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We can’t blame everything on climate change — although that might be convenient. The rotating brownouts and the estimated P8.8 billion our agriculture already lost so far are consequences of the infrastructure gap we allowed to fester because of our chronically weak fiscal position.

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Because investors were positioning on the peso, the stock market rallied. Clearly, international funds were positioning on Philippine equities as well – expecting a strong domestic market performance down the road.

A stronger peso is a boon at this time. It will help mitigate rising oil prices driven by anxieties over the situation in the Middle East.
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MANILA HOTEL AND PIATCO
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We can’t blame everything on climate change — although that might be convenient. The rotating brownouts and the estimated P8.8 billion our agriculture already lost so far are consequences of the infrastructure gap we allowed to fester because of our chronically weak fiscal position.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 349890 [Title] => Hope [Summary] => In the three trading days following the State of the Nation Address, we saw the peso swimming against the tide. While the other Asian currencies retreated, the peso advanced.

Because investors were positioning on the peso, the stock market rallied. Clearly, international funds were positioning on Philippine equities as well – expecting a strong domestic market performance down the road.

A stronger peso is a boon at this time. It will help mitigate rising oil prices driven by anxieties over the situation in the Middle East.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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