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Greg Bloom

@AsiaBloom

@lonelyplanet author; Kyiv Post Editor '99-'03; Partner, Bearcat Travel & A'Toda Madre Mezcaleria; Consultant writer/editor for MDBs. Views my own.

 Manila, Philippines
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Joined September 2010
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HELP US KEEP LAKE TAHOE SMALL BUSINESSES ALIVE! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/dQKK6Z7Y via @ChangePilipinas
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Tourism requires the right physical infrastructure to ensure resilience. adb.org/news/features/these-… via @ADB_HQ
With These Actions, Coastal and Marine Tourism can have a Bright Future

With These Actions, Coastal and Marine Tourism can have a Bright Future

In 2019, travel and tourism contributed more than 10% of the world’s GDP and employed some 333 million people—one in every eleven jobs.

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Here is the aforementioned poll ...
Asian Development Bank (@ADB_HQ) profile pictureAsian Development Bank
@ADB_HQ8 Jul 2022
How many countries in Asia and the Pacific are classified as ‘fragile and conflict-affected situations’?
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52%11
21%24
33 votes • Final results
Please feel free to vote in this poll based on a report I worked on for @ADB_HQ (expand the thread to vote)
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@ADB_HQ8 Jul 2022
Replying to @ADB_HQ
Populations in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS) are particularly vulnerable to climate change, violence, debt distress, and shocks. Find out more in ADB's FCAS annual report: ow.ly/45mK50JJav9
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Just a little something I worked on for @ADB_HQ
Asian Development Bank (@ADB_HQ) profile pictureAsian Development Bank
@ADB_HQ28 Jun 2022
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ADB is intensifying its focus on countries classified as fragile and conflict-affected situations. Fragile countries face elevated risks and lack the capacity to manage, absorb, or mitigate them. Read our first-ever FCAS Annual Report: ow.ly/45mK50JJav9
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Which of the following are considered drivers of fragility?
21%Poor governance
7%Climate change
7%Debt distress
65%All of the above
57 votes • Final results
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Written down like this Zelenskiy’s address tonight reads like a powerful poem.
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Solid stuff. Can Marcos Jr. be disqualified? opinion.inquirer.net/145705/…
Can Marcos Jr. be disqualified? | Inquirer Opinion

Can Marcos Jr. be disqualified? | Inquirer Opinion

Section 12 of the Omnibus Election Code disqualifies from running for any elective public position, including for President, anyone who has been convicted by final judgment of “any offense for which...

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Not even remotely shocking
Edson C. Guido (@EdsonCGuido) profile pictureEdson C. Guido@EdsonCGuido27 Oct 2021
LOOK: The Philippines is ranked last for the 2nd straight month in the latest Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking
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The world according to Boo. Always on point about the Ph's bumbling response to pandemic @boochanco Revenge shopping philstar.com/business/2021/1…

Revenge shopping

All pandemics end eventually. The Economist observed in a recent newsletter that “COVID-19 has started down that path and will gradually become endemic.

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$30 Million ADB Financing to Support Cambodia’s COVID-19 Response adb.org/news/30-million-adb-… via @adb_HQ
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@business6 Oct 2021
It's at the bottom of the list.

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Yep. Yep. Yep. 'We’re ranked at or very close to the bottom in international surveys of a country’s education of its kids. And that’s *before* COVID-19.' "we are destined for a generation of underachievers." Dire straits opinion.inquirer.net/144981/…
Dire straits | Inquirer Opinion

Dire straits | Inquirer Opinion

COVID-19 has brought us to our knees. The damage it has done, added to some poor decisions by the government in response to the pandemic, means that even though we’ll probably recover to pre-pandemic...

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Zero surprise. Spectacular fails in every aspect of Philippines' Covid-19 response. Tightest restrictions? Check. Worst recession in SE Asia? Check. Most cases/deaths per capita in SE Asia? Check. Only country in world w/out any face-to-face classes since March 2020? Check.
Edson C. Guido (@EdsonCGuido) profile pictureEdson C. Guido@EdsonCGuido6 Oct 2021
LOOK: The Philippines is now ranked last in the latest Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index
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Usually if you have tight restrictions, you save lives but the economy suffers. If you have loose restrictions, you save the economy but a lot of people die. Here they managed to kill the economy AND a lot of people. You really can have your cake and eat it too.
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Ph is close to last in the Bloomberg Covid-response ranking too. All the Dutertards who defend the president's record on COVID-19 ad nauseum can stfu now.
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Quotes from yours truly, along with Camille Pilar and Nella Lomotan of *EcoExplorations*, in this BBC article by @escapeartistes on travel in the Philippines. Get ready! Discover the adventure-seeker's paradise bbc.com/storyworks/travel/sp… #Ad via @bbcstoryworks

Islands of adventure

Discover the adventure-seeker's paradise

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Happy to help,@escapeartistes. Hoping travel in the Philippines opens up sooner rather than later.
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How utterly abhorrent ... For 8 years in a row, Philippines is deadliest country in Asia for environment defenders – watchdog newsinfo.inquirer.net/148742…

PH deadliest country in Asia for environment defenders – watchdog | Inquirer News

For the eighth consecutive year, the Philippines remains the deadliest country in Asia for environmental defenders, with escalating attacks against indigenous peoples protecting their lands, accord...

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