James Ryan Jonas

Where to buy cheap iPod

The new iPods are now in the Philippines but where to get them the cheapest seems to be the challenge for those wanting to get their hands on the new iPod Touch, iPod Classic, and iPod Nano (that plays video).

New iPod Nanos that can now play videos.

We visited several authorized Apple resellers in Glorietta in Makati and Virra Mall in Greenhills and found that prices vary from store to store.

One reseller in Virra Mall (Digital Eye) currently sells a brand new 80GB iPod Classic for P13,500 (US$297.95) and the new 8GB iPod Nano for P10,500 (US$231.74). That was already the cheapest we found in Virra Mall, the rest of the stores there are pricier by at least P500.

New iPod Classic in the Philippines.

Prices are more expensive in Park Square 1 in Glorietta, with the cheapest 80GB iPod Classic we found costing P14,200 (US$313.40) and the cheapest 8GB iPod Nano at P11,250 (US$248.29).

We searched online and the cheapest iPods we found are being sold by Ynzal Marketing Corp. (www.ynzal.com) of Diliman, Quezon City.

Their (introductory) prices are as follows:

The new iPods are now in the Philippines but where to get them the cheapest seems to be the challenge for those wanting to get their hands on the new iPod Touch, iPod Classic, and iPod Nano (that plays video).

We visited several authorized Apple resellers in Glorietta in Makati and Virra Mall in Greenhills and found that prices vary from store to store.

One reseller in Virra Mall (Digital Eye) currently sells a brand new 80GB iPod Classic for P13,500 (US$297.95) and the new 8GB iPod Nano for P10,500 (US$231.74). That was already the cheapest we found in Virra Mall, the rest of the stores there are pricier by at least P500.

The new iPods are now in the Philippines but where to get them the cheapest seems to be the challenge for those wanting to get their hands on the new iPod Touch, iPod Classic, and iPod Nano (that plays video).

New iPod Nanos that can now play videos.

We visited several authorized Apple resellers in Glorietta in Makati and Virra Mall in Greenhills and found that prices vary from store to store.

One reseller in Virra Mall (Digital Eye) currently sells a brand new 80GB iPod Classic for P13,500 (US$297.95) and the new 8GB iPod Nano for P10,500 (US$231.74). That was already the cheapest we found in Virra Mall, the rest of the stores there are pricier by at least P500.

New iPod Classic in the Philippines.

Prices are more expensive in Park Square 1 in Glorietta, with the cheapest 80GB iPod Classic we found costing P14,200 (US$313.40) and the cheapest 8GB iPod Nano at P11,250 (US$248.29).

We searched online and the cheapest iPods we found are being sold by Ynzal Marketing Corp. (www.ynzal.com) of Diliman, Quezon City.

Their (introductory) prices are as follows:

The new iPods are now in the Philippines but where to get them the cheapest seems to be the challenge for those wanting to get their hands on the new iPod Touch, iPod Classic, and iPod Nano (that plays video).

New iPod Nanos that can now play videos.

We visited several authorized Apple resellers in Glorietta in Makati and Virra Mall in Greenhills and found that prices vary from store to store.

One reseller in Virra Mall (Digital Eye) currently sells a brand new 80GB iPod Classic for P13,500 (US$297.95) and the new 8GB iPod Nano for P10,500 (US$231.74). That was already the cheapest we found in Virra Mall, the rest of the stores there are pricier by at least P500.

New iPod Classic in the Philippines.

Prices are more expensive in Park Square 1 in Glorietta, with the cheapest 80GB iPod Classic we found costing P14,200 (US$313.40) and the cheapest 8GB iPod Nano at P11,250 (US$248.29).

We searched online and the cheapest iPods we found are being sold by Ynzal Marketing Corp. (www.ynzal.com) of Diliman, Quezon City.

Their (introductory) prices are as follows:

The new iPods are now in the Philippines but where to get them the cheapest seems to be the challenge for those wanting to get their hands on the new iPod Touch, iPod Classic, and iPod Nano (that plays video).

New iPod Nanos that can now play videos.

We visited several authorized Apple resellers in Glorietta in Makati and Virra Mall in Greenhills and found that prices vary from store to store.

One reseller in Virra Mall (Digital Eye) currently sells a brand new 80GB iPod Classic for P13,500 (US$297.95) and the new 8GB iPod Nano for P10,500 (US$231.74). That was already the cheapest we found in Virra Mall, the rest of the stores there are pricier by at least P500.

New iPod Classic in the Philippines.

Prices are more expensive in Park Square 1 in Glorietta, with the cheapest 80GB iPod Classic we found costing P14,200 (US$313.40) and the cheapest 8GB iPod Nano at P11,250 (US$248.29).

We searched online and the cheapest iPods we found are being sold by Ynzal Marketing Corp. (www.ynzal.com) of Diliman, Quezon City.

Their (introductory) prices are as follows:

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‘Federal Funds Rate’ – explained in simple terms

On September 18, 2007, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) cut its target Fed funds rate by 50 basis points (half-of-a-percentage point) to 4.75%, giving a boost to stocks markets worldwide.

The Fed also cut its discount rate by another 50 basis points, bringing it down to 5.25%.

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PSE Weekly Stock Market Update (Sept. 10-14)

Despite a surge right after the Erap guilty verdict was handed out, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) closed slightly lower last week, with most investors remaining on the sidelines waiting for the results of the US Federal Reserve policy meeting on September 18.

The main index closed at 3,294.55, down by 1.5% from the previous week.

Week-to-week and Year-to-Date (YTD, i.e., beginning of the year until this week) performances of the Philippine equity sectors are as follows:

(Legend:) Market Sector : Week's Closing ; 1-Week Change ; YTD change

  • PSEi : 3,294.55 ; -1.15% ; 10.46%
  • All Shares Index : 2,086.74 ; -1.44% ; 12.17%
  • Financial Sector : 868.60 ; -1.25% ; 5.56%
  • Industrial Sector : 4,436.10 ; -2.42% ; 12.58%
  • Holding Firms Sector : 1,837.97 ; 0.28% ; 6.16%
  • Property Sector : 1,439.35 ; -3.17% ; 14.08%
  • Services Sector : 1,605.35 ; -0.24% ; 7.67%
  • Mining and Oil Sector : 6,426.36 ; 3.37% ; 41.93%

Here are this week's top 10 gainers and losers.

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The Best Erap Jokes (laugh or you'll be sent to jail!)

Erap is guilty of plunder, thus says the Sandiganbayan. He amassed millions of dollars from illegal gambling and made himself and his family rich. He will be detained or house arrested while the appeal is pending but if the decision is upheld, he will most probably spend his entire life jailed.
C’mon now, people. Give the former Philippine President a break. He may be a plunderer, but remember the times he made you laugh because of his Erap jokes?
Here are a few of those jokes and quotable quotes to help refresh your memory of the Erap we once knew.

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