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	<title>Pinoy in Singapore &#187; Bits from Back Home</title>
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	<description>One Pinoy's journey to adapting to life in the Lion City and make it a home away from home...</description>
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		<title>Philippines has the Dutch Disease</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/03/15/philippines-has-the-dutch-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems I was on to something when I blogged about my problem with the strengthening peso last month.&#160; 
According to this article in the Inquirer: The Philippines may now be afflicted with the Dutch Disease.&#160;&#160; 
What is the Dutch disease, you ask?&#160; 
 
Here’s a definition from www.investopedia.com:
An economic condition that, in its broadest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit card hidden charges</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/03/08/credit-card-hidden-charges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 finance charges.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My problem with a strengthening peso</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/02/24/my-problem-with-a-strengthening-peso/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 hit a record high of US$17.3 billion in OFW remittances despite the great global recession.  I can&#8217;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&#8217;s good news if you&#8217;re online shopping in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mo Twister interviews Quezon City counselor hopeful Ara Mina</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/02/06/mo-twister-interviews-quezon-city-counselor-hopeful-ara-mina/</link>
		<comments>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/02/06/mo-twister-interviews-quezon-city-counselor-hopeful-ara-mina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Vote wisely! Parang awa nyo naaaa
Sphere: Related Content]]></description>
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		<title>Cebu&#8217;s Dancing Inmates dance to Michael Jackson&#8217;s This is It</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/01/26/cebus-dancing-inmates-dance-to-michael-jacksons-this-is-it/</link>
		<comments>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/01/26/cebus-dancing-inmates-dance-to-michael-jacksons-this-is-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time they brought in some imports and it&#8217;s no less than MJ&#8217;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&#8217;ve seen from them so far.

Filipino, Philippines &#8220;Dancing Inmates&#8221; from Cebu Provincial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pacquiao vs Mayweather Jr. fight is off</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/01/08/pacquiao-vs-mayweather-jr-fight-is-off/</link>
		<comments>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2010/01/08/pacquiao-vs-mayweather-jr-fight-is-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much anticipated fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been called off by Pacquiao&#8217;s promoter Bob Arum after both parties failed to agree on drug testing procedures.
Mayweather is insisting on random blood testing even though the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which would oversee the bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manila is devastated by Typhoon Ondoy</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/09/28/manila-is-devastated-by-typhoon-ondoy/</link>
		<comments>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/09/28/manila-is-devastated-by-typhoon-ondoy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
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.
During the downpour of Ondoy, I got scared because I haven&#8217;t seen the water level of the creek beside our house go up so high and looked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winnie Monsod asks Mikey Arroyo about his unexplained wealth</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/09/02/winnie-monsod-asks-mikey-arroyo-about-his-unexplained-wealth/</link>
		<comments>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/09/02/winnie-monsod-asks-mikey-arroyo-about-his-unexplained-wealth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Next video after the jump. 

Haay, people actually voted for this guy?  He&#8217;s not even smart enough to cover his own ass.  If Mikey Arroyo still wins in the next election, then that just explains why the Philippines is in a sorry situation. 
Sphere: Related Content]]></description>
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		<title>Katrina Halili and Hayden Koh scandal</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/05/22/katrina-halili-and-hayden-koh-scandal/</link>
		<comments>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/05/22/katrina-halili-and-hayden-koh-scandal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 03:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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&#8217;s mom is so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines reports first case of Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/05/22/philippines-reports-first-case-of-swine-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://pinoyinsingapore.info/2009/05/22/philippines-reports-first-case-of-swine-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 03:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Tsiken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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% [...]]]></description>
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