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It seems I was on to something when I blogged about my problem with the strengthening peso last month.  According to this article in the Inquirer: The Philippines may now be afflicted with the Dutch Disease.   What is the Dutch disease, you ask?  Sphere: Related Content

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Here’s another reason you should watch your credit card bills closely. Aside from making sure you are not paying for fraudulent charges made on your card, you should also take a look at the finance charges you are being charged with. I usually pay my credit card bills in full so that I don’t pay [...]

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2009 hit a record high of US$17.3 billion in OFW remittances despite the great global recession.  I can’t even imagine how much that is in Philippine pesos. So with the inflow of US dollar into the country, the exchange rate is strengthening in favor of the Peso.  That’s good news if you’re online shopping in [...]

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Vote wisely! Parang awa nyo naaaa Sphere: Related Content

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This time they brought in some imports and it’s no less than MJ’s own choreographer. I wonder if some people have thought of stealing just so they can join these inmates. Just a thought! I think this is the best performance I’ve seen from them so far. Sphere: Related Content

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The much anticipated fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been called off by Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum after both parties failed to agree on drug testing procedures. Sphere: Related Content

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Manila is a disaster area!  Places you never expected to get flooded are flooded.  Typhoon Ondoy dropped more rains than hurricane Katrina did and really wreaked havoc to Manila. Sphere: Related Content

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Next video after the jump. Sphere: Related Content

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I’m usually oblivious to these kinds of news but since coming home to Manila, Katrina Halili and Hayden Koh has been all over the TV and the newspapers.   All I can say is I pity Katrina Halili.  She must feel so violated for having been filmed without her consent.  I bet Hayden’s mom is [...]

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I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later that swine flu hits the Philippines.  I just hope that the Department of Health is prepared enough to tackle the virus and keep it from spreading and that people at risk of contracting the virus are responsible enough to quarantine themselves until they are 100% [...]

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In yet another exciting match vs Hatton, Manny has proved to be the best pound for pound boxer today making Pinoys all over the world happy and proud. The match was just how I like it – short and sweet. It was a quick happy ending and as always Manny made it look too easy. [...]

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I got this link through one of those forwarded emails (which I usually don’t read).  This is a short movie by Ferdinand Dimadura that won the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival on the theme food, taste and hunger.  The story is moving and the song he created to go with it fits perfectly.  I hope [...]

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Yet again, Manny has made the whole nation come together and be united and proud to be Filipinos. He is such an inspiration.  It’s just awesome. And may I say that his Nike ad for this match is so moving. Check out: www.nike.com.ph Kudos to Manny and all of us believed in him. Sphere: Related [...]

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Yesterday, Mr. Tsiken and I tried Canele’ Patisserie Chocolaterie at the Shaw Centre on Scotts Road (beside Mc Donald’s.)  For those from Manila, their menu kinda reminds me of Bizu specially with all those appetizingly pretty cakes on display. I’d say the price is on the expensive end of the reasonable spectrum.  Expensive side because [...]

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If you are photography enthusiast who’s looking to get your hands on your first ever digital SLR without burning a hole through your pocket, then this is for you. I’m selling my Canon 350d SLR for an amazingly low price (because I want to sell it quickly so I can upgrade to a higher model [...]

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Hope you were able to catch it yesterday.  One of History Channel‘s feature for this month of July is Mark Bowden’s (author of Black Hawk Down) Stalking Jihad. History Channel is one of my favorite channels along with Sphere: Related Content

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Typhoon Fengshen left a lot of people dead.  Most of the families of the victims of the sunken MV Princess of the Stars are still yet to be reunited with their lost loved ones. Let’s pray for the those who lost their lives to the wrath of Fengshen. Sphere: Related Content

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School season’s here again and with the Philippines’ inflation rate at an all time high, the poor are getting even poorer. This back-to-school season, World Vision Philippines still have 4,500 poor Filipino children who do not have sponsors. But for just P450 a month or P15 a day we can help these families by giving [...]

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After going to the PC show yesterday, we found ourselves wandering in the Suntec City mall when we heard someone singing in the mall.  It’s always easy to tell whether a Filipino was singing because it’s almost always generally good. So we decided to check it out and saw this gay guy singing Sphere: Related [...]

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