils.  Thus the Nazi loot, Yamashita gold.  But Patton was against that.   Patton did not want the victors to pillage.  There is no honor in fighting and killing others to be the same as the people whom you fought....

One of the things that conquerors must do is not to steal from the captured territory.

"No taking of captured, no looting"   Theft was  subject to court martial

Patton asked the Lt to remove his uniform and remove the bars of his rank.  He  was demoted to private

I took up reserve training and this does not seem to be the rule.   The organic officer seem to be stealing the uniform budget and even the patrol allowance.   Let us awaken the ghost of Patton.

Real estate has now become very expensive; how do you find shelter for the future generation

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Early on this post tried very hard and entered into housing development in order to provide affordable housing for the working class.   The housing loans were P180K at most but land was cheap:   2 numbers and construction cost was still 4 digits.

But now raw land is in high 4 to 5  (in some areas this is 7 numbers) numbers and construction cost is in mid 5 numbers.     You cant reach their affordability  level.  And the wages, productivity are not keeping up.  

Are we in the same status as other countries where affordability, even rent is beyond the rich of the middle class (even In Japan, US, Europe) that is why citizens sleep in cars or tent (homelessness is up)

What happens to our childrens housing?  What can be the solution?   Capsule shelters, tents?

Our country's leaders are focusing on the wrong metrics; there is too much noise and confusion

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There is too much noise and squid ink, and too much confusion.  We need clarity and be clear on what matters most

We talk about impeachment and numbers in Senate:   11 -13.    And who is going to jump

We forget about us not reaching our 6% GDP growth, 7.1% inflation.       Politicking is more important than stomach of our people

Being independent and being in control - the goal of an entrepreneur - how a former lawyer who was disbarred chose to work on her own instead of just being another employee

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This post watched this video yesterday.  

This was a video regarding a waitress who was former lawyer associate but was disbarred due to a frame up by colleagues and had to make do as waitress.

During a signing of a contract, she noticed and saw through the documents of  poison pill which she authored and now buried deep into voluminous contract that says that all previosu legal liabilities would be passed on to the acquirer in the merger being made (We always insert -  there are no liabilities, real or contingent and the Vendor shall protect the VENDEE from any lawsuit or claim against whomsoever at the formers expense"

Maya  revealed that the poison pill will make the VENDEE liable  for a fine of $500 milliion in a $3.7 billion deal.    The Vendee must back out of a deal because of a potential half billion dollar loss.

So when the Vendee was about to sign, she said do not sign and the Vendor was angry.  The Vendee brought the waitress to their head office researched on her CV and found out:    

       1.   She was former law associate 

       2.   She was disbarred

 The Vendee was taking in Maya and Maya proposed a deal

     1.  They file a lawsuit vs the VENDOR a thin paper work which would mean the suspension of corporate papers and the clean up

      2  Or sign an agreemetn wherein:

          VendOR would surrender ownership for  $2B sale, and remaining  30% ownership

           and Vendees clean company do the clena up for  much lower amount and using their clean

           carbon credits

      In the deal, Maya saved the  Vendee, $1.5 billion in acquisition cost plus potentiallly $500 million in 

in clean up or $2 billion total

     Maya was offered a $600,000 a year pay, a senior management position plus a new car, and residence.    Maya knowing that the Vendee the employer would sooner or later disagree and fire her refused.!

     SHE WANTED INDEPENDENCE AS MOST ENTREPRENEURS WOULD!

     Instead she would:

    1.  Be a head of lawfirm and her fist client is the Vendee for $10.00 million engagement

    2   Strike a deal with the party that caused her disbarment so that she could be a lawyer again

From a lawyer to a waitress being humiliated and disbarred, being a white knight in a deal, and reestablishing her career as a lawyer.

Lessons:

1.  It pays to be patient (as Maya did being silent for a decade in her disbarment)

2.  Hire a good lawyer and accountant as you grow in size.

3  Your action change as you lower or higher your goal.  Being on your own rather than being rich made her change her decision

4.  Beware of poison pills  (as in the case of Lopez quarrel.  Family quarrels occur as I have experienced>)