Needless to say, the moment I got home I switched on to ABS-CBN's News Channel (ANC) to watch the coverage and started texting Rey and Boss Dan. I think I got home earlier than they did because they were just tuning in. Stayed with ANC simply because ABC-CBN 2 and GMA 7 went back to regular programming after their news reports.
Rep. J. De Venecia got a lot of airtime... but he probably should've kept his words to a minimum. "Memorable" stuff he said that night:
- There is still no final conclusion to what caused the Makati blast and now the Congress was bombed.
Way to go JDV... link the two together and cause panic.
- He is not in a state to comment officially about the blast (or something to that effect).
Then why keep on speaking to the media, telling them your speculations?
Congressman Akbar, the suspected target of the bomb, and two others who were also in the vicinity died that night. Around 14 people were injured. One of those seriously hurt died yesterday.
If market was in a panicky mood, dollar would have been bought yesterday morning. The dollar was actually sold. The rally at the US Stock Market and the dollar inflows ruled. A joke we heard from another trader (another bank) was: had more congressmen died, dollar would have slid down to PHP41.00.
The dollar closed yesterday below the 43.00 level.
Wonder what Binay is feeling now? Before this bomb exploded, he reported getting a number of death threats (last Sunday).
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