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What other series do you see at the same level as 30 Rock?
Community distant second, Parks and Rec enjoyable but much looser
Modern Family in terms of consistency and Arrested Development 1-3 in terms of hidden/missed jokes
P&R, Justified, Archer
None
None. It’s in a class of its own
Mad Men and Lost. Neither are comedies but these are my top 3 shows. So interesting to me that the 30 Rock writers also referenced both shows throughout. Also so interesting my top 3 shows were on the air at the same time.
Arrested Development, Community
Community, The Simpsons
The office, arrested development 1-3, Nathan for you.
occupies the same space as the office, parks and rec, maybe community (didn’t watch much of that one), tangentially related to iasip and grandmas house
none. but some of my favorites are parks and recreation, letterkenny, shoresy, girls 5eva, parks and recreation, and ted lasso
Kimmy Schmidt
Parks and Rec
Sometimes Community?
Milf Island
Breaking bad.
Arrested Dev, Sunny, Seinfeld
Parks and Rec, The Office
American Dad, Seinfeld, Community
Friends
Kimmy Schmidt
Mad Men but for drama
No other comedies
It’s Always Sunny
Reno 911, Parks and Rec
Frajer
Arrested Development, Hacks, Girls5Eva
I like other Tina Fey shows
Arrested Development, IASIP, VEEP, Derry Girls, golden girls, Parks n Rec, Community, Broad City, Schitts Creek, Abbot Elementary, the good place, WandaVision, Fleabag, The Mary Tyler Moore show
Community, Its Always Sunny, Soap, The Simpsons, Comedy Bang Bang, and Derry Girls
Kimmy Schmidt
Community, parks and rec, the office
Arrested Development, Broad City, Archer
none
Literally none, still searching
Arrested Development, Broad City, Veep, Bob’s Burgers
Parks & Rec
Parks and Rec
None.
maybe Parks and Rec
Community
None. Maybe Arrested Development.
Arrested Development
Great News
Arrested Development
Community
Parks and rec is the closest, and Brooklyn 99
unbreakable kimmy schmidt
Comedy wise? Arrested Development I guess (s1-3 only). Importance in my life? As much as Mary Tyler Moore and ER. It's definitely my most rewatched show ever.
Arrested Development, by sheer jokes per minute
Arrest Development
Arrested Development
Derry Girls, Freaks & Geeks, Schitt’s Creek, Firefly
Seinfeld, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Frasier
Blue Mountain State, Psych, The League, Girls5Eva, Band Of Brothers
Girls5Eva, Great News
Parks and Rec (kinda)
N/A
The office
Arrested Development
The Larry Sanders Show
West Wing
Bob’s Burgers
Broad City
None
None, Parks and Rec is close
Hmm, Mrs. Davis rocked my whole shit up?
Veep, Silicon Valley
WWDITS
Kimmy Schmidt, Frasier, Will & Grace, Futurama, Bob’s Burgers (I know they’re cartoons, but the writing is superb!)
Parks and Rec
Arrested Development
Frasier
Parks and Rec, The Office, Community. That whole era of NBC. Kennith can fill you in on the history of NBC and television as a whole.
Malcolm in the middle
Girls5eva, parks & rec
Seinfeld/cheers
Rick and Morty
Peep Show, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dance Moms (really!)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt, Arrested Development, end of list.
Seinfeld, friends, futurama, mad men
Seinfeld, The Sopranos
Parks and Rec
The office, parks & rec
Arrested Development, Veep
Supercomputer
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Parks and Recreation
None
None, 30 Rock Reaganed through all 7 seasons. I guess I also like Arrested Development, but not in a queer way.
Arrested Development
What We Do In The Shadows is the only thing that’s come close. I love other comedies like the office, parks&rec, brooklyn99, superstore, etc- but they just aren’t 30 Rock level of comedic genius!
Community, Cheers
Community, Bojack Horseman, Parks & Rec, Schitt's Creek, The Good Place
I Think You Should Leave
Community
Community, Arrested Development (season1-3)
Parks and rec
Friends, The Wire
in terms of comedy, there are a few episodes of new girl that come close. other than that, the only shows that really compare are girls5eva, great news, and kimmy schmidt, obviously.
TGS
Parks n Rec, The Office. Not Brooklyn 99, so stop telling me to watch that.
HBO’s John Adams
It’s always sunny in Philadelphia comes the closest but nothing is same level
Mad men
Arrested development, its always sunny in Philadelphia, community
The Office
Office?
The Nanny, Mom, Rockford Files
Veep
Community
It’s always sunny, Peep Show
The Office, Reno 911, Parks & Rec
Community, Parks and Rec, The Office
None. Maybe The Office in 2nd
Parks & Rec
Veep
3rd Rock from the Sun
Parks and rec
Seinfeld
Not the same genre but Simpsons to season 8
Fleabag
Parks and rec
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the Office (US)
SNL and The Simpsons
Literally none
Shitt's Creek
I don’t really have anything else I’m willing to watch over and over like 30 Rock..
Frasier
Archer, Seinfeld, Silicone Valley, Community, Brooklyn 99, How I met your Mother.
Arrested Development, it's always sunny in Philadelphia
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Arrested development, succession
Parks and Recreation, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Arrested Development
House, Scubs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, MASH, McGyver, Magnum PI, Simon & Simon, 3rd Rock From The Sun
None
There isn't one
None
The Good Place, Superstore, The Office, Parks and Rec
Lost
Arrested development, always sunny in Philadelphia.
Arrested Development, It’s Always Sunny
Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Curse, It's Always Sunny
It’s always sunny in Philadelphia
Arrested development
I’m not going to list my top 10 when I already said it’s top 10 all time
Parks and Rec
Arrested Development
None!
Better Off Ted
Peep Show
Seinfeld
Community, Arrested Development.
Arrested Development
Parks and rec, arrested development
Queen of Jordan, MILF Island, Goldcase
The Office, Veep, Arrested Development, Parks and Rec, Malcolm in the Middle.
Arrested
Hacks, Frasier
Still Game
Community, Always Sunny, Futurams
Arrested Development seasons 1-3.
Schitts creek
Parks. Twin Peaks. SHADOWS. early Letterkenny, the Sate, kith
Parks and Rec, Community, God Cop
Arrested Development
Seinfeld
None
None
Parks and Rec
Arrested Development, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Parks and Recreation, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Archer, South Park
The office, friends, scrubs
Arrested Development
Parks and rec, the office
Simpsons
Kimmy Schmidt
Community
None
Seinfeld, Arrested Development*, Frasier
Milf Island
Queen of Jordan
Arrested development
Frajer, MASH, Seinfeld
Office
Parks and Rec, the good place
Community, The Office, Parks and Rec, Arrested Development
The Good Place; Ted Lasso; Girls5Eva
The Simpsons, the first 3 seasons of MASH, Sopranos, Arrested Development, Frasier
Unreal le Kimmy Schmidt, SNL
Parks and Rec
None
Community, curb your enthusiasm
I see Parks and Recreation as it’s ’emotionally in-touch twin’
Community
Bitch Hunter
Park and Rec, Scrubs, curb your enthusiasm, I’m sure there are others.
BoJack Horseman, Crazy Ex-girlfriend, Superstore
Few
Community, Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The West Wing, The Sopranos,
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Parks and Rec
Frasier, Shorsey
Community
Community Kimmy Schmidt Seinfeld old Simpsons
Parks n Rec, Office maybe
Jay Leno lol
Veep
Seinfeld
Party Down, Seinfeld, Parks And Recreation, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Brooklyn 99
Futurama, parks and rec, kimmy schmidt
They’re not the same humogenre at all, but I also love Who’s the Boss?, The Office, Arrested Development, Hacks, Law & Order: SVU, and Mad Men
Fleabag
The Office, Parks and Rec, Community, Good Place, Brooklyn 99, Always Funny
Breaking Bad, Sopranos, the Office
None.
Community
Veep
Gilmore Girls, another well written comedy
The Office, Parks and Rec, Peep Show (UK)
Nothing, closest are parks and rec, community, and arrested development.
Arrested Development
Parks and Rec
Absolutely fabulous
Parks and Rec! Maybe The Good Place
Nothing! Maybe Parks and Rec
The Office, Parks and Rec, and Community. Bonus points for when they all aired on the same night.
Arrested Dev
Queen of Jordan
Arrested Development
What We Do In The Shadows
Veep
Modern family
There really isn’t one.
John from Cincinati
Girls 5 Eva
Seinfeld
Girls5Eva, Kimmy Schmidt,
Veep
honesty idk it’s a quite good time tho
Community
The comedies I think are on par with 30 Rock, in terms of hilariousness and overall quality, are: Arrested Development (initial run), Future Man (first season), and What We Do in the Shadows.

If you're also wondering what shows are on my shortlist of all time greats with 30 Rock, regardless of genre: Chernobyl, early Game of Thrones, The Americans, and True Detective (first season).

The number one greatest show of all time, though, without any contest, is The Leftovers. The whole show is a masterpiece, but the second season in particular is one of the greatest works of art I've seen.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt if it had been longer
Yes
Community, psych
Veep, what we do in the shadows, Frasier, always sunny
Arrested development
Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99, Bobs Burgers
None. B99 and P&R are fun but unmatched
B99
Parks and rec
Parks & Recreation, Veep
Always Sunny, Arrested Development, The Office
Scrubs, AD (1-3)
None
It’s Always Sunny
What we do in the shadows, parks and rec
Happy Endings
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, King of the Hill
The office, pnr, good place
Letterkenny
Fleabag
Arrested Development, The Office, Community, The Good Place
Arrested development
arrested development, bojack horseman, broad city
Yes
Your mom.
The office, arrested development
Other series?
The Good Place
Arrested Development, Veep
Breaking Bad
Mad Men.
Community and Scrubs
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Community
Seinfeld
Brooklyn 99
Good place
No
mad men, futurama, archer
Arrested Development, Community
South park
Any Michael Shur show, Schitt’s Creek, New Girl
Ted Lasso
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, The Muppet Show
South park
Community, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, New Girl, Paris and Rec
None
Community, arrested development
Frasier, The Good Place, It's Always Sunny
always sunny
X Files, Family Guy, Barry, Venture Bros., Lost, Game of Thrones
Arrested Development
Arrested development
Arrested Development
Literally none
Schitts Creek
Literally other Tina Fey programs and that’s like it lmao
Arrested development
Scrubs, HIMYM
Mad Men
Community
Himym
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Modern Family, The Office, Parks and Rec, Schitt's Creek, Arrested Development
Community
Hacks
Community, Arrested Development (1-3)
Parks and Rec
Arrested development
Community
Curb
No match
American Dad (in terms of how much I quote it)
Veep
Drama: the Americans, the sopranos
Comedy: the good place
Parks and Rec
Veep, arrested development, curb, Seinfeld
Nn
Veep
Kimmy Schmidt maybe
Community
Arrested development, psych, unbreakable,
Arrested Development, Seinfeld, Always Sunny
The simpsons
Arrested Development, Always sunny, community
Parks and Rec, The Office, Community, Last Man on Earth, Kimmy Schmidt
None except The Good Place
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Community
Arrested Development (first two seasons only)
Strangers with Candy, scrubs
Early Simpsons
MASH
Community, maybe the first 3 Arrested Development
Arrested Development
Parks & Rec,
The Office maybe?
Simpsons
Broad City
Happy Endings
Brooklyn 99
Brooklyn 99
Schitts Creek
None
American Dad, IASIP
Arrested Development original seasons
Arrested Development, Community
Community
None
Hacks
Parks and Rec
New Girl, The Office
Frasier
Arrested development
Community
Community, Arrested Development
How I met your mother
Parks and Rec, Crazy Ex Girlfriend
Parks and Rec
Park & Rec,
Red dwarf
Parks and Rec
seinfeld
Breaking Bad
Parks and rec/ what we do in the shadows
I’m also a sex and the city super fan
Community
Veep
30 rock sits alone atop the pyramid for me. But Veep and arrested development get close with script quality and cast dynamic
Arrested development, Veep
Parks and Rec, Arrested Development
Community
Always Sunny
Cheers, 3rd Rock from the Sun
Good Place, Parks and Rec
Archer, arrested development
The Office, The Mighty Boosh
Community, end of list
DeFwan
Futurama, Community
Idk older sitcoms are debatably as cleverly written (i.e. Cheers), but they don’t have that chaotic fever dream quality that 30 has that I love so much
Arrested development
It’s always sunny
Parks and rec, Brooklyn 99
Frasier, Modern Family
Community, parks and rec
The Simpsons
Arrested Development
N/A
The Office, The Good Place
Community, the Office
Schitt’s creek
Arrestes Development or Fleabag.
None
Parks and rec
Scrubs, New Girl, Brooklyn 99
Community
Always sunny, arrested development, broad city, what we do in the shadows
None
Community, Parks and rec
American Vandal
none
Seinfeld, It’s always sunny in Philadelphia
Office
The Office
Bitch Hunter
Arrested Development Seasons 1 - 3, Archer first three seasons, Bobs Burgers
arrested development
Arrested development
No comedy comes close.
Veep
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Community
B99, severance, true det s1
Community
Parks and rec, Brooklyn 99
Comedy: The Office (seasons 1-7), The Simpsons (seasons 2-9)
Other: The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Mad Men
Arrested Development
The Office, Parks and Recreation. If only because they were the holy trinity of ABC shows back in the day. I think Brooklyn Nine Nine comes close in a less cynical way, and I think Better Off Ted is equally as funny as 30 Rock, but keeps things a little more grounded in reality. The British version of The Inbetweeners is equally funny to me at times, too.
Seinfeld
The Larry Sanders Show
Broad City; High Maintenance
the offiec
30 Rock
None.
New Girl, the office, arrested development
Community, Seinfeld, Golden Girls
Arrested Development
Always sunny
Community
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the Office, Kimmy Schmidt, I Think You Should Leave
The Good Place
Veep
IASIP, bobs burgers, b99,
Curb
Community
Frasier.
Not as good as Seinfeld but definitely up there with if not above Community
Strangers with candy
Parks and Rec
The Sopranos
can’t think of one comedy/sitcom that’s as well written. nothing compares
The Middle, The Good Place
Ted lasso, parks and rec
The sumpsons
Sunny, Parks and Rec, Curb
None
Broad City
Frasier
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, The Simpson, Arrested Development
don't know, community?
The Good Place
Parks and recreation
Curb your enthusiasm, veep, arrested development
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and BitchHunter.
None. The closest is Veep.
Golden Girls
Golden Girls, P and R, Fraijer, 3rd Rock from the Sun,
Arrested development
*
Honestly I think it's probably the best sitcom ever made. Certainly one of the most accurate ones. I enjoy Parks and Rec for a lot of the same reasons but I've rewatched 30 Rock more times than I can count and I consider it peak TV. Absolutely required viewing for anyone who wants to work in entertainment.
Schitt's Creek
Arrested development, community, parks and rec, the office, archer
Community
Always Sunny
First 3 seasons of AD
The Golden Girls, Fleabag, Frasier, Arrested Development
Arrested Development, Girls5Eva
The Girlie Show
Community, better off ted, parks and rec
Arrested Development
First 3 series of Arrested Development
Community
Community
Seinfeld, frajer
None - it's in a league of its own
None
The Sopranos
Seinfeld, American dad
King of the Hill
Veep, Arrested Development, Superstore, Great News
Girls 5eva. community.
IASIP
None
Arrested Development (first 3 seasons)
Arrested Development
Mad Men, Silo, Bitch Hunter
psych/scrubs/b99
Community seasons 1-3
Cunk on Earth
Arrested Development, Veep, Kath & Kim (USA), and all the Tina Fey shows
Arrested development
Comedy-wise
Seinfeld
Curb
Veep
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Community
Veep, Bojack Horseman, The Good Place, Crazy Ex-girlfriend, Arrested Development (seasons 1-3), Parks & Rec
How I Met Your Mother; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; Mr. Robot; Parks and Recreation
Community. Other Tina Fey produced shows have the same spirit (Kimmy, Girls5Eva, etc.) and they fill the void, but can’t quite rise to the exact same level of adventure that Fievel Goes West gave us.
None, maybe Seinfeld
Community, P&R, The Office, Veep
Superstore
The Good Place
Arrested Development
Extraordinary, Derry Girls
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
The wire
Scrubs, the west wing
None
Milf island
Parks and Rec, Better Call Saul
Snl
The IT Crowd, True Blood
My Name is Earl
Parks and rec, will and grace, psych, monk
office
For enjoyment and comfort food rewatchability? The Office, Parks and Rec, Malcom in the Middle, The Middle, Golden Girls, etc. For absolute top notch poignant jokes? None. I haven’t found a show that matches the same level of snarky, smart, zany, and topical jokes. There’s tons of real easy political dig jokes on tv now, but 30 rock was truly something else and something very special, it wasn’t ever heavy handed without letting you know they knew they were being heavy handed and that was part of the joke.
The Office (US), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Arrested Development (og run), Portlandia, Curb
Nothing
always sunny, kimmy schmidt
Community, Parks and Recreation
Arrested Development
Seinfeld, Arrested Development
Parks & Rec
Veep
The Simpsons, Parks and Rec, Always Sunny
None
Kimmy Schmidt
Milf Island
First few seasons of the Simpsons
Arresed Development, The Good Place, You're the Worst, Hacks
Community, IASIP
Better off Ted
Parks and Rec, The Office, Seinfeld, what we do in the shadows, Brooklyn 99, workaholics, it's always sunny in Philadelphia
Parks and Rec, The Office (early seasons)
Arrested development
Arrested Development, I Love Lucy
Parks and Rec
Curb
TGS with Tracky Jonjon
Parks and Rec, Archer(S1-5), Seinfeld, Abbott Elementary (give them time),
Curb your enthusiasm
Seinfeld maybe?
Ken Burns Civil War
Breaking Bad
Will & Grace
Portlandia
Parks and Rec, Community, B99
Arrested Development, Brooklyn 99
Broad City, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidy
Seinfeld, Beverly Hillbillies, Veep, CHiPs
Girls5eva, Broad City, Arr Development
30 Rock is unparalleled.
Mr Robot - different type of program but also weird and has its own unique world
I don’t love ranking things, bur i enjoy Brooklyn 99, Girls 5Eva and The Other Two quite a bit
Venture Bros, Psych, Seinfeld, Brooklyn 99, Parks and Rec
Veep, Always Sunny, What We Do in the Shadows, Arrested Development
bojack?
Veep
Arrested Development
Arrested Development
Office
Arrested Development
Parks and Rec.
Brooklyn 99
arrested development
The Good Place, Psych, Scrubs, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Happy Friday, Barkada --

The PSE gained 70 points to 6628 ▲1.1%

Shout-out to Shehana Jean for the positive feedback on the AREIT div card, to Miguel Camus for fighting the good fight with his new startup (InsiderPH), to financial freedom for even more great design advice for the div cards, to daddyew for getting out (of APL) at the right time, to Dividend Pinoy for (like me) growing impatient for a warehouse REIT, to echAir for the positive feedback on my weird "building of buyers" analogy that I used to try and explain how inflows/outflows work with index rebals, to Satorun in for the tl;dr (too long; didn't read) of the DDMPR saga, to Jing for the sad boat meme appreciation, to Rod Leaf for mentioning APL's stinky FOO as the last time he saw the MB Siphon 1 ("siphoning off people's money"), to Jr Martin for warmly congratulating Ely and Gladys on their 1-year anniversary, to VodkaMartini_007 for spilling the beans on the location of the MB Siphon 1 ("the Port of Irene in Cagayan"), and to arkitrader for the pathetic boat vibes haha.
US April inflation came out and surprised to the downside, meaning that (at least in the US) domestic demand has cooled and consumer inflation has resumed its downward trend. US markets immediately pumped, with the Dow Jones average crossing the 40,000 mark for the first time. Will the PSE get any of that shine?

▌In today's MB:

• BSP holds rates steady
• DDMPR declares falling Q1 div
• Jollibee Q1 profit: P2.6-B (up 27%)
• PSE puts ANI, INFRA, C, and PNX on suspension notice

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• [NEWS] BSP keeps interest rates steady... The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) [link] said yesterday that its Monetary Board decided to keep rates steady. In doing so, the BSP said that inflationary risks “continue to lean toward the upside”, but that its latest forecasts showed that “inflation would settle close tot he upper-end of the target range.” As for inflation expectations, the BSP said that those “remain well-anchored”. The Monetary Board said that it “deems it appropriate to ensure tight monetary policy settings until inflation settles firmly within the target range”, and indicated that such a stance would also “help keep inflation expectations anchored”.
  
  • MB: At least the BSP stopped talking about wage increases as a potential inflationary risk. That said, does anyone else detect an air of contradiction in what the BSP is saying? Perhaps contradiction is too strong of a term, but I get the growing sense that the BSP’s reasons for keeping rates high are somewhat diverging from its own analysis. The BSP says that it’s primary objective is price stability, so we can infer that it’s keeping rates high as a means of trying to suppress price increases, and yet the BSP has again and again told us that the driver for price increases is a problem on the supply side of the equation, not the demand side. Interest rate adjustments don’t impact supply-side problems, because interest rate increases are meant to suppress demand. We don’t have a demand problem. Adding to this is the BSP’s concern about maintaining a tight policy to keep inflation expectations anchored, despite noting just a paragraph earlier that inflation expectations were already “well-anchored”. This implies that there is psychological space for the BSP to lower rates within the framework of current expectations. This is picky stuff, I know, there are simply too many people and companies struggling under high rates to ignore the rapidly decreasing marginal utility of yet another cycle of the BSP’s conservative observation of the situation. Just my personal opinion.
• [DIVS] DDMPR declares falling Q1 div at 116% payout ratio... DDMP [DDMPR 1.17 ▲0.9%; 37% avgVol] [link] declared a Q1/24 dividend of ₱0.023476, payable on July 15 to shareholders of record as of June 19. The dividend has an annualized yield of 8.03% based on the previous closing price. The total amount of the dividend is ₱419 million, which is 116% of the ₱362 million in distributable income that DDMPR reported for the quarter. Relative to DDMPR’s IPO price, the dividend increased DDMPR’s total stock and dividend return to -32.29%, up from its pre-dividend total return of -32.33%. DDMP REIT Fund Managers reported that DDMPR’s occupancy as of March 31 was just 76%, with occupancy at its main building (DoubleDragon Plaza) listed at just 70.8%.
  
  • MB: The dividend amount is up 1.4% from DDMPR’s disastrous Q4/23 dividend, but it’s down 7.5% y/y and down 15.8% from Q1/22. DDMPR is the second-oldest REIT on the PSE. It issued its first dividend to shareholders in Q4/20. Its sponsor,DoubleDragon* [DD 10.48 ▲10.0%; 581% avgVol], is bursting at the seams with potential assets that could be downloaded to DDMPR to diversify the REIT’s portfolio and breathe some much-needed life into this stagnating afterthought. DDMPR’s assets are fine, but their strategy in how to monetize those assets is outdated. Gone are the days when high commercial rents from POGOs could excuse the growing issue of collections from those POGOs. Now we have DDMPR suffering from high (and going higher) rates of delinquency. Gone are the days when investors were lapping up the chance to get in on the commercial office space game. Now we have the threat of a POGO ban and the existential threat of AI putting all of the “easy” BPO leasing opportunities at risk. Gone are the days when DDMPR’s inactivity could be explained away by its newness. Now we’re left picking through the rubble of yet another disappointing Quarterly Report, yet another y/y dividend reduction, and bagholders have heard no plan from management on what they’ll do to right the ship.*
• [EARNINGS] Jollibee Q1 profit: ₱2.6-B (up 27%)... Jollibee [JFC 224.00 ▲0.9%; 300% avgVol] [link] posted a Q1 net income attributable of ₱2.6 billion, up 27% from its Q1/23 net income attributable of ₱2.1 billion. JFC said it was able to grow profit margins and exceed its Q1 performance outlook thanks to “healthy top line growth combined with further operational efficiencies and effective management of expenses”. JFC’s system-wide sales were up 10.4% to ₱86.8 billion due to new store additions and same-store sales growth was up 5.5%, which JFC said was due to increased volume. Across all of JFC’s segmented business units, “Europe, Middle East, Asia” had the largest same-store sales growth (+14.7%) and system-wide sales growth (+25.5%). The “People’s Republic of China” and “Highlands Coffee” were negative in terms of same-store sales growth (-3.7% and -9.0%, respectively), and only the People’s Republic of China business unit was negative in terms of system-wide sales growth (-3.7%). JFC said that its difficulties in China are partly due to a high bar effect from last year’s success, and a slowdown in the quick service restaurant industry in that country more generally. JFC said that while Highlands Coffee saw its same-store sales growth fall 9.0%, it did “better than industry” and managed to gain 4% market share during that period.
  
  • MB: The bee perseveres. It has made massive bets in “coffee” and “China” that could pay off handsomely in the future, and all of this activity has likely bought the management team some more time with its shareholder base to deliver on the delicious fruits of these bets. JFC’s stock price is up almost 150% from its COVID low, but it’s somewhat rangebound between about ₱200/share and ₱270/share. The stock hit ₱273/share in late February, only to rapidly retreat back to the ₱215/share level over the next six weeks in a pattern that the share price has repeated two or three times already this year. Generally speaking, the highs are higher and the lows are higher, but maybe with all the segments firing this busy season the stock will finally be able to push out of that range.
• [NEWS] Several notable firms placed on suspension notice for failure to report... The PSE [link] notified four high-profile companies that their shares would be suspended at 9 AM today if 2023 Annual Reports were not posted. The companies that were put on notice are Tony Tiu’s AgriNurture [ANI 0.57 ▼1.7%; 102% avgVol], Philippine Infradev [INFRA 0.53 ▲1.9%; 262% avgVol] and two from pseudo-tycoon Dennis Uy, Chelsea Logistics [C 1.30 ▲4.0%; 526% avgVol] and Phoenix Petroleum [PNX 4.17 ▼0.2%; 78% avgVol]. Should any of these companies fail to submit their Annual Reports before 9 AM, they will remain suspended for up to three months until such report is submitted. If nothing has changed after three months, the PSE must begin involuntary delisting proceedings.
  
  • MB: These companies are not a random sample, and they’re not representative of the PSE as a whole. Will ANI, INFRA, C, and PNX push their luck right up to the deadline, or will any of these companies slip into a suspended state for failure to complete one of the most basic components of public corporate life? As usual, retail bagholders will just have to wait and see what the owners decide to do.

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I have a 2011 wrx, stock turbo. Recently swapped from a no-name mystery cold air intake to an HPS intake. I noticed on the COBB AP 91 tune the A/F learning 1 was between 15 and 20 under load, after it had time to learn. Anything but idling is 15% or more. I wasn't tracking A/F learn 1 before the intake swap. Same MAF sensor.
I cleaned the MAF sensor just to start with something and I reset learning. Every time I have reset, the throttle response will be very weak and it can actually die at times at very low RPM. But once it has time to learn, it runs very well and doesn't have any issue idling.
So my theory is that after resetting, it has low idle and not enough fuel getting pulled, then it adjusts it all the way up to 15 - 20%. So would this be more of a fuel issue or vacuum leak then? I haven't given it enough time to re-learn since the recent reset, but at 3% AF learn 1 it still has weak throttle so I imagine once it starts feeling normal, it will be back to 15+

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Long, hot days are great for outdoor activities, but pollen can threaten to keep you indoors if you have pollen allergies and allergic asthma. They may leave you longing for a rain shower to wash the pollen away. But rain causes plant growth, producing more pollen, right? So is rain good for those with allergies or not?

The Good News About Rain and Pollen

Did you know pollen counts may actually be higher when it’s dry? You would expect rain to make plants grow, producing more pollen. So a dry spell would mean less pollen, right? Not really.
During dry seasons, trees can actually release more pollen.¹ There is less moisture in the air to weigh down the pollen grains when the wind blows. This helps more pollen travel farther and more easily.
Light, steady rain showers can wash the pollen away, keeping it from flying through the air. The humidity that follows helps keep pollen down too. Rain can have a welcome benefit for those with pollen allergies.

The Not-So-Good News About Rain and Pollen

Overall, rain is good if you have pollen allergies. But rain can cause issues for those with allergies to grass, weeds, dust and mold.
When it rains when grass and weed pollen is high, drops can hit the ground and break up clumps of pollen into smaller particles. They then quickly disperse, causing a sudden increase in allergy and allergic asthma symptoms during the rain shower. This tends to happen more during sudden, heavy downpours.
If you’re in a rainy and humid season, mold and dust mite counts can climb. Mold thrives in damp conditions. Remove leaves before they can become a problem. Lower your indoor humidity to keep mold at bay indoors.
Dust mites can also multiply in humid conditions. If the rain is keeping you indoors, take steps to control your indoor allergens.

Watch the Weather and Seek Allergy Treatment

Rain can be a good thing for pollen allergies. But you can have too much of a good thing. Next time the showers rain down, be grateful for the temporary relief. If the rains keep pouring down, watch out for a spike in mold, dust, and weed and grass pollen soon after.
You can manage your allergies and allergic asthma by visiting a board-certified allergist to help you manage your symptoms and by tracking the weather and pollen on these sites:
AccuweatheAAFA personalized respiratory forecast – Visit Accuweather.com for a personalized asthma forecast for your area. Enter your location. Then from the Personalized Forecasts drop-down menu, choose Respiratory. The AccuweatheAAFA forecast will show asthma alerts along with your forecast. The page also includes tips from AAFA on managing weather-related asthma issues.
National Allergy Bureau – Sign up to receive email alerts or download the app from the AAAAI to alert you of your area’s pollen counts.
Many treatments are available to help you manage your pollen allergies, no matter what the weather does. AAFA’s annual Spring Allergy Capitals™ report provides insights into cities where people are most affected by spring allergies. Download the report to see where your city ranks.
Medical Review July 2017, updated May 2018
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