tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18212611.post851010451052787162..comments2023-06-03T21:23:56.934+08:00Comments on Placeholder: Rice and Chips: Replicating the Silicon Valley Modelcvjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00327799000000108953noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18212611.post-13107262333316626612007-07-26T00:14:00.000+08:002007-07-26T00:14:00.000+08:00Anna, i believe what you just described is a case ...Anna, i believe what you just described is a case of economic sabotage.cvjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327799000000108953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18212611.post-14255579144546589452007-07-25T20:59:00.000+08:002007-07-25T20:59:00.000+08:00In 1992, my company, a multinational and one of th...In 1992, my company, a multinational and one of the top 10 in the world in its domain, offered to invest more than 500m$ worth of technical knowhow, equipment, etc. in a project under FVR's self reliance program or the BOT scheme.<BR/><BR/>Everything was aboveboard. Company wanted to penetrate the market that after the US bases were vacated and thought RP was going to be a level playing field. We have shortliste potential local partners - Keppel, Baseco, and even EEI. All three were go, go. We finally signed an MOA with Keppel and the Naval dockyard.<BR/><BR/>We bought a software company for the occassion, recommended by one of FVR's people in Malacanang. Everything was going well but when we consistently refused to pay "commission" or facilitators' fee to some cabinet members, one of whom currently holds a seat in the SC, the whole thing stagnated. We had spent well over dozens of millions of dollars in due diligence reports, etc. and we thought we should cut our losses and sent our engineers home.<BR/><BR/>Can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Up to him.MBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051130751172337198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18212611.post-67971571680025629212007-07-25T20:48:00.000+08:002007-07-25T20:48:00.000+08:00Re: Valdes (was it?) acknowledges the useful role ...Re: Valdes (was it?) acknowledges the useful role that multinationals play in driving innovation.<BR/><BR/>No quarrel with that cvj. Quarrel is with non-innovative markets where multinationals are prepared to pump in investments in the hope of a decent ROI.<BR/><BR/>Philippines is one country that likes to be called innovative but suffers from non-innovation malignancy.<BR/><BR/>Root cause: rampant, across the board, endless, sky is the limit corruption.MBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051130751172337198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18212611.post-13565626065599161052007-07-24T06:39:00.000+08:002007-07-24T06:39:00.000+08:00arrgh. but i'd have to re-format everything to do ...arrgh. but i'd have to re-format everything to do it...ah well. i'll do it when i get sick of my layout. thanks!sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18212611.post-80309925531222985902007-07-22T22:09:00.000+08:002007-07-22T22:09:00.000+08:00Hi Sparks, go to 'Page Elements', then click on 'A...Hi Sparks, go to 'Page Elements', then click on 'Add a Page Element'. Choose 'Labels'.cvjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327799000000108953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18212611.post-42089267850148563042007-07-22T18:02:00.000+08:002007-07-22T18:02:00.000+08:00hey chad, i've a question. how'd you manage to get...hey chad, i've a question. how'd you manage to get your labels on the sidebar?sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.com