News watch: Peso all-time low, air-powered cars, inflation all-time high
Jul 7, 2008 by FN's Shar Bareng
* The peso reached its all time low in the last 10 months' surge against the dollar last Friday, plummeting to P45.50 on top of soaring gas and other commodity prices.
* There's hope for the majority of poor Filipinos to finally have access to quality medicines with the cheap drugs bill, but a debate in Congress is threatening to slow its progress into a law.
* While the peso reached its all time low in the last 10 months, inflation hits its highest in 14 years.
* And even the United States isn't spared of economic lows, as more US employers are experiencing their longest job loss streak since 2002.
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