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-*'''Philippines, China agree to upgrade bilateral ties'''
+*'''Peso rises anew as countries release favorable economic reports'''
-*August 15, 2011
+*August 16, 2011
-:The Philippines and China have agreed to upgrade the level of bilateral trade and investment during the 27th Meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in Shanghai last week.
+:MANILA, Philippines—The peso strengthened further on Tuesday as releases of favorable economic indicators for various countries led to a generally optimistic sentiment among international portfolio investors.
-:The discussions, co-chaired by Trade and Industry Undersecretary for Policy Adrian Cristobal and his Chinese counterpart Vice Minister for Commerce Chen Jian, covered the entire range of bilateral economic cooperation, including measures which could lead to an expansion of bilateral trade and investments, China’s overseas development assistance to the Philippines, technical cooperation on statistics, standards, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), and factors in the existing environment which hamper the smooth flow of goods, investment and services.............[http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2011/august/15/nation2.isx&d=2011/august/15<font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
+The rise of the peso was consistent with the appreciation of other emerging market currencies, which benefited from the moves of investors globally to purchase stocks from various markets..........[http://business.inquirer.net/13249/peso-rises-anew-as-countries-release-favorable-economic-reports<font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
-*'''Blasphemy a UN-guaranteed human right, PHL group says'''
+*'''Philippines, China agree to upgrade bilateral ties'''
-*August 14, 2011
+*August 15, 2011
-:(Updated 4:54 p.m.) The Philippines is bound by a United Nations (UN) covenant “upholding blasphemy" as a human right, an advocacy group member said Sunday.
+:The Philippines and China have agreed to upgrade the level of bilateral trade and investment during the 27th Meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in Shanghai last week.
-:Garrick Bercero, a member of the group Filipino Freethinkers, pointed this out amid the furor caused by the Poleteismo artwork that allegedly offended Christianity..............[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/229410/nation/blasphemy-a-un-guaranteed-human-right-phl-group-says<font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
+:The discussions, co-chaired by Trade and Industry Undersecretary for Policy Adrian Cristobal and his Chinese counterpart Vice Minister for Commerce Chen Jian, covered the entire range of bilateral economic cooperation, including measures which could lead to an expansion of bilateral trade and investments, China’s overseas development assistance to the Philippines, technical cooperation on statistics, standards, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), and factors in the existing environment which hamper the smooth flow of goods, investment and services.............[http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2011/august/15/nation2.isx&d=2011/august/15<font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
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