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		<title>Money Matters for Kids exhibit teaches kids the value of money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is having a three-month long exhibit in Manila that aims to encourage children to save money. The exhibit dubbed “Money Matters for Kids” started last Tuesday at the Galeriya Bangko Sentral at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila. In its news release, the BSP said the &#8220;The Money Matters for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Globe expands prepaid e-load outlets</title>
		<link>http://money.roysville.com/2011/07/15/globe-expands-prepaid-e-load-outlets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Globe Telecom expanded its prepaid load retail network by partnering with more supermarkets and convenience store chains. Globe recognizes that more and more subscribers are opting to buy cellphone load credits via electronic loading (e-loading) than prepaid cards or internet loading. That is why it ties up with biggest names in the retailing business to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardenia increased price of loaf bread by P1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gardenia increased by P1 the price of its loaf bread on Monday. Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. raised its price despite the directive of the Philippine Association of Supermarkets (PASI). PASI head Atty. Federico Ples said their members were advised not to increase bread prices without the approval of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Executive order to ban oil price hike</title>
		<link>http://money.roysville.com/2011/04/20/executive-order-to-ban-oil-price-hike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government wanted to put a stop to the series of oil price hikes by oil firms by issuing an executive order to ban oil price increase. Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said they may resort to the “extreme legal measure” to cushion the effects of steadily rising oil prices. De Lima said, “Talking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prices of LPG went up on Holy Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prices of LPG went up on Holy Wednesday. Starting Wednesday, prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have gone up by P1/kilo or P11 per 11-kg tank after the recent fuel price hike by some oil firms. The LPG Marketers’ Association (LPGMA) said the price increase was due to the $45/metric ton increase in contract prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All-in-one load bundle from Smart</title>
		<link>http://money.roysville.com/2010/08/14/all-in-one-load-bundle-from-smart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I weren&#8217;t too lazy to change and update my friends of a new phone number, I would have switched long ago from Globe to Smart, especially when I see promotions like this All-in-one load bundle from Smart. Smart Communications now have an all-in-one load bundle, this allows their prepaid subscribers to use their text [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meralco hikes rates anew</title>
		<link>http://money.roysville.com/2010/02/07/meralco-hikes-rates-anew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be implementing around round of power rate increase this month. Meralco hikes rates by P0.56 a kilowatt, and the company said the power rate increase was due to the higher cost of power it buys from independent producers and the electricity spot market. Meralco first vice president Ivana de [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Higher electric bills for November</title>
		<link>http://money.roysville.com/2009/11/06/higher-electric-bills-for-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last October, the Manila Electric Company announced a power rate cut which was good news to its consumers. This month however, Meralco said consumers should expect an increased electricity bills. The higher electric bill for November, according to Meralco was due to the hike in the cost powers supplied by power generation companies. The electric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meralco announced power rate cuts, rotates brownouts schedule</title>
		<link>http://money.roysville.com/2009/10/08/meralco-announced-power-rate-cuts-rotates-brownouts-schedule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was definitely good news to customers of the Manila Electric Co. as Meralco announced that they will give another power rate cut this October. Meralco customers will get lower bills this month as the power company reduced its rate by 11.55 centavos per kWh this October. This was made possible said Meralco vice president [...]]]></description>
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