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Have you ever taken a vacation in a place that is rural, rustic and very provincial? You wake up to the crowing of the rooster, you have freshly opened coconut juice for breakfast, and you just lounge around all day in a place where time seems to be so, so slow. That is the idyllic, sometimes too romanticized picture of country living. But after a few days living in the countryside, you begin to miss the convenience of city life.

Inflation affects all aspects of the economy, from consumer spending, investment decisions and job generation to government programs, tax policies and interest rates.

Being president is a complex and difficult job. The President has a multitude of responsibilities. He is the Chief Executive in that he overseas the entire bureaucracy of the Philippine government. He is the foremost architect of our foreign policy. He is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. But as President, he has to be kind of a salesman too.