Citing adverse effects on productivity, competitiveness and workers’ pay, the Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday it is …
SINGAPORE - About 55 Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jets may have a recently discovered flaw in the fuselage, the company said on …
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s administration on Wednesday unveiled plans to lower the top corporate tax rate to 28 percent and choke off lucrative loopholes, an election-…
Philippine Daily Inquirer 2:23 am | Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 Oil companies raised fuel prices anew Wednesday to reflect the continued uptrend of …
Top Story Posted on February 22, 2012 11:48:26 PM INFLATION IS expected to stay within target this year despite concerns over rising oil prices, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief yesterday said. A second bailout for cash-strapped Greece, meanwhile, should give the local market a breather …
Top Story Posted on February 22, 2012 11:49:25 PM MANILA is seeking a “reasonable period of time” to reform its liquor taxes as mandated by the World Trade Organization (WTO), pointing to …
Top Story Posted on February 22, 2012 11:51:41 PM CLAIMS that local officials were lavished with gifts and accepted payoffs were denied yesterday by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), which has been dragged into a high-stakes dispute between …
Top Story Posted on February 22, 2012 11:52:08 PM THE GOVERNMENT will begin charging import taxes on ecozone-based oil firms starting next month, following through with a plan it claims will address smuggling and increase revenues. Revenue Regulations 2-2012, published in a newspaper yesterday and to take effect in 15 days…
Top Story Posted on February 22, 2012 11:52:46 PM THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange (PSE) is not altering the composition of its 30-stock main index next month but will modify the composition of …
Top Story Posted on February 22, 2012 11:53:51 PM ADULT UNEMPLOYMENT has increased, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a new report, with some four-fifths accounted for by people who resigned or were retrenched. The …
Telegraph.co.uk What happens in a Labor leadership spill The Australian THE magic number to secure the prime ministership is 52 votes in the 103-member Labor caucus. Julia Gillard, as current leader of the party, has exercised her right to call a …
Gulf Daily News Top journalist killed in Syria Gulf Daily News DAMASCUS: A top journalist and a photographer were among 74 people killed yesterday as Syrian forces pounded the rebel …
Moneycontrol.com Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 people Moneycontrol.com By Hilary Burke and Magdalena Morales BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A packed commuter train crashed at a Buenos Aires station during…
PF Chang’s China Bistro started out in 1993 with a …
To her numerous friends, Estee Rivera Wallace is the closest thing to being the Martha Stewart of the Philippines. Smart, resourceful and full of creative energy, Estee can cook a gourmet meal and decorate a room with equal aplomb. In Lake Caliraya, she and…
Ensconced deep in San Juan City, deliberately away from the city hurly-burly, is Maimee’s Garden Café. Maimee’s is a family-run business that occupies a gracious space hidden from everyone save for discerning diners who…
By: Christine O. Avendaño Philippine Daily Inquirer February 23, 2012 | 2:12 am ‘BOURNE’ AGAIN…
Thursday, February 23, 2012 AMID the controversy caused by her past relationship, actress Aiko Melendez said she is still hoping that the libel case filed against her by former boyfriend Patrick Meneses will be resolved smoothly. Melendez …
By: Pocholo Concepcion Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2012 | 9:41 pm VIRTUAL beer bath for apl at the presscon. Photo by Richard Reyes His color is African-American and his Mohawk hairstyle harks back to the punk tribes of Britain. No matter, apl.de.ap proudly …
Click! Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2012 | 9:37 pm CHRISTOPHER de Leon and Sandy Andolong “It’s …
