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  • More Mindanao Power Projects Seen
    Mike U. Crismundo
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    Officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) disclosed Thursday that the construction of more power projects will stabilize the electricity-starved country’s second largest island of Mindanao.
  • ILOILO APPEAL
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    The provincial government of Iloilo has appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec-6) to grant its exemption request to give financial aid during the election ban. 
  • Honda Cars Seized In Cebu
    Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    Elements of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 confiscated a total of 10 second-hand Honda Fit cars, believed to be smuggled into the country, from a car store in this city.
  • C. Visayas Geohazard Mapping Set
    Phoebe Jen Indino
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    About 377 barangays covering 17 cities and municipalities in Central Visayas are up for a detailed geohazard assessment and mapping in a zoom-in scale of 1:10,000 this year to be undertaken by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
  • Return VAT, CTA Orders BIR
    Jun Ramirez
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to return to sugar planters in Negros Occidental some P10.8 million in advance value-added tax (VAT) on its sales of refined sugar from 2007 to 2008.
  • Japan Funds Lemongrass Oil Project
    Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    apan has funded the construction of a P3-million plant for lemongrass oil distillation in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, which will serve as an alternative livelihood source of farmers in the area.
  • BOI Vows Creative Sector Support
    Malou M. Mozo
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    The Board of Investments (BOI) is encouraging more industry players under the creative sector to capitalize on additional incentives provided for them by the government.
  • FARM FACILITIES
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    A farmers cooperative has received post-harvest facilities from the provincial government headed by Quezon Governor David C. Suarez. 
  • Abra Marks 5th Kawayan Fest
    Rizaldy Comanda
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    Today is a day to remember for the Abrenios as they celebrate the fifth staging of the Kawayan Festival.
  • Program For Bulacan Dev’t Launched
    Freddie C. Velez
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    More or less 4,000 Bulakeños witnessed the birth of a program seeking to turn Bulacan into a hub of industrialization and model of inclusive economic growth as Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Rep. Joselito Mendoza launched early morning yesterday the One Bulacan Program for Rapid Industrialization and Development (PRIDE) held at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium here.
  • Pampanga Gov Assures New Houses
    Franco G. Regala
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    In effort to provide permanent shelters to the landslide victims in this town, the provincial government headed by Governor Lilia G. Pineda assured yesterday the completion of the construction of 170 houses of the affected families. 
  • Cavite Gov’t Retains ISO Certification
    Anthony Giron
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    The provincial government has retained its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification with the positive findings of officers in another round of audit in its offices.
  • Bataan Hails Arsenal Modernization Plan
    Mar T. Supnad
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Regional
    Second District Rep. Abet S. Garcia revealed yesterday that the security and economic development of the province and the rest of the country will be further boosted after President Benigno S. Aquino III signed a landmark legislation modernizing the Government Arsenal based here as part of the P75-billion program to upgrade the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). 
  • Gov’t To Ease Investment Limits, Legislations Pushed In Congress
    Karl Lester M. Yap (Bloomberg)
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Main Business
    The Philippine government plans to propose legislative measures to ease curbs on foreign direct investments and help reduce unemployment, Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said.
  • 2012 State Subsidies Reach P42-B
    Chino S. Leyco
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Main Business
    The government’s administration’s expenses in subsidizing the operations of state-owned, controlled corporations, and financial institutions in 2012 exceeded the target, but lower compared with the previous year.
  • Jobseekers Turn To Online Portals
    Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Main Business
    More jobseekers have sought the refuge of online job portals to land into jobs that they desire either for local or overseas placements as more companies rely their supply of human resources from online applications.
  • First Pacific Plans Regional Expansion
    Clarissa Batino and Cecilia Yap, (Bloomberg)
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Main Business
    Philippine ventures of billionaire Anthoni Salim’s First Pacific Co. plan telecommunications, power and water investments in Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand to tap rising demand, Chief Executive Officer Manuel Pangilinan said.
  • Landco Sales Rise To P3.09B, Earmarks P1 Billion For Capex
    James A. Loyola
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Main Business
    Luxury leisure property developer Landco Pacific Corporation reported a 17 percent hike in nationwide sales from three of its main property segments to P3.09 billion last year from the P2.65 billion posted in 2011.
  • Smart Wins 14 Anvil Awards
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Main Business
    For the second year, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) dominated the Anvil Awards, receiving a total of 14 awards for initiatives in the areas of brand communication, digital communication, disaster preparedness and response, education, environment, health, human resources, livelihood and technopreneurship.  In 2012, Smart also topped the Anvil Awards with 31 awards – making it the first company to achieve such a feat in Anvil history.
  • Brain Food
    Nelly Favis-Villafuerte
    03/09/2013 - 00:00
    Main Business
    Do you know that there is an oriental herb that has a stimulating effect on the brain? I am referring to gotu kola, a creeping plant that grows in our country as well as in other countries like India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, China, Indonesia and the South Pacific.