This week's column tried to take a holistic look at different stories competing for our attention. But the overall story it seems to me, is the government acknowledging health is a drag on the economy, and that the economy could stand a boost from dropping health precautions: this would also perhaps make it more acceptable for people to take on the Health portfolio in the cabinet, which remains unfilled.The government needs to start bringing in income as a Supreme Court ruling giving local governments a bigger chunk of national taxes, kicks in. For all the efforts of the past administration to ensure this doesn't turn out to be the bonanza LGUs expected --by devolving many national government services, which means LGUs will now find themselves saddled with even greater expenses and obligations-- the government one way or another, will still have to fill in the gap for LGUs anyway. And, some interesting readings on the historic third term for China's current paramount leader.