The Filipino brand The Philippine Star | While others said it couldn't be done, they went ahead and did it - with flying colors. | A Filipino mobile phone brand was unthinkable until late last year. Going against industry giants Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung was almost suicidal. But the Solid Group of Companies proved to all and sundry that n...
Smuggled ginger seized in Bulacan The Philippine Star | A Chinese national is facing charges after authorities caught him smuggling large quantities of ginger to the detriment of local farmers, the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) said yesterday. | PASG chief Undersecretary Antonio Villar said his men raided last week an ice plant in Malolos, B...
The Filipino brand The Philippine Star | While others said it couldn't be done, they went ahead and did it - with flying colors. | A Filipino mobile phone brand was unthinkable until late last year. Going against industry giants Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung was almost suicidal. But the Solid ...
Lawmaker files bill promoting use of natural gas in Philippines The Manila Times By Jomar Canlas, Reporter | A solon has introduced a bill pushing for the use of natural gas in the Philippines to address the escalating prices of oil and dire condition of the environment. | Rep. Marcelino Teodoro of Marikina City has authored Hous...
Smuggled ginger seized in Bulacan The Philippine Star | A Chinese national is facing charges after authorities caught him smuggling large quantities of ginger to the detriment of local farmers, the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) said yesterday. | PASG chief Undersecretary Antonio Villar said h...
2 Sulpicio ships allowed to sail again Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Two of the passenger vessels of Sulpicio Lines Inc. are now allowed to sail again, almost two months after the company's business of ferrying people was suspended following the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars. | No date has ...
WN / Rubielyn Bunag
DoE to dialog with M’nao fishers, canners to ensure sardine supply The Daily Tribune | 08/06/2008 | President Arroyo has directed the Department of Energy (DoE) to dialog with the owners of fishing vessels in Mindanao to arrest the possible shortage of sardines in ...
Price increase in pan de sal, wheat products looms The Philippine Star | The price of pan de sal would go up by 25 centavos a piece and a loaf of bread by P1.50 if the price of flour increases in the first week of August. | The price increase of pan d...
Fishermen find ways to survive fuel crisis Inquirer | BOLINAO, Pangasinan – Jose Rolly Bagor was gloomy when he reached his home in Bolinao town in Pangasinan. He had been fishing for 15 hours at sea in his small boat but caught onl...
No ifs, ands, or buts in battle over VAT Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The battle lines over the unloved value-added tax (VAT) are drawn. | A day after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo fiercely defended the 12-percent tax on fuel products, a group of opposition and administration party senators, R...
Save and Be Safe Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines - Liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, once confined in obscurity in millions of dirty kitchens, has nowadays become the buzzword in automotive circles, thanks to the skyrocketing prices of conventional gasoline and diesel fuels. | ...
Clark biggest winner in Thai-Philippine air accord Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—More opportunities have just opened for airlines seeking to fly from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in the Clark Freeport, north of Manila, as an air agreement between the Philippines and Thailand was renewe...
Pitfalls open in Philippine mining Asia Times | By Joel D Adriano | MANILA - Australian ambassador to the Philippines Rod Smith last week jumped to the defense of the dozen or so Australian mining companies operating there, in what is turning out to be a nightmarish venture for most of them. It'...
Miner OceanaGold seeks joint venture or sale of RP project Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- Australian miner OceanaGold is holding talks with financial firms and rival gold miners about investing in or even buying its troubled copper and gold project in the northern Philippines, the company said Wednesday. | The Did...
Presidential nod needed to privatize Petron Journal Online By: Jeffrey C. Tiangco A PRESIDENTIAL approval is required to privatize the government's remaining 40-percent stake in Petron Corp. | Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, in a five-page legal opinion, said the privatization of the government's stake in Petron should be done in accordance with Proclamation No. 50 which requires presidential approval for...
23 million Filipinos living below Asia-Pacific poverty line Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines— The new poverty line for Asia-Pacific is $1.35 a day and about 23 million Filipinos, or 27 percent of the Philippine population, are living below it. | Using the regional poverty threshold of the Asian Development Bank, the Philippines is is next to Pakistan and worse than Vietnam when it comes to the percentage of its popula...
