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1BR Furnished Condo @ Eastwood City
|Per week
|Per month
- Fully Furnished
- 24 hr security
- Very close to Eastwood City Cyberpark, Cyberone mall, 711 convenience store, David's Saloon, chapel, restaurants and free shuttle bus around Eastwood City
- 24-7 coffee shops and fast food restaurants
- Free wi-fi internet access around the neighborhood
- Free use of smart bro mobile internet
- Across Eastwood Mall
**Rate will vary depending on current exchange rate.
**Utilities included
Arvin .
Property Rates
|Mar 01 2017
|Jun 30 2017
|Full Period
|Check In: 12 p.m. Check Out: 10 a.m.
|Deposits: US$200 security and damage deposit. Booking confirmation upon receipt of deposit.
|Payment Options: Money Order, PayPal
Reviews for this vacation condo rental in Quezon City, Philippines
Cora Bickford
QLD, Australia
1bd condo at One Central Park, Unit 10B
October 24, 2013
Me and my husband didn't have a comfortable stay in this unit due to the "VERY" noisy air-conditioners both in the lounge room and bedroom apart from that everything was fine. For that reason, we wont be recommending this unit to any of our friends or family.
Derrick Fidel
Sacramento, CA USA
Merlyn Galanga Hollis
Virginia USA
January 17, 2013
The room is fine . The location is hard for commuter. Very crowded place.No wifi too . You have to use the internet cafe.It is good for people who just need a place to sleep.
Yolanda Manalaysay Herring
australia n.s.w coffs harbour
going for another visit to pinas..an may be goingd
January 8, 2013
i,always stay at eastwood we just came back last october and we stayed at arvin apartment and the rent is not too bad..and its very close to my parents place..the security know me i did stayed at orchard rd.so many times..
Robert C. Ramirez
Los Angeles,Ca.
My stay in Eastwood
January 3, 2013
Rented this Condo for 7 Days. DEC 12 to DEC 18. 2011. $200. a week at the time. Only Stayed Two Night. The Condo Did not have Hot Water and No Water Heater to Turn On. The Condo Smell so Bad they were Burning Scented Oil when I got there. After two days of Cold Showers, the Bad Smell and getting a Cold. I moved out to the GO HOTEL. I emailed the Owner Mr. Arvin C. Who Lives in Canada and he told me that HOT WATER was Not in the Description. As you can see, It's Still Not In The Description. Tita Yolly the Manager, She was a Angel, She Offered to give me the $20. She gets from the Owner Mr. Arvin C. Tita Yolly is why I did not Write a review before now. Robert C. Ramirez
peter tagulao
fairfield, ca, usa
we meet a friend in the process
September 16, 2012
nice location.....walking distance from everything..church, restaurants, mall, spa,bar & grills (can't forget that).nice and quiet and safe for family with little kids.i highly recommend this place to all my friends rather checking in to a motel/hotel....
Merly Ortiz Fajardo-Ryder
Fort St. John , BC Canada
Rainy Holiday
August 31, 2012
It was pouring rain when we arrived in Manila, the trip on the way to Eastwood was pretty smooth about 30 minutes drive from the international airport and the property manager "Tita Yolly" was there to help us settled in . She was very accomodating . The room can accomodate at least 3 persons . But it is designed for an individual or only for a couple. Nice and quiet location of the room although there's not much window to see the city view . The condo is accessible to all amenities, there is 7/11 convenience store just on the bottom of the building and banks are everywhere. Accross the condo is the Eastwood mall , and so many restaurants to choose from. High end shopping centers is only steps away. Other shopping centers are located outside the Eastwood City but you can flag a taxi from outside the condo if you want to go somewhere else. The condo is very secure and the staffs are polite . Internet connections is an issue inside the room, I tried to use the Smart Bro to use the internet but it didn't work for me, wasn't sure !. But there are coffee shops outside the condo that has free Wi-Fi and if you hang-out at the lobby you can get a signal too. It was a good location to stay even for a two week holiday, although there was a typhoon , I felt very safe in the condo, there wasn't any power interruptions as well. I would stay again in this place in the future if permits. Can't wait to get back in the Philippines again, nice country , friendly people , good food and most of all it's my home country . It's more fun in EASTWOOD CITY ,QUEZON CITY PHILIPPINES ;)
Carlo Mauricio
Jersey City, NJ USA
Luisa Cardenas
Ottawa Canada
March 1, 2011
From the night I arrived in the Philippines at this so called "condo", my nightmare started. Maria their so called real estate broker ended up late for 2 hours as I waited in the non-airconditioned lobby of this condo. As she finally arrived, the place was a mess. Not even cleaned and set up for the mattress and everything in the condo was not even prepared for the client. The place was very dirty, old and outdated in all furnishings. The couches and beds were wrapped in plastics so it made it very uncomfortable sitting or lying down on it. The place was supposedly equipped with hot water which was not and no ammenities. It's suppose to be 5 years old but looked more like 15 years for the place was like a dungeon. Very poor living conditions for there were cockroaches all over the counters and in the bathrooms. During my stay there, the electricity was cut off and I ended up explaining myself for two hours to the administrative people that I am not the owner but just the renter for this facilitiy. The actual owner,Arvin has not paid his electeric bill for awhile and that was the reason they cut off his electricity. Too bad for me I was the one in the unit during that time. The so called security people I found were incompetent, rude and abusive to Balik-bayan people. They harrassed my wife and myself till the very last day we were leaving for Canada. This condo is a Balik-bayan's nightmare and I will not recommend it to anyone especially Canadians. It is a hell hole!!!


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When we interview EMTs and other first responders for the Lauren's Hope blog, it's usually to get their front-lines perspective on what works best in an emergency when it comes to medical alert jewelry. For instance, a firefighter we interviewed explained that medical condition tattoos are generally quite ineffective because EMTs simply don't look for them, they're hard to see in some scenarios, and so many people have tattoos that a medical tattoo simply would not stand out. Others have explained that having your child wear an ICE (In Case of Emergency) ID is a great idea even for kids without medical concerns because kids don't carry identification cards, and having that ICE information handy enables faster parent and caregiver notifications in an emergency.
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More and more often, it seems that everyday people are becoming caregivers. Our parents are living longer and may need late-life caretaking. Increasing numbers of children are developing life-threatening food allergies, and 1 in every 88 children has some form of autism. Whether you're a parent caretaker of a young child, a grown child of a parent needing care, or both, we highly recommend that you wear an ICE ID.
Emergency Room physicians deal with life-and-death situations every day, handling all manner of traumas, illnesses, and injuries. Among them are ER pediatricians, specialists like Dr. Andrea E. C. Shah, M.D., a Jefferson Medical College alumnus who completed her pediatric residency at DuPont Hospital for Children. "I have spent my career practicing mostly acute care pediatrics in a multitude of settings," says Dr. Shah, a Florida resident and mom of three active boys, "including hospitals, emergency departments, pediatric acute care centers, and private pediatric offices."
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Recently, we sat down with Jeremy, a Lauren's Hope customer, father of two girls with epilepsy, and an Engineer with Santa Barbara City Fire, to talk about the importance of wearing medical ID jewelry and how it aids first responders in the event of an emergency. He had so much great information that we decided to share his entire interview in two exclusive Lauren's Hope blog posts! To read our first interview with Jeremy click here.
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This Friday, May 18, 2012 is National Bike to Work Day, and that got us thinking about cycling safety, particularly about ICE (In Case of Emergency) IDs for cyclists.
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Exercise is an extremely important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And since it's still swimsuit season, staying in shape is more important than ever! But exercising outdoors among the elements also poses a threat to any and all workout devotees - regardless of whether they have a medical condition. Here are three major reasons why an ICE ID bracelet is another important element of an active lifestyle.
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Maybe you wear your Lauren's Hope bracelet every day, everywhere you go. You may be a devoted customer with a serious medical condition who understands the importance of always wearing your medical ID bracelet. But you may have never thought about your perfectly healthy parents, children, or significant other as needing emergency identification in the event of a crisis...what would happen to them? Would medical personnel know who they are? Who to contact? Answer these questions and calm your fears with an in case of emergency identification bracelet.
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Aamir starting acting school in Peepli Live village!
The villagers of Bhadwai, including the Head of Panchayat, came to know the scope of the film industry when they attended the music release function of Peepli Live. So, they have requested Aamir to start an acting school for their children. The request has been forwarded to Mahmood Farooqui, the co-director of Peepli Live.
"The villagers' request surprised Aamir. However, he realised their request was genuine and that the children were keen on learning the nuances of filmmaking," Mid-Day quoted a source as saying. "Yes, Aamir Khan Productions has informed me of this request. We would love to have an acting school for the kids. I will definitely work on this with them," confirmed Farooqui.
Directed by Anusha Rizvi, Peepli Live deals with the pledge of the farmers. It features Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead roles and is set for release on August 13.


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8th Annual EYE HEART NYE: Streets of San Francisco
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December 31st, 2016
The 8th Annual 'EYE HEART NYE'
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• Located on the waters edge at Historic Fort Mason Center
• Recognized by Rolling Stone & VICE as one of the nation's Top NYE Parties!
• Voted "Best Event in San Francisco" by the California Music & Culture Assoc.
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LAS VEGAS – Unbeaten six-time, five-division titlewinner Floyd Mayweather Jr. was the unquestioned star of Wednesday's press conference at the MGM Grand promoting Saturday night's HBO Pay Per View clash with WBC welterweight beltholder Victor Ortiz.
But while Mayweather drew much of the attention with his healthy penchant for holding court and entertaining media members, Oscar De La Hoya, who is often the target of insults from Mayweather, drew attention from a small group of reporters in a remote corner of the stage.
"I have four months, seven days and six hours [of recovery time from drugs and alcohol], but who is counting," said De La Hoya, 38, who has expressed no regrets about going public with private turmoil that included an addiction to cocaine and alcohol, infidelity to his wife and suicidal thoughts.
"I would have been hurt [by Mayweather's attacks] four months, five days and a few hours ago, but now, it's like, 'Hey, I'm human. I've made mistakes.'"
De La Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions which is sponsoring Mayweather-Ortiz, has said that although he was "living a lie for a lot of years, there's a lot of weight off of my shoulders."
De La Hoya spent time in a rehabilitation center and became a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
"I did this for myself. Now I can live. Now, I can breathe, you know," said De La Hoya. "I made amends to myself, and I proved it to myself. Everything else, I guess, you know is pudding on the cake I guess."
"Floyd Mayweather has changed boxing," proclaimed Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe during Wednesday's press conference. "Instead of Pay Per View, it's 'May Per View.'"
There is doubt that Mayweather is the sport's "Money" man, coming off of a unanimous decision over Shane Mosley in May of last year that totaled 1.4 million Pay-Per-View buys and earned the fighter a career-high $40 million, according to Ellerbe.
Even before the Pay Per View totals, Mayweather had accomplished a career milestone with his guaranteed $22.5 million purse.
Mayweather's purse ranked No. 1 all time for a non-heavyweight bout, with Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and James "Buster" Douglas all having had guarantees that surpassed his.
Mayweather's $40 million fell short of De La Hoya's $54 million earned after his loss to Mayweather, which set a pay-per-view boxing record of 2.4 million buys.
Mayweather's average pay-per-view buys entering the bout with Mosley — a total of $48 million for six fights — ranked as the highest all time.
In his past seven fights, he has generated 6.9 million buys that have generated $375 million in revenue.
His robe and trunks were made of red leather and black mink. He was led into the ring by the musical group, The O'Jays, singing "For The Love Of Money."
A man dressed as Elvis Presley dished out fake dollar bills to fans, a show girl walked on stilts, and there were deafening, gun-shot sound effects.
Will he top that Saturday night?
"Our ring walk will be very, very creative. We've got some creative things that we're going to do this go around," promised Mayweather. "The main thing is to bring creativity and to have fun, and we're having fun."
In one of Ortiz's most exciting fights, a sixth-round knockout loss to Marcos Maidana, Ortiz was floored twice but scored three knockdowns against his opponent in June of 2009.
Ortiz scored a third-round knockdown in his next fight, a seventh-round stoppage of Antonio Diaz in Dec. of 2009.
Ortiz came up with one knockdown each in a 10th-round knockout and unanimous decision, respectively, over Hector Alatore and ex-titleholder Nate Campbell in February and May of last year.
Next, there was a third-round knockout of former beltholder Vivian Harris that featured three knockdowns in September of last year, and a draw with Lamont Peterson, whom Ortiz dropped twice in the third round in December of last year.
In his last fight, Ortiz dethroned current IBF beltholder Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KOs) as WBC titleholder in a clash during which both fighters were floored twice.
After Berto went down in the first round, Ortiz hit the canvas in the second, and both fighters were dropped in the sixth — Ortiz first, and Berto, second.
"Somebody's scared. And on Saturday night, I will hold my hands up," Ortiz told Mayweather at the press conference. "I'm going to put you on your a–"
Arrellano also said that he felt Cortez unfairly protected WBA and IBF junior welterweight Amir Khan during his unanimous decision victory over Marcos Maidana in December of last year.
"One of the concerns is that a lot of times, when the guys are mixing it up, you're supposed to allow the guys to break it up on their own and to box their way out. But he has a tendency of getting on the inside," said Arrellano.
"What we want is to just make sure that he utilizes his best skills possible while we're fighting in the ring. Because we're going to fight, and we want Floyd to fight us back. We don't want to break the break, because, basically, it takes away from the for Floyd and it takes away from the fight for Victor"
Arrellano said Cortez took away from Hatton's natural aggression while allowing Mayweather to use his own defensive tactics, an including excessive elbows.
Arrellano also felt as if Cortez's methods saved Khan from nearly being knocked out when he was badly hurt and absorbing punishment in the 10th round.
"I don't know know that he was favoring anyone, but because he was doing it, that gave them an unfair advantage in the fight. I thought that Mayweather and Khan had advantages, absolutely. That's what I think," said Arrellano.
"There are a couple of things that Mr. Mayweather uses an elbow. That's illegal. If I head butt you, you can get disqualified. So we look for that. Another one is turning the back. That's a voluntary surrender. If he does that, and we hit him in the back because we're in motion, we do not want to be penalized."
Until now.
"Their trainer has said that I'm a dirty fighter. I've got to say that when have we ever known boxing to be a clean sport? Boxing's a dirty sport," said Mayweather.
"That's what it is when you're in the hurt business. When you're in the hurt business, you're trying to hurt a certain individual, how could it possibly be clean?"
"Roger — great trainer. The best. And I'm not just saying that because he's my uncle. And, my father, we go through ups and downs. That's in any relationship — father and son, sister and brother," said Mayweather.
"That's life, when you go through certain things. Certain obstacles. You have ups and downs in life. But I'm one of the strong ones. I can survive through anything."
De La Hoya defeated Whitaker by unanimous decision in April of 1997, but lost to Mayweather by split decision in May of 2007.
Asked who had the more difficult style, De La Hoya said, "Oh, Pernell Whitaker."
"Especially because he has the better resume, obviously. He's fought the better fighters. Whitaker was very slippery," said De La Hoya.
"Whitaker always stood his ground and fought there. He always stood there. But he was very elusive in the waist. Different styles, but Whitaker obviously had the better resume."
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We were just wondering when they were going to rename the Bill Emerson bridge. We feel like that there are a lot more people who are qualified to have their name on that bridge. We sure would like to know.
I'm calling concerning the potential to adopt a pet. I went into the Sikeston Humane Society, or tried to go in three times. I could not even get past the front door. The stench was so overpowering I just had to turn around and leave. It made me sick at my stomach. I couldn't help feel sorry for the animals in there. It has to be a health hazard in there. I spoke with a board member about it. All they said was that it didn't do any good to complain. I'm here to tell you, I'm complaining. Something has to be done.
We contacted a member of Humane Society's Board of Directors with your complaint. The answer she gave is that it's summertime, it's hot and they are overcrowded with animals. And the cat room is just adjacent to walking in the office and of course, cats spray. She said they are making every effort to make the smell more appealing, but animals are animals. It's a shelter for homeless animals and animals have their own smell.
I'd like to speak out about one of the loan places here in town. It's really sad when you get in a bind that have to go borrow money from these places when you need it in a hurry. These places you borrow like $500 and come to find out they charge you about $1,300 interest on $600. That's a crying shame. These people ought to be turned into the federal government, or whoever takes care of these places. These people take advantage of people who get in a bind. It should be against the law for people to do people like this. They give them the money and certain property that they put up against it, they use it as a leverage against these people. They know if they don't pay this particular amount, these people are going to come and take their property away. It's just a crying shame! This is totally outrageous.
Back to Corrections needed. Recently at Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston, housing unit one had a near-riot. Instead of the superintendent worrying about what's going on there, he is worried about making up a policy on what staff members wear. That's more important than a near-riot. Also if he want to enforce policy, then he needs to enforce all policies. Not just ones that benefit him. For instance, all secretarial staff up in the main office are allowed to keep their cell phone on them at all times and talk to whomever they wish. There are offenders around who can take their phone. Also, institutional policy states that movement will be controlled by the level and security risk of the institution. We are a level five, the highest in the state. But yet at anytime you have offenders on all housing unit yards and main yards that outnumber staff 50 to 1. The superintendent turns a blind eye to it because he's worried about his own agenda.


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Will Bruno Mars's Halftime Show Boost His Ticket Sales?
After sailing through a high-stakes Super Bowl gig, Bruno Mars is running his next big play. Tickets for the singer's spring/summer concert tour went on sale Monday morning as his team seeks to capture the momentum of a halftime show which won over skeptics and demonstrated that live performance is as vital to his skillset as recording hits.
The halftime show drew a reported 115 million viewers, more than the past two performances by Beyonce and Madonna.
In mid-January, four months after Mars was named as the Super Bowl's halftime headliner, North American tour organizers announced more than 40 new dates starting in April (including two nights Madison Square Garden). It's the continuation of his successful Moonshine Jungle tour, which last year grossed $72 million and ranked 17th among worldwide tours, according to Pollstar.
Last year's tour, in support of his "Unorthodox Jukebox" album, marked the 28-year-old singer's graduation from theaters to arenas and amphitheaters. All but one of those 44 shows sold out. For the 2014 dates, his team continued a strategy that had worked the year before, skipping the customary ticket pre-sales. That move was meant to keep fan anticipation high and sales strong out of the gate.
At the Super Bowl, Mars wore a gold Saint Laurent blazer and — perhaps to show uninitiated audience members that he's more than a pretty voice — opened the show with a drum solo. He and his band the Hooligans set a pace for the 12-minute show with the reggae boogie of "Locked Out of Heaven." Mars did a James Brown-style split, mixed it up with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on "Give It Away," and closed the show with the first solo hit of his career, the ballad "Just the Way You Are."
He was mentioned in 2.3 million tweets during the game, according to Nielsen Social Guide (the Chili Peppers had 346,000 mentions). The Super Bowl was Shazamed more than 700,000 times, more than double last year's game, with more than half of the Shazams occuring during Mars's halftime show.CNN host Piers Morgan summed up the apparent consensus that Mars offered one of the few highlights of a disappointing Super Bowl, tweeting, "Bruno Mars is moving with considerably more skill and speed than Peyton Manning."


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An eastern Kentucky county has issued a state of emergency due to the current drought situation.
Rowan county officials are banning any kind of burning in the area.
Officials say the a fire in theses dry conditions could cause a spark a huge fire.
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For sure...all this sun will help your moods
Im oh thanks hun. Totally confused as not really any signs for either.....other than my strange positive feeling - which seems to fade the closer to af i get. i think i am just trying to prepare myself for IF she does turn up!


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The Girl Who Played With Fire
by Stieg Larsson
Friendship Quotes in The Girl Who Played With Fire
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She had stared at him for a whole minute and decided that she did not have a grain of feeling left, because it would have been the same as bleeding to death. (4.50)
This fabulous sentence lets us know that Salander's emotions are being held back by a flood gate. Let one emotion out, and the whole flood will follow. It also shows us how deeply Salander does feel and how afraid she is of this.
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She didn't understand why he had so stubbornly tried to stay in contact with her, as if she were some fucking welfare project she had taken on. (4.51)
Why do you think Salander is so sure Blomkvist doesn't genuinely like her? She did, after all, save his life, his career, and help him get revenge. Plus, they got along well, most of the time, and had a good time in bed. He has every reason to respect and care for her. Plus, he has no idea that she's under guardianship.


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Business as Usual
An inspiring thought to me as the business owner whom just picked up her first round of produce while strolling through the Portland Farmers Market this weekend. A complete change of pace for one whom has spent enough years now sitting in a basement office and/or cubicle behind a computer to really appreciate the difference. I had pre-arranged some bulk purchases yet all other purchases I left to what looked delicious and ready to juice. And I was glad, as I was able to get a hold of some very sweet orange and purple carrots from Prairie Creek Farm and am super excited to share with everyone this weekend. The juice will be beautiful! And in fact, they said their business really got of the ground with juices back in 1960, so I'd imagine the carrot juice will be really good.
In full Portland-style I rode my bike as I am seeking out the sun as most of us are this time of year, well what little sun we had that day but that is besides the point, so I wore my large hiking backpack and loaded it up. Needless to say after riding home with 10 pounds of carrots, 8 bunches of parsley, kale and a dozen eggs carefully placed on top I was quite exhausted but it was worth it.
This is certainly something that I have had to remind myself of from time to time through the last few months as the nerves set in and the business launch date creeps closer. But it is worth it, as to me Pure Simple Juice is building upon my career but is also bringing me deeper into a community which I love and appreciate. Between meeting a few local farmers so far, setting up the shared kitchen space and learning from other local business owners, I've been out there in ways that I had not before which has been a challenge but at the same time, I can't help but thinking if this is business as usual, then I like it.


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DARTMOUTH — The Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust's fifth Annual Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Southworth Library, 732 Dartmouth Street, in the Elsie Haskell Meeting Room.
The meeting and a feature presentation of the documentary film "The Trolley Cars of Dartmouth" by Paul E. Levasseur, a regional historian, educator, and owner of Historical Pathways, is free and open to the public.
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August 30 2007 at 3:32 AM
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Transredes to invest $1 billion in Bolivian natural gas
Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:29 PM BST
By Julieta Tovar
LA PAZ, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Bolivian natural gas transport company Transredes will invest more than $1 billion to develop pipelines and infrastructure in the South American country in the next three years, the firm's president said.
Bolivia has the region's second biggest gas reserves and President Evo Morales, who nationalized the industry last year, wants to increase sales of the fuel to energy-hungry neighbors and also improve domestic fuel supply networks.
"The company's going to invest about $1 billion by 2010. As a company we're going to keep on investing," said Ernesto Blanco, president of Transredes, which is controlled by Ashmore Energy International Ltd <ASHM.L>, which has offices in Houston.
In an interview on Thursday, he told Reuters between $500 million and $700 million of that would be spent as part of a project to quadruple Bolivian gas exports to Argentina.
Argentina is Bolivia's second biggest buyer of the fuel after Brazil and it has signed a deal to increase its imports to about 27 million cubic meters per day from the current daily maximum of 7.7 million cubic meters by building a pipeline.
Morales has trumpeted the Argentine deal as evidence of the success of the energy nationalization he declared in May 2006. He says the nationalization will allow his impoverished country to reap more profit from its abundant gas reserves.
Some industry analysts and company executives say the strategy could backfire because the cash-strapped Bolivian state needs hefty investment to develop the sector in order to meet strong export demand.
But Transredes chief Blanco said Morales "has every right" to implement policies aimed at obtaining higher revenues.
Ashmore Energy has a 50 percent stake and administrative control of Transredes, Bolivia's largest pipeline company. State-run energy firm YPFB has a 34 percent share and the rest is held by small investors.
Blanco said the firm also wanted to extend the pipeline that carries natural gas to Brazil to meet the needs of the large El Mutun iron-ore and steelmaking project, which is due to start production by 2010 and will need some 8 million cubic meters of gas per day.
Bolivia exports gas to Brazil through a pipeline that runs close to the site, and Transredes has a 50-percent interest in the firm that controls the Bolivian section of that pipeline.
Blanco said Transredes had also started investing $220 million to expand the domestic pipeline network. The government sees domestic demand for natural gas tripling from the current 6 million cubic meters a day within five years.
He revealed the company's investment plans days after energy firms operating in Bolivia submitted plans to the government pledging to supply the gas needed to meet growing domestic demand and existing and new export deals.
Companies including Petrobras, Repsol and Total have until Nov. 2 to submit concrete investment plans outlining how much they will invest in order to comply with the so-called supply agreements.
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Nationalising Bolivia's mining industry
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Bolivia's president nationalizes tin deposit
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LIMA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced Tuesday the nationalization of the Posokoni tin deposit and called on its miners to become strategic allies in the process.
During a ceremony at Government Palace, Morales promulgated the law that nationalizes the tin deposit located in southwest Oruro province, according to news releases from La Paz, Bolivia's administrative capital.
"So far the government has fulfilled (its promises) and Posokoni hill is now nationalized," Morales said.
"We know a supreme decree was not enough, however, I believe some deputies presenting unconstitutional demands will continue trying to reject this nationalization," Morales said.
Morales told the miners "you have to be in the vanguard to defend this law" against legislators who seek to annul the nationalization.
"We want to have revolutionary miners but in the past days we have regretfully seen leaders controlled by the neoliberal parties that are lying to the miners," Morales said.
In October 2006, the Pokosoni tin deposit registered 16 deaths due to violent confrontations between Bolivia's Mining Corporation and cooperative members.
The promulgation had been planned for Monday night at Palacio Quemado (Government Palace), but the act was delayed until Tuesday because a miner had tried to enter with dynamite.
The miner was arrested, although he denied he was going to carry out any kind of attack.
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PNG loves foreign mining but not Bolivia
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Morales: Bolivia to Nationalize Mining
By Traci Carl
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Wednesday renewed his pledge to nationalize his country's mining industry, saying he would complete the task this year.
In comments after his arrival for Daniel Ortega's inauguration as Nicaragua's president, Morales said the mining industry was the next privatization he wanted to reverse.
"Last year we nationalized hydrocarbons," he said. "This year it will be mining."
Elected a year ago as Bolivia's first Indian president, Morales nationalized his country's extensive natural gas reserves on May 1, assuming a greater share of their revenues and control over their Bolivian operations.
Bolivian mines are already owned by the state but the government has granted mining concessions to private Bolivian cooperatives and foreign mining companies.
Morales has used the term "nationalization" to refer to his goal of garnering greater share of mineral export revenues for the government. He has not given details on how any new government action would affect mining concessions, but last week Bolivian Mining Minister Guillermo Dalence proposed a sharp hike in taxes on mining revenues.
Under pressure from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada privatized a wide swath of Bolivian industry in the mid-1990s, including the oil and gas, water, power, railroad and telecommunications sectors, as well as the national airline and pension plan.
The privatization has had mixed results and failed to create new jobs as Sanchez de Lozada had hoped and Morales has vowed to reverse many on the privatizations.
This month, Morales announced the completed nationalization of the water company Aguas de Illimani, which serves Bolivia's capital of La Paz, after two years of negotiations with the utility owned by French transnational Suez.
A worldwide collapse of tin prices in the mid-1980's prompted the state mining company Comibol to lay off tens of thousands of miners and shut operations at many of its mines. As the market recovered during the 1990s, the Bolivian government granted concessions at idle state mines.
Morales announced his plans to "nationalize" the mines last year but in November appeared to back off the move, saying his government could not afford it.
Bolivia shipped some $485 million of mostly zinc, silver, gold, and tin during the first half of 2006 - on pace to easily top 2005's total mineral exports of $536 million.
Mining is the country's second-largest source of export income for South America's poorest country, after natural gas.
Associated Press writer Dan Keane contributed to this report from La Paz, Bolivia.
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Brazil's Petrobras Threatened with Ousting from Bolivia
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Bolivia's leftist government warned energy companies including Brazil's Petrobras that they must commit to hefty investments before August 20 or risk being thrown out of the natural-gas rich country. The warning by Energy Minister Carlos Villegas came three days after President Evo Morales made a similar threat.
"We hope that by August 20 we'll have results, agreements, otherwise we're going to enforce the legal provisions (in the contracts)," Villegas told a news conference, referring to the new operating contracts signed by energy companies to comply with Morales' nationalization of the industry.
In an effort to reap more profits from impoverished Bolivia's energy resources, Morales nationalized the country's natural gas industry last year.
Officials have said the contracts signed in October 2006 commit the foreign companies to invest some US$ 3.5 billion to increase production.
Villegas said Spain's Repsol , US Vintage, Chaco - which is controlled by Anglo-US firm Panamerican Energy - and Argentina's Pluspetrol have presented investment plans worth a total US$ 1 billion.
However, the largest investors in Bolivian energy - Brazil's Petrobras, Repsol-YPF's local subsidiary Andina and France's Total - have yet to present their plans to the government.
Villegas said the requirement to invest in projects to meet local demand before investing in potentially more profitable projects to increase exports was one of the main reasons that companies were reluctant to submit their investment plans.
Meanwhile, he said the second US$ 56 million payment for a total of US$ 112 million to buy two refineries from Petrobras had been made. Petrobras acquired the refineries in 1994 for US$ 104 million and made millions of investments.
During a time in the negotiations Bolivia had offered to pay US$ 60 million while Petrobras was demanding at least US$ 200 million. At that time Brazil threatened to go to an international court to solve the dispute.
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Morales' popular support for radical change
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Bolivian President Gets Majority Support
La Paz, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The government of President Evo Morales enjoys 51 to 24 percent majority support, says an inquiry by Variables y Tendencias firm.
The poll Communicational Trends and Political Evaluation II says 68 percent accept key changes like oil nationalization and the school $25 bonus to 1.2 million students in 2006.
Company Manager Oscar Calasich said they consulted 2,200 people in July at 18 cities, including La Paz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz Departments.
Although fabricated by anti-government conspiracy, the poll exposes inflation as a set back.
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Somare wants corporate landleases.Not Bolivia
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The silent revolution In Bolivia
By Gaither Stewart
Online Journal Contributing Writer (Florida USA)
Aug 16, 2007, 01:04
Bolivian President Morales continues his Agrarian Revolution, nationalizing unused land and distributing it to small farmers. His government program points at the redistribution of 20 million hectares of land.
During his first 18 months in office, President Morales has personally signed 5,166 property ownership documents over to nearly landless peasants. Until now Morales leftwing government has redistributed land belonging to the state. In the next stage, President Morales recently announced, land reform will deal with property still in the hands of large landowners, the latifundistas, who do not use the land profitably for society. By the end of his presidential term in 2011, Morales hopes to redistribute a total of 20 million hectares of land, about 50 million acres, or one-fifth of the land surface of Bolivia.
Morales is Bolivias first Indian President, the only recently elected leftwing state leader in Latin America with a broad social base among the majority of the population. He justifies his revolutionary land reform with the slogan that land must belong to those that work it.
In many cases, land ownership in Bolivia is unclear. Often, if not in most cases, large landowners simply confiscated land in times past and arbitrarily included it in their latifundios -- large landed estates -- and today consider it their property, whether it is used or not.
The Morales government insists that such land belongs to the state. Under his presidency, for the first time, the state is redistributing land to the peasants.
Along with nationalization of the energy sector and a new constitution, the land question is a priority in Morales government program. Redistribution of land is in fact the heart of the governments policies for social justice. He considers the agrarian reform begun in 1953 that was limited chiefly to Andes western highlands far from sufficient. A former farmers union president points out that in eastern Bolivia big landowners possess five hectares of land for each cow. While in the western part of the country a family of five persons must live from half a hectare of land, a little more than an acre.
It is the old story of Latin America. Of the world. Few people possess nearly everything. Yet this is the key question in much of Latin America. I have quoted elsewhere the French sociologist and close observer of Latin America, Alain Touraine, who wrote that the key to the political life of the continent and its capacity to invent a political-social model capable of working in an exceptionally difficult situation is without doubt in Bolivia.
Land distribution in Latin Americas poorest country is very unfair. The unfair distribution of land has led time and time again to social tensions. According to estimates of even the Catholic Church, a few families claim more than 90 percent of Bolivias farmable land and pastures, while 3 million small Indian farmers have to get by with the rest.
Big cattle raisers and soya producers are unwilling to surrender even unused land without a battle. We will not permit them to take even one square meter of our land, said a spokesman for the national Agricultural and Cattle Breeders Association. If necessary, the big landowners threaten to organize self-defense groups and resist any requisitioning of their land.
Much more than the conflict concerning nationalization of the energy sector, land reform underlines the deep divisions in Bolivian society. The lines are drawn between the haves and the have-nots. On one hand, Morales sees in land reform the possibility of improving living conditions of the Indian population from which he himself comes. He appears determined to carry out his revolution even against massive resistance of landowners and the entire Bolivian right.
The elite class of European background -- about 15 percent of a country with a predominantly indigenous population -- and the dominant class via which the USA has historically controlled Latin America, is just as determined as is Morales. This minority class is ready to defend old privileges by any means, as it always has. And it depends on Washingtons economic and moral support. Here then, again, is a classic case of Washington and its local vassals vs. any sign of genuine progress in the Americas.
The two fronts are meanwhile entrenched in their positions. At this juncture no compromise is in sight. Therefore, there appears to be little chance of political and economic stability in Bolivia. Apparently, I might add, Che Guevara knew what he was doing when he zeroed in on Bolivia.
Gaither Stewart, writer and journalist, is originally from Asheville, NC. After studies at the University of California at Berkeley and other American universities, he has lived his adult life abroad, first in Germany, then in Italy, alternated with long residences in The Netherlands, France, Mexico and Russia. After a career in journalism as the Italian correspondent for the Rotterdam daily newspaper, Algemeen Dagblad, and contributor to the press, radio and TV in various European countries, he writes fiction full-time. His books of fiction, "Icy Current Compulsive Course, To Be A Stranger" and "Once In Berlin" are published by Wind River Press. His new novel, "Asheville," is published by www.Wastelandrunes.com He lives with his wife, Milena, in Rome, Italy. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Morales: Nationalization or death
Camiri, Bolivia (EFE) President Evo Morales said here Monday that he would give his life to accomplish the nationalization of Bolivias natural resources, a goal he hopes to realize in the coming months.
The head of state commented at a ceremony welcoming him to this town in the eastern province of Santa Cruz, where he traveled to inaugurate a national literacy program.
In offering Morales the symbolic key to the city, Mayor Gonzalo Moreno said he was prepared to die for the cause of reviving Bolivias state-owned oil company, YPFB, which has been reduced to little more than an empty shell by years of privatization.
If YPFB is not re-established by July 12, this man (referring to himself) will sacrifice his life in a public act, the mayor vowed, noting that Camiri has generated some $1.5 billion in oil and gas revenue for Bolivia since the mid-20th century.
If you, mayor, are going to give your life for the re-founding of YPFB, I would give my life for the nationalization of the natural resources, Morales responded, prompting applause from those attending the ceremony.
He pledged that before July 12, the 71st anniversary of the founding of Camiri, all the natural resources of the country will be nationalized.
Morales, who took office in January, wants to expand the overhaul of the energy sector enacted in May 2005 in pursuit of boosting Bolivias profit from its natural gas and restoring the states once-preponderant role in the industry.
Though the president calls this process nationalization, he has stressed that it will not involve a confiscation of the assets of the multinationals that flocked to this Andean nation a decade ago to take advantage of energy privatization.
The firms with the biggest stake in Bolivias estimated 48 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves are Brazilian state-owned giant Petrobras, Britains BG Group and BP, French major Total, U.S.-based ExxonMobil and Spains Repsol YPF.
Meanwhile, two Argentine executives working for Repsol in Bolivia were subpoenaed by prosecutors to appear this week in connection with accusations of fuel smuggling.
Ordered to testify on Wednesday are Fabio Carranza, who heads retailing operations for Repsol YPF Gas, and Daniel Bustos, the firms marketing director.
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Morales Does the Unthinkable - He Carries Out His Campaign Pledge
It was an almost theatrical strategic move. On May 1, his 100th day in office, Bolivian president Evo Morales decreed the nationalization of the countrys natural gas industry. Morales, elected in December by mainly appealing to Bolivias poor and his fellow indigenous, repeatedly had pledged to assert national sovereignty over the gas resource, although this promise was dismissed by many as merely political shenanigans. At other times in his career, Morales had proven to be more pragmatic than ideological and more manipulative than righteous, and as such there had been much speculation about what shape the eventual nationalization would take. By assertively ordering army units to occupy gas facilities, however, Morales not only demonstrated a firm vision for the countrys future, but also underscored the symbolic importance of the act.
Making such a public display was crucial for Morales, whose term in office has been as predicted less than smooth, with work stoppages and sectoral protests already breaking out. But the May 1 decree was not a hollow charade for simple political gain, and the design of Morales nationalization reveals a great deal about his personal bona fides, as well as his likely political future, and perhaps will help place him in a position of particular prominence within the regional pink tide populist movement.
Forging a Leader
As Morales came into office, it was uncertain how fluidly he would navigate the path between Washington and other international financial powerbrokers, some of whom, like the white and mestizo dominated middle class, had sought to gently guide his policies towards a position of Lula-esque moderation. Meanwhile, Morales chief confederates sought to push him towards a more Chávez-type populist model. While Morales has resisted some of the demands of his more radical backers, the nationalization is a clear move towards the desires of his support base. Despite the elements of pageantry, the decree was a fundamental statement of political ideology, and a clear step in Morales ongoing move towards the left of Latin Americas political spectrum and greater alignment with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro.
Fulfilling a Promise
Morales swept into office on what amounted to two explicit pledges: the legalization of coca leaf production and the nationalization of the countrys gas industry. While a third, less programmatic plank his indigenous identity which represented a rejection of traditional politics and politicians was crucial to his success, it was the gas issue that provided him the largest groundswell of nationwide support for a policy position he had adopted as his flagship issue. Nationalization seemed to offer the possibility of redistributing the wealth generated by Bolivias natural resources to an impoverished population, particularly when his deeply needy people were taking to the streets in order to pressure the government for wage increases. As South Americas poorest nation, the general population had an easy case to make.
In fact, Morales campaign promises had been deliberately vague, and it appeared as though the candidates potent rhetoric belied what was likely to be a moderate stance subject to negotiation. Some observers were concerned that Morales had raised expectations among his central constituencies with talk of nationalization and that anything short of outright expropriation would have most likely been seen as a betrayal which would have had ominous repercussions for his presidency.
The nationalization decree was delivered on Monday from the San Alberto gas field near Tarija with all the ceremony of a national holiday, and indeed that was the intended effect. Street celebrations erupted as many Bolivians celebrated the rare instance when a president actually followed through on a campaign promise. Adding to the show, military units, accompanied by teams of government engineers, occupied a total of 56 gas facilities in the country.
The nationalization decree was sweeping, and held true to Morales long-running assertion that the gas belonged to the Bolivian people, not the companies that extracted it. The details made public included an announced hike in royalties on production from the two major gas fields from 50% to 82%, with other fields being increased to 60%. According to Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, this will up the governments take from $460 million in 2005 to $780 million by 2007.
As part of the nationalization, the Bolivian government will also assume complete control over the countrys natural gas production, including commercialization and distribution of gas by means of the state company YPFB (Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos). As with the Venezuelan oil industry, YPFB will take a management role and majority (51%) stake in all gas-related operations including pipelines. This strategy seemed to be something that Morales has long been planning: in January, when Jorge Alvarado was appointed to head YPFB, hydrocarbons minister Andrés Soliz Rada commented that the move would help YPFB raise itself from the ashes to found a company similar to [Brazils state oil company] Petrobras or [Venezuelas state oil company] PDVSA, according to a BNAmericas report. In this effort, Bolivia will undoubtedly receive the assistance of highly trained PDVSA engineers and production managers provided by Chávez.
Gas Companies and International Markets
The gas companies currently operating in Bolivia, among them Spains Repsol-YPF, British Gas (BG), British Petroleum (BP), Frances Total, and Petrobras, now face a six month semester to renegotiate their contracts under the terms of the decree, or, however unlikely, be summarily expelled. Repsol is clearly the company most affected by the nationalization, as it had previously claimed 18% of its total reserves and 9% of its production in Bolivia. While U.S.-based Exxon-Mobile is active in Bolivia, its holdings are relatively small. Even Petrobras, which is the most active player in the Bolivian gas industry (controlling around 45% of the countrys reserves), as a company claims only 2.8% of its reserves and 2.4% of its production in Bolivia. Petrobras does, however, have around $1.5 billion invested in Bolivia, as well as two major refineries. Most analysts feel that despite the initial shockwaves over the nationalization, the gas corporations will continue to operate in Bolivia, and at the very least Petrobras will continue to have a strong presence among them.
Tensions with Repsol, however, are likely to remain high. The company has been consistently wary of Morales, downgrading its projections for the country shortly after he took office, and putting a halt on further investment. The decision by Bolivian officials to prosecute two Repsol officials for allegedly smuggling gas out of the country only has further frayed nerves. Madrids response, which has been rather blustery and has included a vague but likely empty threat by Prime Minister Zapatero to reduce aid to Bolivia, is highly influenced by that relationship. Petrobras has also expressed a degree of displeasure with the nationalization, backing up its verbal parries by putting a hold on further investment in Bolivia, and canceling plans to expand an existing pipeline between Brazil and the Bolivian gas fields.
While Morales had made non-committal references to changes in the countrys gas management regime in recent weeks, clearly the industry was caught off guard by Mondays decision. Repsol officials have complained that they expected to be consulted prior to any change in the industrys management. If a critique is to be made about the nationalization process, it is that in its execution Morales did not display a deft touch for the international markets. This is somewhat unlike Chávez, who despite driving a hard line on terms of investment, has maintained a consistent position regarding the levels involved and thus he is viewed as being predictable. Yet simultaneously, the nationalization decree was not altogether unexpected and future assertions of Bolivian sovereignty should not provoke the sort of gusty international reaction now being witnessed.
A Rough Ride
Ultimately, what was particularly striking was not the nationalization itself, so much as the manner in which it was carried out. The elements of showmanship property of Bolivia banners draped over industrial complexes and army troops taking over refineries were carefully calculated. What Morales has done cannot be classified as an expropriation (as the companies assets, such as refineries, are not being seized), since it is control over the gas resource itself that concerns the government. Nevertheless, the militarys presence was symbolic, and lent a desired degree of drama which led the nationalization process to resemble an expropriation, at least in terms of public perception, even though it was definitely not that. Morales, a leader in the popular movements that toppled several past presidents, is acutely aware of how easily his own base could rise up against him should he falter in his mandate for profound change. This knowledge undoubtedly weighed on the new presidents nationalization strategy, and his decision to issue the decree suddenly and sharply on Monday suggests that he properly registered the building pressure.
Only five months into his presidency, Evo already has faced numerous problems. While he successfully negotiated with opposition parties to hold a constituent assembly (members of which are soon to be elected), several strikes and protests have marred his brief tenure. These have included sit-ins by airline workers and a poorly supported strike by healthcare workers, both of which Morales was able to handily brush off. The countrys main workers union, the COB although no longer as powerful or cohesive as in the past has continually pushed Morales for accelerated reform. Additional pressure came when demonstrators in Puerto Suarez seeking to overturn the governments decision to block construction of a steel plant there, took three government ministers hostage, forcing Morales to send in an army detachment to free them. Such flare ups were indicative of the situation which has reigned since the inauguration, as the various demands of an increasingly restive base (which has made no secret of its willingness to turn on Morales) were emphatically registered.
Implications of Nationalization
The crucial, and if anything, burgeoning, entente cordial between La Paz and Caracas was underscored by Morales recent decision to join Cuba in signing on to Chávezs ALBA (Alternativa Bolivariana) agreement, which is presented as an alternative to the U.S.-backed FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas). With the nationalization, and the parallel growth of YPFB, Morales has also taken clear steps towards joining the regional movement in favor of energy integration. Chávez has stated that Bolivia must be included in the proposed Gasoducto del Sur, which will link much of eastern South America via a massive gas pipeline stretching from Venezuela to Argentina. The project already has the support of Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentine president Nestor Kirchner. Bolivias nationalization will dramatically increase its interest in the project, for it now has its own gas to hurry to market. Yet at the same time, it could turn down Brazils desire to cooperate, since doing so would appear to be awarding La Paz for bushwhacking Brasilias investments in Bolivian gas. Moreover, Morales will now be able to more directly take the initiative in promoting additional energy projects, including the possible Uruguay-Paraguay-Bolivia pipeline which would be largely Venezuela-funded.
Yet there are potentially lurking problems that could plague the aftermath of the nationalization announcement. YPFB will need to prove that it is capable of serving as an effective administrator, and although it vastly lacks the technical expertise and financial wherewithal of PDVSA (which has succeeded in its model of being able to maintain an effective partnership with foreign companies) Chávez will be readily able to provide Morales with all of the technical and administrative support necessary in order to ensure the venture does not fail.
More pointedly, there are profound questions over how regional leaders, other than Chávez principally Lula will react to the decree. Given Petrobras large stake in Bolivia, and Brazils near total reliance on Bolivian gas, the prickly defensive stance taken by Lulas government in the immediate wake of the nationalization of Petrobras holdings was understandable. A summit between Morales, Lula and Kirchner whose country is also a major importer of Bolivias gas is scheduled for today. While Morales has suggested that Petrobras will likely to be able to negotiate on favored terms, he has also declared the end to preferential gas deals with Argentina and Brazil, asserting that both countries will now need to pay the market rate.
The reunion comes at a crucial moment for Lula, who now must choose between affirming his pink tide credentials by supporting the nationalization, or retreat to a hangdog position of economic orthodoxy, where to the distress of many of his ruling PT party militants, he now can be found. It seems likely that Lula, up for reelection in October, and needing to reassure his own leftist base of his authenticity, will land softly on Morales, and that the current scrap will likely pass. Even the discomfort among Petrobras technical leadership, which produced the decision to halt investment in Bolivia, could be overturned by Lulas intervention. This likely executive level stand-down notwithstanding, if the nationalization results in a marked increase in energy costs for Brazil, Lula may perhaps find himself in a difficult situation come election time. Surely, it is in the best interests of both men to contain the flap and not make it appear that there was a moderate and radical choice that could have been made.
For Washington, the gas nationalization, and Morales promise to return more industries to state control in the future, potentially ends the relatively well-mannered honeymoon period witnessed in recent weeks. While reasonably diplomatic stances had been taken by both sides on the issue of legalizing some coca-leaf production, it has always been a tense relationship, punctuated by outbursts and minor provocations. Economic repercussions for the U.S. from the nationalization decree are minimal, because U.S. energy corporations have only small investments at play in the country, and Bolivian gas currently does not reach the U.S. market. Nevertheless, it is not breaking any secrets to indicate that the nationalization and the dramatic way in which it was launched are likely to alarm the State Department, which undoubtedly has looked with suspect eyes at the growing ties between Caracas, La Paz, and Havana.
Marking the Way
The nationalization is undeniably a milestone for the newly fledged Morales presidency. It represents not only the dramatic fulfillment of a campaign pledge to his core constituents, but also promises to potentially change the face of Bolivia by providing funding for much needed social investment. Furthermore, it marks Morales ascension from the ranks of the chorus to being one of the principles, and now helps make him a fully credentialed member in the regional pink tide left-leaning movement.
This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Fellow Michael Lettieri
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This is one excellent bunch of articles, answers lots of questions about nationalising industries too. Thanks for the help.
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Would Somare cut HIS salary?
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August 30 2007, 4:21 AM
In December, for the first time in its history, Bolivia elected an indigenous candidate to the presidency. Winning 54 per cent of the vote, the biggest margin since the restoration of democracy two decades ago, Evo Morales celebrated a historic victory, declaring that after 500 years, we the indigenous people are retaking power.
Since the disastrous application of neo-liberal policies across the region in the nineties, recent years have seen a dramatic and notable shift to the Left, with Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and now Bolivia electing leaders who promise to reverse the economic policies many voters blame for their continuing poverty. This new generation of leaders have reaffirmed the sovereignty of their nations, often at the expense of the United States, traditionally dominant in regional affairs. They have effectively stalled US plans to create a single Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), planning instead their own Community of South American Nations (CSN), modelled on the European Union and independent of their powerful northern neighbour.
By halving his own salary, Evo Morales hopes to lead by example, putting the money saved into education for the poor. Bolivias 65 percent Indian majority continue to live in widespread poverty, having endured five hundred years of oppression, with parallels being drawn between Nelson Mandela (who will attend the official inauguration ceremony) and Evo, their hopes resting heavily on the new Presidents shoulders. Yet Morales understands the challenges faced by ordinary Bolivians: he is an Aymara native, raised in poverty, who rents a single room in a shared house and wears striped jumpers and Che Guevara t-shirts to official occasions instead of the more traditional suit. As part of a non-ideological new Left sweeping the region, he espouses no strict or formal ideology but promises to champion indigenous participation in the political process and redistribute Bolivias natural riches. After years of instability, Morales could well be the man to unify the troubled Andean nation and bring some social justice to South Americas poorest country.
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August 30 2007, 7:55 AM
I wish Presidento Morales luck.
He will probably need it. Bolivia has had something like 162 Coups de etat since independence from Spain. (more than one a year)
I think the old saying: He who would be king of Greece, must by needs keep his bags packed. (Bolivia in this case) Applies to the president of Bolivia. What a troubled nation this has been, since Jose Boliva fought for its independence.
Nationalization is a great thing for an emerging nation. The problem is not getting ideology mixed up with good business. It is nice to be ideologically pure, but it is better for the people to be prosperous and well fed. This is the hazard to be avoided in nationalization.
From Voltaire's Candide: "This is the best of all possible worlds." 'That may be true, but tomorrow we have to muck-out the stables.'
Whilst I like the mental discipline of Philosophy, I consider it a mind-virus cured by farming. So too with Ideology. A hungry belly does not care about political purity.
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August 31 2007, 12:09 AM
You missed the point completely Ralph! When will an indigenous citizen ever become the PM or even DPM of Australia. As long as people with the ideology of you, Ralph are around, I am prepared to bet my last penny that this is most unlikely.
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??? I'm questioning ????
Not enough qualified PNGeans to run nationalised oil, gas, mining, and timber industries?
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I just can't believe after all these years of foreign companies operating all these things that they've managed to keep enough PNGeans from becoming qualified in their jobs enough to run the business by now.
Only the logging industry have PNGeans been kept out of high level decision making responsibilities.
In the minining and petroleum/gas sector, there have been high level Papua New Guineans.
So WHY aren't we nationalising? As it is, PNGeans get paid at a lower rate than equivalent skilled expats and that is still true.
Chevron might have been the only exception but everything I've heard is that things are much worse under Oil Search.
Does Inter Oil have PNGeans at any high levels?
What about Hides Gas?
Doesn't Ok Tedi have PNGeans at high management levels?
And Lihir?
Why aren't we nationalising?
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You asked about Lihir brother? Lihir gold mine has been in operation for more than 10 years and jobs identified in those early years to be localized/nationalized are still being held by exppatriates from Australia/other countries. What do you say about that? Massive expats numbers have come in as trainers to train locals and PNGians to eventually take over suprvisor, superintendent and manager positions have instead moved into those positions themselves. What a shame our government agencies tasked to oversee and protect PNGians jobs are in slumber - they have been given sleeping pills by expatriates and have turn a blind eye to these issues, and who suffers, ordinary PNGians. The dept of labour and employment must wake up and do their jobs, screen all expatriate positions and visits these employments institutions.
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The labour dept has always turned a blind eye to localisation. Companies file endless revised localisation plans saying they need even more time to localise and all those plans are accepted. In PNG we think that the companies know best. In many more progressive countries, government is suspicious of company's intents because they know all company cares about is making money. So government takes the people's viewpoint and speaks on their behalf. In PNG government speaks on behalf of foreign companies and stomps on the people of PNG. Ice those politicians and then bury the png gov.
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August 30 2007, 2:51 PM
You're right. Our PM would never take a pay cut like this Bolivian president.
In fact, our PM and MPS always vote for pay raises not pay cuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why does this country (Bolivia) elect truly caring leaders while we elect the same crap over and over, then give them 5 years to rip off our country?
I'm for nationalization too. Full support.
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Raplh...please do not mention somare's name? I am about to spew!!!
He is a crook.
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do you think ?
its not the paypacket
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Do you really think that it would make any difference to Somare's wealth if he even did the Job for nothing?
Lets face it Somare did not accumulate his wealth by saving each F/N from his parlimentary paypacket.
Lets face it there are only two (maybe three types of politicans) and its not just PNG.
1/ people with a vision and a desire to improve the wellbeing of the population - generally people but not allways people how have been successful in there careers and are comfortably off - noy mega rich.
2/ people who see it as the way get rich quick
3/ people who are not much good at anything....but are nice.
generally the thrid will join the 2's as time goes on.
so who has PNG got the most off?
a politians salary with perks is about K200 000 so why spend millions as some have to get elected?
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In developed countries, people spend huge amounts of money to get elected. Are you saying that there too, they are out to get rich quick for the most part?
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Yes, in developed countries there are people that spend alot of money to get elected. Rarely is there own money....if it - is question their motives.
I did say PNG is not alone in the types of people who seek election, the question is the percentage of people who do and their motives.
Does PNG have a higher % that do it for the monetary gain (apart from salary)?
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San Jose police, who are investigating the shooting, have declined comment on the finding, and the university police chief, while not addressing it directly, has firmly backed his officers, calling them heroic.
University police has said both officers were equipped with body-worn cameras, though they did not disclose what was recorded.
So more information that might clarify about the Feb. 21 off-campus shooting could be many months away with the release of a report from the District Attorney's Office, which reviews all officer-involved shootings in Santa Clara County.
The void of information invites speculation and questions about the lawfulness of the shooting that won't necessarily wait, said Raj Jayadev, coordinator of the civil rights collective Silicon Valley De-Bug.
"If someone only tells you point B, then you presume point A. If someone's shot in the back, the presumption is this is someone who didn't have to be shot," he said. "The full story should be told so it doesn't get fictionalized. Requesting that the public get as much information as possible doesn't take the position of innocence or guilt."
In the meantime, police experts say there are scenarios that plausibly reconcile how 38-year-old Antonio Lopez Guzman could have been both charging at an officer -- as authorities have attested -- and killed by bullets that hit him in the back.
Dennis Kenney, a professor at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice who specializes in police issues, said the positioning of the officers is an important factor.
"If the suspect is attacking one, he would not be facing the other, who could be quite understandably off to the side, and is completely justified to protect another officer or citizen," Kenney said.
According to police, Lopez Guzman first raised police concern after being seen on campus holding a "large knife," according to police accounts of the 911 call. Sgt. Mike Santos, a 15-year university police veteran, and Officer Frits van der Hoek, who has eight years on the force, spotted the suspect and followed him as he walked off campus toward Eighth and San Salvador streets.
Police say the officers called out to Lopez Guzman and ordered him to drop what turned out to be a 12-inch saw blade typically used for cutting drywall. When he did not, van der Hoek fired his Taser, but it was not effective; it's not clear whether the weapon missed or had a technical issue.
That was reportedly followed by Lopez Guzman, blade raised, charging at a backpedaling van der Hoek.
"The suspect is charging Officer van der Hoek with the knife outstretched and is on the verge of stabbing him. Sgt. Santos took the action that he could to prevent that from happening," SJSU police Chief Pete Decena said Thursday.
Santos unleashed a volley of shots, two hitting the suspect's back, and at least one of which pierced the occupied, second-floor bedroom of a nearby sorority house.
"It wouldn't take that much," Kenney said, referring to how the suspect could have exposed his back to the officers. "Say he turns slightly when the shot is fired. Though at that sort of angle, there is the possibility of the officer being shot, a great risk of that as well."
Even if the officer intentionally shot the suspect in the back, police training and criminal law make no distinction about where police can shoot someone to stop a serious threat to another person's safety.
But all that postulation exists in an echo chamber devoid of additional information from investigators. Jayadev said without more information, residents will draw their own conclusions.
"In the absence of the full story, communities are left with another option, which is to create hypotheticals," Jayadev said. "It is certainly in the best interest of law enforcement and the community to be as transparent as possible."
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.