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    It's probably a tattoo with a heart and "mum" on it. that's why he's a bit embarrassed about showing everyone.


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    Quote Originally Posted by UK/HKboy:
    It's probably a tattoo with a heart and "mum" on it. that's why he's a bit embarrassed about showing everyone.
    Here is his sister's triad tattoo


    Sara Duterte taunts Trillanes, posts ‘triad tattoo’ | News | GMA News Online

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    In a few years, given when I read on here, the PH will look like this:


    heaven on earth. I really hope for them but cant help but thin it aint gonna happen.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mat:
    In a few years, given when I read on here, the PH will look like this:


    heaven on earth. I really hope for them but cant help but thin it aint gonna happen.
    Weird post. No one thinks that. Is it getting better, the large majority think yes, safer, less crime, less poverty, less hunger, free tertiary education, free healthcare for the poor approved (already in place for many), more jobs, one of the fastest growing economies in the world...... starting from a low place with many extreme problems but moving up.

    This year it will overtake the economy of HK, perhaps in a century or two GDP per capita

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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
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    This year it will overtake the economy of HK,
    What does that mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mat:
    What does that mean?
    Sorry unclear. GDP.

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    Duterte has been meddling in the power industry this week. (or his Government, or senators, not sure which). Anyway, someone has decided to stop funding the electricity regulator and instead fold it into the department of energy. Now, the current regulator is pretty bad - but it is at least mainly predictable. There are a number of reforms that need to be made to it. However, the DOE is far far worse. Neither of these comments is related to corruption - merely competence! ERC is competent; DOE is mainly incompetent. I can't see this being an improvement (although stranger things have happened!).


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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    Sorry unclear. GDP.
    OK - hardly an achievement if you consider the size of the "countries" and the population concerned.

    It already overtook (if you can say that) Singapore but are we really comparing city state vs proper states?

    As a reminder the PH have more than 10 times the population of hk....

    Again not trying to be an arse Hull but you cant constantly only see the + in the PH. Country is changing but it is sooo far behind and there are sooo many issues that it's gonna be a long and painful process. Of course, we all want the country to succeed but let's compare apple w apple.

    The better measure is below:
    GDP per Capita.
    1 Macao $92,599
    2 Sinagpore $82,762
    3 Brunei $73,233
    4 Hong Kong $54,722
    6 Taiwan $45,854
    7 Japan $37,390
    8 South Korea $35,277
    9 Malaysia $24,654
    10 Thailand $16,835
    11 China $15,424
    12 Mongolia $12,161
    13 Indonesia $11,699
    14 Sri Lanka $11,189
    15 Bhutan $8,129
    16 Philippines $7,696
    17 India $6,748
    18 Vietnam $6,422
    19 Myanmar $5,953
    20 Laos $5,719
    21 Pakistan $5,120
    22 Timor-Leste $4,186
    23 Bangladesh $5,600
    24 Cambodia $3,736
    25 Nepal $2,481
    26 North Korea N/A

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mat:
    OK - hardly an achievement if you consider the size of the "countries" and the population concerned.

    It already overtook (if you can say that) Singapore but are we really comparing city state vs proper states?

    As a reminder the PH have more than 10 times the population of hk....

    Again not trying to be an arse Hull but you cant constantly only see the + in the PH. Country is changing but it is sooo far behind and there are sooo many issues that it's gonna be a long and painful process. Of course, we all want the country to succeed but let's compare apple w apple.

    The better measure is below:
    GDP per Capita.
    1 Macao $92,599
    2 Sinagpore $82,762
    3 Brunei $73,233
    4 Hong Kong $54,722
    6 Taiwan $45,854
    7 Japan $37,390
    8 South Korea $35,277
    9 Malaysia $24,654
    10 Thailand $16,835
    11 China $15,424
    12 Mongolia $12,161
    13 Indonesia $11,699
    14 Sri Lanka $11,189
    15 Bhutan $8,129
    16 Philippines $7,696
    17 India $6,748
    18 Vietnam $6,422
    19 Myanmar $5,953
    20 Laos $5,719
    21 Pakistan $5,120
    22 Timor-Leste $4,186
    23 Bangladesh $5,600
    24 Cambodia $3,736
    25 Nepal $2,481
    26 North Korea N/A
    Which is why I said "in a century or two perhaps GDP per capita ". Read my post.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HK_Katherine:
    Duterte has been meddling in the power industry this week. (or his Government, or senators, not sure which). Anyway, someone has decided to stop funding the electricity regulator and instead fold it into the department of energy. Now, the current regulator is pretty bad - but it is at least mainly predictable. There are a number of reforms that need to be made to it. However, the DOE is far far worse. Neither of these comments is related to corruption - merely competence! ERC is competent; DOE is mainly incompetent. I can't see this being an improvement (although stranger things have happened!).

    It is the House of Representatives (which does not mean Duterte's hand is not in it). This is for the 2018 budget which is in its early stages. Basically they have three months to get the ERC in order or they are all out of a job.