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===[[Arts and Culture of The Philippines]]===
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===Featured Philippine News===
===Featured Philippine News===
*'''Government to continue focus on plugging tax leakages'''
:MANILA, Philippines - The Aquino administration is firm in its position that it would continue to focus on plugging tax leakages before slapping new taxes, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said yesterday.
:Purisima was reacting to comments made by UK-based Fitch Ratings which said that the Philippines needs to improve tax collections.....[http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=708887 <font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
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*'''Stock Market Reflects P-Noy Performance'''
*'''Stock Market Reflects P-Noy Performance'''
:MANILA, Philippines — The bullish local stock market is a good barometer on how the Aquino administration should be judged, said Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Chairman Jose T. Pardo.
:MANILA, Philippines — The bullish local stock market is a good barometer on how the Aquino administration should be judged, said Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Chairman Jose T. Pardo.


:Tuesday, the bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEI) reached another record high at 4,485 points. “The stock market is the barometer of economic confidence. There is nothing more to say because the stock market has spoken and risen beyond expectation,” Pardo said as various business organizations have been trying to grade the Aquino administration’s performance on its first year in office....[http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/327624/stock-market-reflects-pnoy-performance <font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
:Tuesday, the bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEI) reached another record high at 4,485 points. “The stock market is the barometer of economic confidence. There is nothing more to say because the stock market has spoken and risen beyond expectation,” Pardo said as various business organizations have been trying to grade the Aquino administration’s performance on its first year in office....[http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/327624/stock-market-reflects-pnoy-performance <font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
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*'''Lawmakers to visit Spratlys on fact-finding mission'''
:Manila: July 19, 2011: Five Philippine lawmakers have scheduled a short trip to the eight-island chain claimed by the Philippines on the contested Spratly Archipelago that sits on the South China Sea.
:The trip will be a fact-finding mission to help government kickstart strong maritime defence and sustainable economic activities there, one of the lawmakers said.
:"We will gather data in aid of legislation, leading to the strengthening of defence and the creation of more economic activities at the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the Spratly Archipelago," Congressman Walden Bello said....[http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/lawmakers-to-visit-spratlys-on-fact-finding-mission-1.840008 <font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]


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