The Philippines EXPO 2008

See it. Believe it. Experience it.

Apr
24
Filed Under (tourism) by juliana123 on 24-04-2008

That’s the official slogan of WOW Philippines, the official tourism site of the Philippines. Just like everything about the Philippines, the advertisements are simply smart.

Visit the WOW Philippines website here and take a look at one of their videos below.

Apr
23
Filed Under (Current Events) by juliana123 on 23-04-2008

The military of the Philippines is aiming to track down the Communist terrorist group called the New People’s Army. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo commanded her troop to eradicate the N.P.A. by the end of her presidency in 2010. The rebels are using their opportunity to revolt against the Arroyo administration, especially since now that the public is raging about the food price crisis.

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Apr
21
Filed Under (Current Events) by danielviray on 21-04-2008

April 15 (Bloomberg) — The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer, intensified efforts to crack down on hoarding as prices rose to a record and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said the president’s popularity may be undermined by food inflation.

The Southeast Asian nation would target “unscrupulous traders together with their accomplices in the bureaucracy,” President Gloria Arroyo said today. “We have already taken steps to protect our consumers from rice and even bread bandits.”

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Apr
16
Filed Under (Current Events) by juliana123 on 16-04-2008

The Philippines, the largest importer of rice, is in a midst of a rice shortage problem according to an article from Forbes. As a result due to the rice shortage, the price of rice is increasing. The rice issue is not just frustrating the country’s economic health but also other big rice-consuming countries such as India, China, and Japan. In addition, the Philippines’ public sector has lowered because of this predicament. The article continues to talk about how this problem is affecting other parts of the country’s health and the rest of Asia as well.

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Apr
14
Filed Under (Current Events) by juliana123 on 14-04-2008

Philippine stocks will said to lower this year due to the decline of Wall Street. wall-street.jpg

This article continues to talk about the effects on corporate profits in the Philippines and other countries as well because of America’s economic slowdown and how international products like San Miguel are in a dilemma.

You can read more about this article here. The picture was taken from this site.