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Malaysia, likewise, removed its peg on the US dollar in favor of a managed float, allowing its currency to appreciate for the first time in seven years.
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Pagdanganan bared an introductory Manila-Tagaytay-Puerto Galera tour for tourists from China during the occason of the inauguration of the Philippine tourism office in Beijing where he also attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing International Tourism Expo.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
Malaysia, likewise, removed its peg on the US dollar in favor of a managed float, allowing its currency to appreciate for the first time in seven years.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357954 [AuthorName] => Ignacio B. Gimenez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284691 [Title] => Bayanihan: Dancing to the world [Summary] =>
![](./main/20050703/images/travel2.jpg)
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 258756 [Title] => Pagdanganan unveils tourism plan for China [Summary] => Tourism Secretary Roberto M. Pagdanganan has unveiled an aggressive tourism marketing plan for the China market as the Department of Tourism continues its positioning program to meet its projected record 2.5 million tourist arrivals this year.
Pagdanganan bared an introductory Manila-Tagaytay-Puerto Galera tour for tourists from China during the occason of the inauguration of the Philippine tourism office in Beijing where he also attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing International Tourism Expo.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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