what lies ahead in two thousand and fourteen
as part of family tradition handed down from the time of adam and eve, mahatma gandah and her step sister anna kirininna landifa, consulted a geomancer slash fortune teller -- madam jula malisha -- to consult her of what's in store for them, the country, and everything else in this year of the wooden horse, two thousand and fourteen. without further ado, these are her predictions. ((((((((((((((((( on the philippine economy: "remittances from filipinos working overseas, as well as those who are permanently residing abroad will continue to fuel domestic consumption, stoking growth. as a result, gdp will continue to expand, but at a slower pace compared to last year because of the impact of weather disturbances on agriculture. consumer prices will rise, fueled by surging oil and power prices. that will make it harder for the monetary authorities to contain inflation within official forecasts. the central bank will surely react to this by tinkering its monetary pol...