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><channel><title>Finance Manila - Philippines, business, tech, travel, life in the metro &#187; Life In The Metro</title> <atom:link href="http://financemanila.net/category/life-in-the-metro/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://financemanila.net</link> <description>Our world in and out of the workaday world</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Best and worst auto models of 2009 by car maker</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/11/best-and-worst-models-of-2009-by-car-maker/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/11/best-and-worst-models-of-2009-by-car-maker/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:37:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2009]]></category> <category><![CDATA[328i]]></category> <category><![CDATA[535i]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acura]]></category> <category><![CDATA[auto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bmw]]></category> <category><![CDATA[car]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chevrolet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chrysler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colorado]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f-250]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ford]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fusion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[glk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[golf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hyundai]]></category> <category><![CDATA[impreza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[infiniti]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jeep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[m35]]></category> <category><![CDATA[malibu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mazda 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mazda cx7]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mercedes benz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nissan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[outback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patriot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[s40]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sedona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[subaru]]></category> <category><![CDATA[survey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[touareg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[town and country]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tucson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[versa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[volkswagen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[volvo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[xc90]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2734</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Annual Auto Reliability Survey: Best and worst models by car maker
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It is easy to assume that certain automakers build only reliable cars and others don&#8217;t, however, nearly every manufacturer have their share of winners and losers in our annual reliability survey. Each company and even brand product portfolio runs a spectrum of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/11/best-and-worst-models-of-2009-by-car-maker/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How much do Philippine government officials make in salary?</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/08/how-much-do-philippine-government-officials-make-in-salary/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/08/how-much-do-philippine-government-officials-make-in-salary/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:17:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stock Market & Finance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[congressman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[filipino]]></category> <category><![CDATA[government official]]></category> <category><![CDATA[governor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mayor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nurse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policeman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[postal worker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[president]]></category> <category><![CDATA[salary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sanggunian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[senator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teacher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vice president]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2489</guid> <description><![CDATA[For all the headaches a government official is embracing upon being elected into office, did you ever wonder how much they make in a month?&#160; Why spend hundreds of millions for only a yearly salary not exceeding 1 million pesos for the top post of President of the archipelago? &#160;
Does that mean they all steal?&#160; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/08/how-much-do-philippine-government-officials-make-in-salary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rising Oil: how much of it is caused by actual demand versus speculation only?</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/06/rising-oil-how-much-of-it-is-caused-by-actual-demand-versus-speculation-only/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/06/rising-oil-how-much-of-it-is-caused-by-actual-demand-versus-speculation-only/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:37:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stock Market & Finance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cftc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crude]]></category> <category><![CDATA[demand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[high]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ice futures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nymex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opec]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[speculation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2283</guid> <description><![CDATA[Perhaps 60% of oil prices are speculation
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley today are the two leading energy trading firms in the United States. Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase are major players and numerous hedge funds speculate.
In June 2006, the senate investigation estimated that of oil traded in futures markets at some $60 a barrel, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/06/rising-oil-how-much-of-it-is-caused-by-actual-demand-versus-speculation-only/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3 Philippine universities make top 100 in QS Study</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/3-philippine-universities-make-top-100-in-qs-study/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/3-philippine-universities-make-top-100-in-qs-study/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:46:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADMU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ateneo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ateneo de manila university]]></category> <category><![CDATA[college]]></category> <category><![CDATA[de la salle university]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DLSU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[QS study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[university]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Santo Tomas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[university of the philippines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ust]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2228</guid> <description><![CDATA[Although not in the top 10, 3 Philippine universities make the top 100 overall Asian Universities.
Leading the Philippine schools was the University of the Philippines (UP), which shared No. 63 spot with Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee of India, Osaka City University of Japan and Universitas Gadjah Mada of Indonesia.  De La Salle [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/3-philippine-universities-make-top-100-in-qs-study/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Teachers and government workers get payhike</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/teachers-and-government-workers-get-payhike/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/teachers-and-government-workers-get-payhike/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 14:35:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[government salary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[president]]></category> <category><![CDATA[president salary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[salary of teachers]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/2009/05/teachers-and-government-workers-get-payhike/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Much publicized last week was the P6,500 pay hike for the teachers which was proposed and set to be heard by the House Chambers and signed by the President before it is finally enacted into law.
High-ranking bureaucrats such as undersecretaries, assistant secretaries and directors will get an increase of 100 percent of their basic pay, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/teachers-and-government-workers-get-payhike/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Much Brouhaha over Martin Nievera&#8217;s rendition of National Anthem</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/much-brouhaha-over-martin-nieveras-rendition-of-national-anthem/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/much-brouhaha-over-martin-nieveras-rendition-of-national-anthem/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 13:14:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[manny pacquiao]]></category> <category><![CDATA[martin nievera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[national anthem]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2220</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, his version of our National Anthem last week had no slip ups, and I was surprised The National Historical Institute (NHI) still had something critical to say this time.&#160; The NHI have always been critical of the singing of the anthem during international events that were aired on TV and radio. They also criticized [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/much-brouhaha-over-martin-nieveras-rendition-of-national-anthem/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why is the Philippines poor?</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/why-is-the-philippines-poor/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/why-is-the-philippines-poor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:53:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stock Market & Finance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bahala na]]></category> <category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gdp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poor]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2215</guid> <description><![CDATA[This businessmirror article by Zoilo Bingo Dejaresco actually answers the previous article&#39;s dilemma, or more like quagmire, on why the Philippines will take 175 years to catch up on other countries in terms of GDP.&#160; This article here actually sums up the cause of our self inflicted poverty, which are the attitudes of crab mentality [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/why-is-the-philippines-poor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Philippines 175 years behind in terms of GDP</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/philippines-175-years-behind-in-terms-of-gdp/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/philippines-175-years-behind-in-terms-of-gdp/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:46:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business 101]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stock Market & Finance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adb]]></category> <category><![CDATA[filipinos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gdp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sian Development Bank]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2213</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most of us in touch with reality know how our country lags as compared to other previously third world countries when we see their infrastructure, political system, economic reaping, etc., but to actually get this figure of 175 years behind from the ADB. wow!
It would take nearly two centuries for the Philippines to catch up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/philippines-175-years-behind-in-terms-of-gdp/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pacquiao Fight Day effect on Economy</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/pacquiao-fight-day-effect-on-economy/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/pacquiao-fight-day-effect-on-economy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 13:40:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business 101]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[clottey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[economy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[manny pacquiao]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mayweather]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meralco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ricky hatton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=2211</guid> <description><![CDATA[Filipinos know that the only sport event that can clear the streets from traffic better than a UAAP Ateneo Lasalle game is a Pacquiao fight!
Aside from the streets clearing, malls have lesser traffic, prompting cinemas to offer the bout instead during actual fight time.&#160; The same can be said as a marketing strategy by bigger [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2009/05/pacquiao-fight-day-effect-on-economy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>December holidays and other Philippine Holidays</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/december-holidays-and-other-philippine-holidays/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/december-holidays-and-other-philippine-holidays/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:21:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christmas vacation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[january 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legal holiday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[long weekend]]></category> <category><![CDATA[non working]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philippine holidays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[special holiday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=1788</guid> <description><![CDATA[No work days For this 2008 Christmas Holiday Season:
December 25 is Christmas Day,  December 26 is already proclaimed a special non-working day,  December 27 Saturday December 28 Sunday  December 29 is again a special non-working day December 30 is Rizal Day  December 31 is a special holiday  January 1 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/december-holidays-and-other-philippine-holidays/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Did the grinch steal our Christmas this year?</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/christmas-wrapping-tips/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/christmas-wrapping-tips/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:28:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>eee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grinch]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=1701</guid> <description><![CDATA[Five days into December, I still don&#39;t feel like its almost Christmas&#8230; The weather is wet and not cold. Every morning, I sniff the air for the December chill/Siberian wind smell, but it smells like July. &#160;The chirping sounds from migratory birds that I used to hear come December are also absent. &#160;I&#39;ve put up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/christmas-wrapping-tips/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>how many people leave the philippines each year</title><link>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/how-many-people-leave-the-philippines-each-year/</link> <comments>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/how-many-people-leave-the-philippines-each-year/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:53:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>dragon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life In The Metro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[leave philippines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[migration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ofw]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://financemanila.net/?p=1673</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 90s in the Philippines, at least 2,500 citizens leave each day to earn their living in foreign lands. Many times you will see a couple of persons in a family usually working and residing abroad. The same is a fact with other regions in Asia and other poorer places in the world. What [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financemanila.net/2008/12/how-many-people-leave-the-philippines-each-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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