Filipinos flock to supersize malls International Herald Tribune | : The two biggest shopping malls in the world are in China. But China does have a rival in the business of destination shopping - the notion that a shopping center should not be simply a place to purchase life's necessities, but should be big and spectacular, a source of daylong entertainment. | I...
Filipinos getting poorer The Manila Times | Soaring food prices are forcing millions of Filipinos into poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a study released Sunday. | "Increases in food prices have enormous impacts on poverty" in the Philippines, where poor people spend nearly 60 percent of their income on food, the Manila-base...
Airport denies Filipinos stranded in Pampanga Gulf News | Manila: An official of a major airport in Pampanga, northern Philippines, denied reports that thousands of Filipinos have been stranded due to lack of flights from the Middle East and other Asian destinations. | "There is no truth to reports that t...
Filipinos flock to supersize malls International Herald Tribune | : The two biggest shopping malls in the world are in China. But China does have a rival in the business of destination shopping - the notion that a shopping center should not be simply a place to purchase life's necessities, but should be big and s...
Filipino maids covering up contract substitution Khaleej Times | ABU DHABI - Filipino domestic servants are cautioned against covering up any contract substitution which allegedly starts at the time they sign their employment contract in Manila, and urged to report it immediately to the Philippine Embassy in Abu...
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Foreign tourists spend $1 billion in early 2008 The Manila Times | THE Department of Tourism claimed that the domestic tourism industry generated some $1 billion during the first quarter of 2008. | Foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter o...
Court doubts threats on Lozada The Manila Times | Even the Court of Appeals is now starting to doubt the claim of national broadband network scandal star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. that he is under threat from government authori...
Sandiganbayan resets Perez arraignment, again The Manila Times | ANOTHER "breather" was given by the Sandiganbayan to former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez, as the court's Third Division on Wednesday reset the arraignment of the former justi...
Comcast adds Filipino On Demand to Houston lineup The Business Review | and Filipino media company have added a Filipino On Demand service in the Houston area. | The new subscription video-on-demand service features a total of 50 hours of content a month, with new programming available each week. | The programming line...
Philippine soldiers fail anti-terrorism test in Manila Gulf News | Manila: A car rigged with bombs sped through the gates of the country's main army base in Manila on Monday, but Philippine soldiers failed to stop it. | It was only an anti-terror drill, Camp Aguinaldo commander Colonel Ireneo Espino later told rep...
Filipinos getting poorer The Manila Times | Soaring food prices are forcing millions of Filipinos into poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a study released Sunday. | "Increases in food prices have enormous impacts on poverty" in the Philippines, where poor people spend nearly 6...
Land Bank sets aside biofuel loan for Quezon The Manila Times | LAND Bank of the Philippines has allotted P4.3 billion for the production and processing of jatropha in a vast area in Quezon province. | Gilda E. Pico, Land Bank president and chief executive officer, said the lender's assistance to jatropha production is consistent with its commitment pursuant to the Biofuels Act of 2006 which mandates the use ...
Cebu Pacific opens local routes The Manila Times | CEBU Pacific on Tuesday said it will add more domestic flight destinations to serve the growing local tourism industry. | In a statement, the Gokongwei-owned airline said it will start daily flights from Manila to Tuguegarao and Naga on June 17 and 24, respectively, and to Occidental Mindoro on July 1 using the carrier's brand new ATR 72-500 airc...
Speaker Nograles vows to resolve extrajudicial killings in Davao The Manila Times | HOUSE Speaker and Davao City Rep. Prospero Nograles vowed to help resolve extrajudicial killings in Davao including that of a militant leader who led the filing of charges with the Office of the Ombudsman regarding the controversial fertilizer scam involving Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante. | In a text message to The Manila Times, Nograles said that he...
