XiChiBi's Weblog http://xichibi.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:03:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/f7af109a014f1583790a398edf258bbe?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png XiChiBi's Weblog http://xichibi.wordpress.com Why the Philippines Should Adopt a Federal Form of Government http://xichibi.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/why-the-philippines-should-adopt-a-federal-form-of-government/ http://xichibi.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/why-the-philippines-should-adopt-a-federal-form-of-government/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:03:23 +0000 xichibi http://xichibi.wordpress.com/?p=102 ]]>

Read here why the Republic of the Philippines should adopt a federal form of government.

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Read here why the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, should consider sending a unified team to the Olympic Games.

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Read here for a piece pointing out why democracies are bad for developing countries.

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Read here for a geopolitical analysis of Russia’s recognition of the independence of the two Georgian provinces, and how the West should respond.

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Read how democracy stands in the way of economic development for developing countries.

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Read here for an analysis of the superb Beijing Olympics ceremony on 8 August.

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Read here for a post about how “The Economist” is heavily biased against the Philippines.

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Read here for vegetarians about Martek’s life’s DHA supplements.

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Read here for one reason why being an EU candidate is good for a country.

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Read here for an opinion about the effects of the collapse of the Doha round of trade talks.

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