PESO SEEN TO HIT 37.50:$1 THIS YEAR
British banking giant Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) sees the peso strengthening to 37.50 against the dollar this year and further to 35.50 to $1 next year as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is likely allow the local currency to appreciate further to cushion the impact of imported inflation brought about by rising [...]
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PACQUIAO, THE RINGMASTER, AND HIS TRAVELING CIRCUS
Washington — Late Monday afternoon (Feb. 14), Manny Pacquiao and company, lots and lots of company, boarded Acela Express No. 2165 in the belly of Pennsylvania Station. Pacquiao entered his private car (cost: $10,000) flanked by two documentary film crews, promoters, publicists, advisers, his chief of staff and his wife, Jinkee. READ FULL STORY (Photo: [...]
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THE FINAL WORDS OF ANGELO T. REYES
By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Late evening last Feb. 4, Friday, a long-time source suddenly called. Would I be free for brunch the next day, he asked. He wanted to consult me on something important. We met the next day and he bared his purpose: Angelo ‘Angie’ T. Reyes, the former Armed Forces chief of [...]
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE PHILIPPINES?
One hundred twelve years after the Philippines declared itself an independent state, questions on the width and breadth of Philippine territory are still a subject of intense debate. The latest book of distinguished diplomat Rodolfo C. Severino shows that despite several revisions and laws related to territory, the most basic question on the area of [...]
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‘SAVE PALAWAN MOVEMENT’ LAUNCHED
“No to Mining in Palawan”, a signature campaign to raise 10 million signatures against mining activities in Palawan, was launched on Feb. 3 by the Save Palawan Movement. It is spearheaded by ABS-CBN Foundation, civic and church leaders following the killing of civic leader, environmentalist and broadcaster Dr. Gerardo “Doc Gerry” Ortega in Puerto Princesa [...]
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TONI:IN A CLASS OF HER OWN
By Jocelyn Valle The box-office success of My Amnesia Girl was sweetest for its female star, Toni Gonzaga. For starters, that project seemed to have come from out of the blue because she was supposed to do a movie with her dream leading man, Robin Padilla. But the action star suddenly became busy attending to the [...]
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‘LITTLE ITALY’ RISES ON PHILIPPINE HILLSIDE
By Mynardo Macaraig Mabini, Batangas — On an isolated hillside in the Philippines, a tiny slice of Italy has risen from among the vegetable patches and coconut trees, the product of thousands of overseas workers. Large stone houses — often with brand-new vehicles in their driveways — cover the district, even though the narrow streets can barely [...]
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RESTORING PASIG RIVER TO ITS OLD GLORY
By Pepper Marcelo Once a vital transport route and a vital ecosystem linking Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay, the 25-kilometer Pasig River has been continually neglected and polluted for decades. As a result, it has been deemed “biologically dead” by some experts. Garbage coming from informal settlers residing along its banks, as well as the [...]
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MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: ONE YEAR AFTER
On November 23, 2009, 58 people were murdered by a local warlord from Maguindanao in the worst case of election violence in Philippine history. A year later, hope still flickers for the families of the victims, but the path to justice has been unbearably slow. VIEW DOCUMENTARY
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HELP LINE FROM ACROSS THE SEAS
By Pepper Marcelo I have been married for five years and have a three-year-old daughter. We are doing okay but dream of having our own home and traveling. My auntie in the Dubai has offered me help in getting a job there but I am worried about leaving my family behind. I have heard of other stories of [...]
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