Funds needed to develop coco-water industry–DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that more financial resources would be needed to bankroll the development of the coconut-water industry in the country.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that more financial resources would be needed to bankroll the development of the coconut-water industry in the country.
NEW YORK—The last time the National Basketball Association (NBA) held the All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden, Michael Jordan, fittingly, scored 23 points en route to Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors in 1998.
GREECE faces crunch time in its standoff with international creditors as euro-area finance ministers reconvene in Brussels to try and break an impasse over funding Europe’s most-indebted state.
THERE was no small army of bishops and priests to officiate the wedding. The groom didn’t roar up to the venue in a fancy motorbike. There was no obscenely expensive wedding cake. Also, there was not a shadow of the president of this republic at the proceedings, where he was supposed to be the best man—and given the Mamasapano controversy that refuses to die down, it was just as well.
SO you received news from your solicitor that your great Aunt Bertie had bequeathed to you her old home in some quiet spot in the metropolis. The bequest leaves you with mixed feelings—not only because you thought that Aunt Bertie could be rather horrid back in the day, but also because your taste has always leaned toward the modern and you distinctly remember Aunt Bertie’s home to be trapped in some 1940s time capsule. Wonderfully maintained, yes, but definitely old world.
JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima on Wednesday said the National Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Cybercrime Division will validate the authenticity of the six-minute video showing one of the 44 commandos of the National Police-Special Action Force (SAF) who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, being shot at close range.
BRIAN KIM rode a fiery four-birdie binge from No. 6 to match Rupert Zaragosa’s bogey-free four-under 68 and hold on to a one-stroke lead halfway through the 20th WWWExpress-DHL RVF Cup Amateur Golf Championship at Cangolf’s North course in Canlubang, Laguna, on Wednesday.
DEFENDING champion Ateneo beat University of Santo Tomas (UST), 25-18, 25-22, 25-22, to move two victories away from bagging an outright championship berth in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 77 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
SOUTH Korean Kim In-jae drilled in a birdie on the par-five ninth hole and turned in a two-under 70 for a one-stroke lead over fancied Rupert Zaragosa and compatriot Park Min-ung at the start of the 20th WWWExpress-DHL RVF Cup Amateur Golf Championship at Cangolf’s North course in Canlubang, Laguna.
TRISPORTS Inc. (TSI) formalizes its partnership with the BusinessMirror as its official media partner for its upcoming Tri Ilocos North 3 triathlon event on March 28.
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THE Philippine Council of Deans and Educators in Business (PCDEB) 14th Annual Convention and Eighth Business Education Industry Summit scheduled at Hotel Jen (former Traders Royal Hotel) on February 19 and 20 will focus on the Asean Integration that seeks to consolidate the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) into one Asean Economic Community (AEC) starting later this year.
The Golden Treasure Skills and Development Program will conduct a two-day seminar on laundry-shop operation. This will be held at the College of Social Work and Community Development, Magsaysay Avenue, corner Ylanan Street, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, on February 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
THE 2015 World Expo offers a chance to mobilize public opinion around the pressing need to make the eradication of hunger and malnutrition central pillars of the global development agenda, Food and Agriculture Organization (Fao) Director-General José Graziano da Silva told world leaders, who gathered in Milan, Italy, recently.
Security Bank Corp. reported P7.2 billion in net income in 2014, representing a 43-percent year-on-year increase resulting to a 16.3-percent return on shareholders’ equity.
Publicly listed Asia United Bank (AUB) and its subsidiaries posted a net income of P1.7 billion as of end-2014, 13.8 percent higher than P1.5 billion a year ago, based on unaudited financial results. The growth came amid the industry-wide decline in trading gains, which dragged most local banks’ bottom lines in 2014.
AS the demand for clean and secure student-housing options continues to grow year after year, Vista Residences is at the forefront of developing homes away from home for the ever-growing student population—giving them the advantage of unmatched accessibility by being near their schools while enjoying a kind of accommodation one cannot find in a typical dormitory in the city.
Israeli Ambassador Effie Ben Matityau (left) visits the office of the ALC Media Group in Makati City for a discussion with editors and publishers.
THE sacked commander of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (SAF), Director Getulio Pascual Napeñas said on Monday the combined forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamo Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) suffered at least 250 casualties during the encounter in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, on January 25.
SAN JOSE, California–It sounds like something from a science fiction plot: So-called three-dimensional (3-D) printers are being used to fashion prosthetic arms and hands, jaw bones, spinal-cord implants–and one day perhaps even living human body parts.
THERE was a time when people didn’t need to look both ways before crossing the street and, as cars poured down the road, a learning period to do what now comes naturally to us.
WOMEN traveling to Saudi Arabia often raise eyebrows there, and Michelle Obama was no exception.
State lender Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) has approved a fresh loan for upstart diagnostics and teleradiology provider, Mediarchives Philippines Inc. (Mapi), totaling P50 million.
There is no golf and leisure resort community more impossibly located than Tagaytay Highlands. Built almost precariously within a ravine just below what was once known as Imelda Marcos’s palace in the sky (now People’s Park), the club is an architectural and structural masterpiece. Just building the access road to the property was a marvel of engineering.
EVERY year dozens of beautifully rendered design and style books hit the shelves. They are often perused for the pictures or used to create a tableau in a reading nook, but the real value is between the covers. There you will find inspiration, encouragement and a sense of what is possible in any space with some imagination and desire.
WHICH mainstream news source does the public routinely turn to during moments of triumph or scandal for the nation? According to the latest survey conducted by AGB Nielsen of the viewing preferences in Mega Manila homes, the answer to that question would again be GMA, specifically its flagship news program 24 Oras.
THE championship was ripe for the picking for a National University (NU) squad that has not won in a University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball for six decades.
RETIRED and incumbent Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials, who inked the P268.8-million contract with Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) for the diagnosis and repair of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, convince lawmakers that the transaction was aboveboard and beneficial to the government.
OAKLAND, California—The Golden State Warriors hit the road on Thursday and play only one home game over the next month. But before their departure, Stephen Curry and co. left a sweet parting gift for their adoring Oracle Arena fans.
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