Vehicle sales up 37%; Campi says industry to continue posting growth Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--The local automotive industry has kept its growth momentum by registering a 36.6-percent increase in sales as of the end of February. | In the first two months of the year, vehicle sales reached 24,336 units from 17,818 units in the same period last year. | Data from the Chamb...
Philippines catches recovery wave Asia Times | By Jennee Grace U Rubrico | MANILA - As the global economy shifts from crisis to recovery, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry is sparking new demand and buoying employment and investment in the Philippines, where it is one of the country's most important industries. | BPO firms in ...
Philippines catches recovery wave Asia Times | By Jennee Grace U Rubrico | MANILA - As the global economy shifts from crisis to recovery, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry is sparking new demand and buoying employment and investment in the Philippines, where it is one of the co...
Mendoza is now both DOTC and executive secretary Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Same faces, no surprises. | Heeding the Supreme Court, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Wednesday replaced Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and at least five other Cabinet officials running for local posts in the May 10 natio...
The long dry spell Inquirer | Only five months after 'Ondoy' and 'Pepeng' caused record flooding in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon, the country is being hit by an El Niño drought that is drying up sources of water for household, agricultural and industrial uses, destroyi...
Philippine game developers seek slice of $30-B global market Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--Local game development firms seek to grab a chunk of the $30-billion global game development pie by making the world more aware of what Filipino talents can do. | To help spread awareness about homegrown game development talent...
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Metrobank power unit raises P14B for new 164MW Panay power plant Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--PANAY Energy Development Corp., a power generation company under tycoon George Ty's Metrobank group, has raised P14-billion from a syndicate of local financi...
Green groups seek mining moratorium to mitigate El Niño effect Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Environmental groups on Thursday called for a moratorium on large-scale mining, particularly in agricultural areas, to mitigate the effects of El Niño and to ...
Transport group calls off strike Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – A major transport group withdrew Monday its threat to stage a strike after it got an assurance from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) tha...
El Nino hurting drought-struck farms Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Agriculture said Thursday that its farming industry could lose about 433 million dollars this year due a drought caused by the El Nino atmospheric phenomenon. | The damage estimates range from eight to P20 bill...
Presidential bets look to agriculture for food security Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- Food security, through agriculture, is key to lifting Filipinos out of poverty, presidential candidates in the May elections agreed Tuesday. | And among the six candidates who attended the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and I...
SC removes Bautista from Marina on technicality Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the appointment of Transportation Undersecretary Elena Bautista as concurrent officer in charge of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina). | In a decision penned by Associate Jus...
Jobless Filipinos hit 15M — study The Daily Tribune | 02/15/2010 | The true unemployment gap in the Philippines is about 15 million able-bodied Filipinos that include the totally jobless, those who are holding part-time jobs during some periods of the year and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose wo...
Manila Hotel joins ranks of the world’s most prestigious hotels The Daily Tribune | 02/14/2010 | Manila Hotel opened 2010 with bash as it is finally in the finishing stages of its massive beautification, the Grand Dame’s efforts have paid off as it is granted by the renowned Prestige Hotels of the World a much-coveted spot in thei...
RP stocks up by 0.83 percent over global investor optimism Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- Local stocks opened the week on an upbeat mood on a sustained global investor optimism as reflected by the three-week sustained rally in Wall Street. | The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange composite index gained 25.35 points or 0.83 percent to close at 3,094.98. | The market initially succumbed to some profit-taking as ...
Brain behind Bali blasts killed, says Indonesia The Times Of India JAKARTA: Indonesian counter-terrorism forces on Tuesday killed a man who was believed to have been one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings during a raid in the capital Jakarta, police and reports said. | The man was among three people killed in two raids on the city's outskirts. Police did not disclose the identities of the three, saying "...
