Friday, June 06, 2008

random points

  • party unity = main preoccupation of the US Democratic Party
  • regime survival and perpetuation =
    GMA's sole preoccupation hence
    her recent populist posturing
  • Medical tourism =
    first world healthcare at third world prices (Millican 2005)
  • Medical tourism =
    globalization of healthcare/diseases (a double-edged sword)
  • purchasing power of the Philippine peso =
    actual currency value in a particular period (May 2008)
    vis-a-vis the value of the peso during the base period (2000) = P 0.65
  • real value of P362 daily minimum wage in NCR
    considering the peso's purchasing power at present = P235.30
  • Inflation rate (May 2008) = 9.6%
  • 192 = UN member-states
  • 152 = WTO members and observers

DS 112 recorded speech (alternative theories and approaches)

Present a recorded 3-minute speech about your assigned topic. Situate it in the context of the Global South. Provide an appropriate title. P...