Asian Development Bank to help keep Philippine kids in school m&c | Manila - The Asian Development Bank on Thursday approved a 400-million-dollar loan to expand a Philippine government programme to help keep children of poor families in school. | The Manila-based bank said the loan would support the government's conditional cash...
PAL loses P15M on trip cancellations after hostage crisis Inquirer | Most Read Business 3 RP firms in Forbes Asia's 2010 'Best Under A Billion' list Robredo on hostage tragedy: 'I wish I was in the loop' Meralco seeks rate hike starting 2011 Airline company curbs crew's Facebook musings Son of boxing promoter Arum goes missing PAL loses P15M on trip cancellations a...
Asian Development Bank to help keep Philippine kids in school m&c | Manila - The Asian Development Bank on Thursday approved a 400-million-dollar loan to expand a Philippine government programme to help keep children of poor families in school. | The Manila-based bank said the lo...
PAL loses P15M on trip cancellations after hostage crisis Inquirer | Most Read Business 3 RP firms in Forbes Asia's 2010 'Best Under A Billion' list Robredo on hostage tragedy: 'I wish I was in the loop' Meralco seeks rate hike starting 2011 Airline company curbs crew's Facebook musings Son of boxing promoter Arum g...
MRT fares likely to become equal to aircon bus fares -- DOTC Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- Fares commuters will have to pay for using the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) train line will likely be close to the cost of riding a bus, according to the Department of Transportation and Communications. | Initial estimates showed...
RP raises target in mining output for 2010 Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has raised its growth estimate for the mining industry's metallic mineral output, citing heightened mining activity and rising world metal prices. | The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) estimated that, barring ...
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Gov't to crack down on 'kabit' system Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Government regulators have started reviewing documents to make sense of a transport industry practice called 'kabit-franchising,' which is allegedly how a bus...
Aquino threatens PAL, union with 'open skies' Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Saying the interest of the greater riding public would be his top priority, President Benigno Aquino III Wednesday warned Philippine Airlines that the governm...
Philippines to continue using 'coconet' to battle erosion Gulf News | Manila: The government will continue to use nets made from coconut fibre to buttress public structures and prevent soil erosion and flooding, President Benigno Aquino III said. |...
Philippines to continue using 'coconet' to battle erosion Gulf News | Manila: The government will continue to use nets made from coconut fibre to buttress public structures and prevent soil erosion and flooding, President Benigno Aquino III said. | During a recent palace event on Thursday attended by Department of Pu...
NTC to radio stations: comply with OPM order Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The government is reminding local radio stations to comply with the long-standing but often ignored requirement of playing at least four locally produced songs every hour. | This follows the recent marching order by President Aq...
Music soothes Aquino, who orders airing of Filipino hits Inquirer | PRESIDENT AQUINO has ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to strictly implement what appears to be a forgotten executive order directing radio stations to air at least four Filipino songs every hour on their music programs. | Mr...
SC asked to stop imposition of VAT on toll fees Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—A former trade and industry official and an ex-congressman who authored tax reform asked the Supreme Court to stop the imposition of value added tax on toll fees starting Monday. | Former Nueva Ecija First District Representativ...
PNP, film industry join hands vs. film piracy Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is known to be one of the sources of film pirates, an official from the Motion Picture of America disclosed on Monday. | Michael Robinson, senior vice president for content protection and chief of operations of...
RP stocks in another surge, encouraged by Wall Street gain Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- Local stocks surged anew on Wednesday as a modest overnight gain in Wall Street spurred follow-through buying. | The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index gained 27.10 points or 0.76 percent to 3,593.41. | The day's rally was led by the upbeat trading on industrial and holding firms, which went up by 1.45 percent and 1...
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens US Khaleej Times A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a US-backed govt. | Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast and said it would launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon" - repeating a threat to strike West...
