Sangley Point eyed as possible airport land
The Department of Transportation and Communications is looking at Sangley Point as one option for a new international airport. “Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said that based on the Japan...
View ArticleJanuary money supply grows at 38.6 percent
The country’s money supply grew at a faster rate in January as banks lent more to the productive sectors of the economy, reflecting the upbeat business environment in the Philippines. Domestic...
View ArticleEMOTORS LAUNCHES ZUM E-TRIKES, BRANCH IN MANDAUE
EMOTORS Inc. (EMI) announced it recently launched its Zum e-trikes, as well as its flagship branch and first dealership in the Visayas, located at Mandaue City in Cebu. “This important milestone marks...
View ArticleVOLKSWAGEN CEBU HOLDS GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAM
ICONIC Dealership Inc. (IDI) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Volkswagen Cebu facility. According to Automobile Central Enterprise, Inc. (ACEI), VW distributor in the Philippines, VW...
View ArticleUS court lets map use via phone app
SAN FRANCISCO: A California appeals court has tossed out a fine for a driver checking a smart phone map to escape traffic, offering a new interpretation in the crackdown on “distracted driving.” A...
View ArticleSchuey responding,’ says Massa after visit
BERLIN: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, who is slowly being brought out from a coma following a ski accident, showed several responses during a recent visit, a friend was quoted as saying. “He...
View ArticleGM recalls 1.6M cars for deadly defect
CHICAGO: General Motors last week significantly expanded the recall of vehicles found to have an ignition defect that can cause them to suddenly turn off, a problem linked to 13 deaths. The largest...
View Article‘CONSUMER REPORTS’ RATES TESLA MODEL S AS BEST VEHICLE TO BUY IN 2014
CONSUMER Reports last week named the electric luxury car Tesla Model S the top vehicle of 2014 to buy, calling it a “technological tour de force.” The US consumer shopping guide selected Tesla as the...
View ArticleLexus gets J.D. Power dependability nod for third straight year
LEXUS has ranked highest in vehicle dependability among all nameplates for a third consecutive year in the 2014 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). The study tracks the number...
View ArticleSMALL WE GO
TOYOTA in the Philippines sells a staggering 18 variants of its Innova (paint options included), seven of its Fortuner, eight of its Vios and seven of its Corolla Altis. That’s 40 variants across four...
View Article‘THE DOCTOR’ IS IN
NINE-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi recently visited the Philippines to show his support to the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda by raising funds for various charity efforts. Rossi was in the...
View ArticlePolitics off-limits to PNoy (you’d better believe it!)
Malacañang said that President Benigno Simeon Aquino 3rd is too busy with governance to talk about politics. Thus, it refused to comment on VP Jojo Binay’s decision to junk the PDP-Laban and form his...
View ArticleSolving the unemployment problem
The latest labor statistics show the stubbornness of the unemployment problem in this country in the face of a respectable growth rate. This has forced the country’s Chief Executive to call for a...
View ArticleUkraine’s conflict: The repercussions for Asia
First of all, pray. Let us put our hands together and implore God to restrain the trigger fingers of everyone around and in Ukraine. Besides the cost in lives and livelihoods, war is sure to reignite...
View ArticleIn 2016, will ten angels say that PNoy did all right?
The headline was drawn from what Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1862, in a moment of great self-doubt. The Civil War was going badly and critics were heaping abuse on his leadership. He wrote that even if...
View ArticleThe newest media mogul to take control of Star
Fourth of a series on the Salim Empire in the Philippines. And what—or who—is that emerging Philippine media giant? It’s Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., controlled by Indonesian tycoon Anthoni...
View ArticleThe sacred season of penance begins
To the 80 percent of our population—the 80 million who are baptized Catholics (and Aglipayans and High Church Anglicans and Episcopalians)—today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. We go to Mass...
View Article2 brothers shot dead in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the killings of two brothers – a lawyer and a Customs employee – who were in Sulu to bury their dead sister. Senior Superintendent Abraham Orbita, the...
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