Saturday, April 9th 2016
Seipi gets big concessions from PNP
The Philippine semiconductor and electronics industry got big concessions from the Philippine National Police (PNP), when the latter agreed to streamline procedures and ease...
Yellen: U.S. nears full employment, but slack remains
Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Janet Yellen said she continues to see some slack remaining in the US labor market, even as the economy...
Megaworld crowned ‘Best Developer’ at 2016 Philippines Property Awards
Real-estate giant Megaworld has been named the country’s “Best Developer” in the 2016 Philippines Property Awards held recently at the Fairmont Hotel, Makati City....
E-courts system gets UNDP nod
THE country’s e-courts system is considered a good model in expediting the delivery of justice and reduction of corruption in Asia-Pacific countries, a United...
Palace to critics: Stop ‘politicizing’ El Niño fund issue, Kidapawan dispersal
By David Cahagastian
Malacañang assured its full cooperation on congressional investigations into the alleged withholding of funds for El Niño mitigation projects this year, and...
Governor faces charges over P2-million fuel purchase
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales on Friday ordered the filing of charges before the Sandiganbayan against North Cotobato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza in connection with the alleged...
FPI seeks passage of climate-change mitigation bills
The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) has recently asked the House of Representatives to pass measures mitigating the effect of climate change.
In a letter to...
Navy unit reactivated as military shifts focus on Scarborough Shoal
THE Armed Forces on Friday reactivated Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NavForNL) that will focus on the Scarborough Shoal that has been effectively occupied by...
8990 sells half of 1st high-rise condo project in 6 months
MASS-HOUSING developer 8990 Holdings Inc. said it sold half of its first high-rise condominium project in Metro Manila and will turn over the sold...
SMPFC supports Madrid Fusión Manila anew
SAN Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc. (SMPFC), through its food-service arm Great Food Solutions (GFS), is once again supporting the Madrid Fusión Manila international...
PLDT stages third TechIsland to help SMEs in digital horizons
LEADING telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) business arm PLDT Smart SME Nation, is staging its...
Manulife employees helped medical mission in Cebu
MANULIFE Business Processing Services (MBPS) employees assisted doctors from the Canadian nonprofit organization Urban Angels with their medical mission in Toledo City, Cebu, in...
Feds approve Gannett $280-million purchase of Journal Media Group
MILWAUKEE—Federal regulators have approved media company Gannett’s purchase of newspaper company Journal Media Group for $280 million.
The two companies said on Thursday the US...
Pacific Sunwear files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
PACIFIC Sunwear, staggering after nine consecutive annual losses, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
But the beach-life clothing chain hopes to find its footing...
Ulboc makes foes eat dust
CHRISTOPHE ULBOC expectedly won the men’s steeplechase gold medal but fell short of earning a ticket to the Rio Olympics as familiar names dominated...
Jordan Spieth leads Masters, picking right up where he left off in 2015
By Doug Ferguson / The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Georgia—Jordan Spieth is off to another great start in the Masters because of the way he finished.
His...
Azkals climb 19 rungs on Fifa list
THE Philippines earned its best ranking so far in world football history by jumping 19 places to 116th spot.
Capping the month of March with...
Lim rules Baguio climb
RUSTON LIM of LBC-MVP Sports Foundation used his superb mountain-climbing skills to top Stage Four and close in on leader Jan Paul Morales of...
Lady Troopers gear up for Thais
RC COLA-ARMY dismantled F2 Logistics, 25-21, 25-20, 25-16, on Friday to send a strong message in the 2016 PLDT Home Ultera Philippine Superliga (PSL)...
Suarez credits Rio berth to Almighty
CHARLY SUAREZ has practically been on all national boxing teams for more than a decade now.
In the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010, he was...
The world of Annie Wong
THE story of how entrepreneur Annie Go-Wong finally got to own the popular Chinese restaurant Lido Cocina Tsina is like listening to a crime thriller...
If you know Padma Lakshmi from only ‘Top Chef,’ her new memoir reveals so much more
By Meredith Blake / Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK—If you ever happen to interview Padma Lakshmi, do yourself a favor and let her pick the...
No slacking off this summer
WHEN I was a child (many, many, many years ago), summer vacations had a very different meaning for kids. For me it meant spending...
Bridal fair promises ‘Vows of Elegance’ and perfection
By Diana Uy-Chua
Planning a wedding can be a complete nightmare. Just ask a bridezilla.
Seriously, a wedding is one of the most important social events...
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, a few thoughts from Gregory Peck
By Kevin Crust / Los Angeles Times
April 5 marked the centennial of Academy Award-winning actor Gregory Peck’s birth. On-screen, he was known for portraying...
Guam on the lam
By Gianna G. Maniego
ADMIT it. You dream of running away. Especially when you’re stuck in traffic in 30-degree weather, and you’re surrounded by a cacophony...
Suzuki Ciaz: City from A To Z
Story & photos by Patrick Tulfo
THE subcompact segment, or the B-segment, is a hotly contested arena in the burgeoning local automotive industry.
This field boasts...
If I were the President
IT is practically one month away—on May 9 to be exact—before we vote for the next President of this poor country of ours.
Poor, because...
Say ‘hello’ to the all-new Sportage
Story & photos by Patrick Tulfo
COLUMBIAN Autocar Corp. (CAC), the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles in the country, officially unveiled the all-new Sportage to...
Around the World in a Ford Model T
DRIVING round the world is no mean feat. Doing it in a 100-year-old Ford Model T is a staggering challenge, but that’s exactly what...
Fraudsters, beware!
Story & photo by Ronald Rey M. de los Reyes
LET this serve as a warning to everyone. Cyber criminals are out there—literally. They are like vicious crooks creeping...
City slicker and mighty off-roader
Story & photos by Randy S. Peregrino
THE all-new Everest is the main reason Ford Philippines continues to hold a strong position in the midsize...
Growth, success seen on many fronts
PRAISE when there is reason to praise. Hit when there is reason to hit. These are the code words that have governed this corner...
Chevy teases with a new pickup, SUV at Bangkok Motor Show
Story & photos by Patrick Tulfo
THIS scribe was lucky enough to be seated beside GM International Vice President for Sales, Marketing and Aftersales Michael...
All hail the new Forester!
Story & photos by Ronald Rey M. de los Reyes
OF the 3,200 Subaru vehicles that Motor Image Pilipinas (MIP) sold last year in the country,...
Six points for your road trip this Holy Week
FORD Philippines is reminding customers to drive to their nearest Ford dealership to have their Ford vehicles properly checked before going on any long...
Philippines’s best developers to receive awards
TOP developers from Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao and their respective projects will be recognized in this year’s Philippines Property Awards, the country’s biggest...
Cool beyond summer: Mall developers opt for solar power
THE global temperature has skyrocketed the past couple of years, with 2014 and 2015 earning the notoriety of being the hottest years of the...
SCG redefines innovative living for Filipinos
SCG, an Asean sustainable business leader, displayed new products that will help Filipinos create stylish and sustainable homes at the 21st Worldbex, which was...
P7-billion project to be a game changer in Bicol
By Rizal Raoul Reyes
THE Bicol region has been neglected in the development plans for so many years by several administrations, resulting in the province’s...
Adaptive reuse: Conserving ancestral homes, conserving our heritage
‘WE will probably be judged not by the monuments we build but by those we have destroyed,” the late architecture critic and writer Ada Louise Huxtable wrote...
Discover the wonder of hilltop ranch living
By Reni Salvador
YOU know the feeling. The workplace suddenly becomes claustrophobic. Nonstop meetings and relentless deadlines push you further to the edge and closer...
The other transportation failures
Attention has been focused on the failure of the transportation system in Metro Manila and the National Capital Region. We are told how billions...
Health-care information management fastest-growing sector in IT-BPM industry
1.3 million to be directly employed in IT-BPM by end of 2016
The Philippine information technology and business-process management (IT-BPM) industry has global leadership in...
Music and why Pacquiao excel in boxing
By Michael Makabenta Alunan | Special to the BusinessMirror
Although there are several reasons Filipinos excel in boxing, is the love for music also a...
Cardinal Tagle opens Holy Door of Mercy at Manila City Jail
His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, DD, Archbishop of Manila, opened the Holy Door of Mercy at the Manila City Jail Chapel on March...
What do we get from the US?
The news cycle of the past two weeks has been filled. The presidential and national elections have had to share space with the situation...
Election alphabet soup
Filipinos love acronyms! Here are five acronyms you need to know before the elections next month.
PCVL. This is the Posted Computerized Voters List, and...
Water scarcity is a clear and present danger
By Farhana Haque Rahman | Inter Press Service
ROME—Water scarcity is already a clear and present danger, and it is the innocent, particularly women and...
Groundbreaking ceremony of a processing plant for a small-scale mining operation
NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley—A mercury- and cyanide-free processing of gold ores was introduced recently for the fund-strapped, small-scale miners, with the new processing technology that...
US and Canada pledge to cut methane emissions
President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced a wide range of environmental initiatives to combat climate change, expand renewable...
New normal: Hotter world temperatures
GENEVA—Hotter weather appears to be here to stay, El Niño or not, the United Nations weather agency said, warning that the Paris climate accord...
Making S&T appealing to the youth
In a country where appreciation on science is low, bigger efforts are needed by the government, media, academe and other organizations to promote the...
Measuring the sun through solar eclipse
In 1780, in the middle of the American Revolutionary War, a war of independence for 13 American colonies that eventually overthrew the authority of...
Making biodiversity conservation a breeze
Every day a handful of forest-protection officers and about 100 volunteers take turnsw in manning their posts and conducting routine patrol in the Northern...
Camiguin natural monument now an Asean Heritage Park
Story & photos by Jonathan L. Mayuga
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin—Songs, dances and colorful costumes marked the much-awaited announcement declaring Mounts Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument (MTHNM) as an...
A greener Asean for biodiversity
Conclusion
Regional perspective
Charles Besancon, program officer of LifeWeb of SCBD, acknowledged that progress has been made toward meeting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and actions have...
Your quick 4 minutes workout plus 1
By Tin Majadillas
I have recently discovered the efficient and effective way of kicking off your day with fitness. From the fitness experts, host of...
Breaking away with Maximus Athlete’s Shop Café
In the world of multisport, to “break away’ means to forge ahead of the pack in order to reach the finish line first. With...
Herbalife Launches Herbal Aloe Concentrate Mango
PHILIPPINES, Manila, 08 February 2016-- Herbalife, a global nutrition company, today announced an additional Mango Flavor to its Herbal Aloe Concentrate. The beverage product, which...
Dissectiong the “Tough X Rough” lifestyle of Derek Ramsay
By Nissi Icasiano
Every money-earning creature on God’s green earth is drowning in his busy work schedules. Each second spent toiling is then compensated by...
Children’s Christmas village promo at café Ilang-Ilang
Good news to Café Ilang-Ilang’s loyal patrons.
As a Christmas treat to all of you, the mayor’s office of The Manila Hotel’s Christmas Village wil...
THINK POSITIVELY LIVE LONGER!
Imagine someone holding a glass of water and he asked you whether it is half-empty or half-full. What your answer will be could make...
SAVE LIVES, DONATE BLOOD
Are you wondering what blood is made of? Here’s an answer from ever reliable The Merck Manual of Medical Information: “Blood is a complex...
Give love and lasagna this Christmas Day!
Celebrate your cravings this Christmas as Epicurious prepares a special dish that will put color and flavor to your Christmas. Epicurious has created Artisanal...
New Cream-O Caffè Latte combines chocolate cookie with coffee-cream filling
Those who crave for indulgent chocolate and the taste and aroma of coffee in their everyday snack are in for a wonderful treat, as...
Yemeni musician Ravid Kahalani talks about changing the world through music
By Danielle Gabriel
Despite variations in languages and rhythmic tones, music has a way of bridging cultures back to the essence of being human, which...
South African economy on the brink of junk status
By Robyn Dixon
JOHANNESBURG—This country teeters on the edge of an economic cliff. At the bottom is the debt rating known as junk, which economists...
Despite service, foreign-born US veterans deported
By Nigel Duara
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—When they pushed him off the prison bus into the swirling dust of the Mexican border, they gave him only...
Saint Anthony of Padua’s relics visit PHL
The holy relics of Saint Anthony of Padua will have their second visit to the Philippines from April 20 to May 2.
The opening Mass...
Recto wants 500,000 more senior citizens to get P6,000 yearly pension
ALMOST half a million more seniors will start getting a P6,000 yearly pension from the government effective this year after Congress increased by P3...
Romulo seeks to double pension for indigent seniors
THE next Congress should increase to at least P1,000 monthly, or P12,000 per annum, the pension for indigent senior citizens, Pasig City Rep. Roman...
