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Wednesday, November 14, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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A rock and a hard place
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THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) appears to be caught between a
rock and a hard place. On the one hand, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
and domestic companies, especially exporters, are agonizing over the
rapid appreciation of the peso. OFWs, the country’s modern heroes,
are complaining that the money they send home to their loved ones
isn’t buying as much as it used to. The local currency’s rise
has eroded the purchasing power of the very people who have
contributed to this strength.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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BIG
DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Countrymen let Gomez
down
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Roberto Gomez, no doubt, has talent. He could have emerged as the
world’s number one 9-ball player last Sunday. Even the Englishman
who eventually bested him acknowledged as much.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Poverty, corruption
and competitiveness
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President Arroyo, in the very first speech she gave after her
installation by the EDSA 2 coup that removed former President
Estrada, said eradicating poverty and corruption were among the 10
priority tasks of her presidency.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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NorthRail issue
revival reveals existing cracks
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THE revival of the NorthRail issue by Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile has
revealed that cracks remain in the relations between President
Arroyo and Speaker Jose de Venecia despite their much-publicized
reconciliation in Malacañang.
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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New year, old
reminders
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This little piggy went to market, this little piggy went home, this
little piggy lit up a firecracker and this little piggy went
ka-boom!
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Blame China and India
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If crude oil hits $100 per barrel and it will—blame China and
India.
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ASIAN LITERARY LIVES
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Chinese wins Asian book prize, judges praise Dalisay entry
By Agence France-Presse
HONG KONG: Chinese author Jiang Rong used his
personal experience of living in the Chinese-Mongolian border region
during the Cultural Revolution to write his prizewinning novel Wolf
Totem.
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