Former MRT advertising agent suffers another legal setback

THE FORMER advertising agent for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) has lost another case in its battle against railway firm MRT Development Corp. (MRT Devco) to retain rights over the advertising space and infrastructure, documents showed. The Office

Yuchengco-led firm hikes net to P554M

YUCHENGCO-led House of Investments, Inc. posted a 16% increase in profits for the first half of the year. The holding and management company reported a net income of P554.21 million for the six months ending June 30, higher than the P478 million recorded

Globe Telecom eyes more promos to protect market share

GLOBE Telecom, Inc. said yesterday it was picking up in terms of revenues but more are needed to be done to get a larger market share. Ernest L. Cu, Globe Telecom president and chief executive officer, told reporters aggressive promotions and

Market investors blind amid glitches on PSE site

Market investors ‘blind’ amid glitches on PSE site A NUMBER of brokers hit the continued glitch on the Web site of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), saying trading volume and value could have been higher yesterday if the Web site functioned

Coffin mix-up discovered in Philippine hostage crisis

HONG KONG - Three coffins with the bodies of Hong Kong tourists killed in a Philippine hostage crisis last week were mis-labelled, a government spokesman said Thursday. One victim's family went to a Hong Kong morgue to identify their dead relative only

Philippines to re-enact final moments of hostage taking

MANILA - The chaotic final moments of a hostage siege in Manila that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead will be re-enacted as part of an investigation into the tragedy, Philippine authorities said on Thursday. Among those who will help reconstruct the

Hong Kong lawmakers demand apology for Manila hostage crisis

HONG KONG - Hong Kong lawmakers Thursday passed a motion demanding that the Philippine government apologise and pay compensation to the families of eight Hong Kong tourists killed in a hostage bloodbath in Manila. The deaths, after a 12-hour ordeal

Unfriendly passenger terminals in Cebu, Manila

Philippine Daily Inquirer Filed Under: Local authorities, Transport AS A student taking up my law degree, I was a resident of Manila from 1992 to 1996. Whenever I came home to Cebu or went back to Manila, I would take a ship of the Sulpicio Lines and

iPod Shuffle 2010 Philippines : Price, Specs - New iShuffle 4th Gen Comprehensive Details

This post collates all relevant information about iPod Shuffle 4th Generation in the Philippines. The new iPod Shuffle is based (obviously) on Apple's popular shuffle feature, which selects songs randomly from the music library. The clickable

Three coffins from Philippine hostage crisis mis-labelled

Three coffins with the bodies of Hong Kong tourists killed in a Philippine hostage crisis last week were mis-labelled, a government spokesman said Thursday. Coffins mis-labelled in Philippine hostage crisis One victim's family went to a Hong Kong morgue

Manila steps up campaign to combat dengue

Manila: The Philippine government has stepped up its drive warning the public about the dangers of the dengue scourge as the number of victims of the deadly tropical disease has reach record highs. Health Secretary Enrique Ona said his department is

Free health screening for Filipino workers on Saipan this Sunday

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Hong Kong lawmakers demand apology for Manila hostage crisis

Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a motion demanding that the Philippine government apologise and pay compensation to the families of eight Hong Kong tourists killed in a hostage seige in Manila. The lawmakers' motion, which is not binding on Hong Kong's

Manila sends 3 bodies to wrong HK families

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4 Filipinos killed in California

Apat na Pilipino ang kumpirmadong patay sa dalawang karumal-dumal na krimen sa siyudad ng Vallejo at Hercules sa Bay Area, California, tatlo sa kanila mga biktima. Ang 70- anyos na si Ricardo Sales ay natagpuan ng mga pulis na patay at bugbog sarado sa

Philippines Said to Have Approval for $1 Billion Peso Bond Sale

The Philippine central bank approved the governments plan to sell as much as $1 billion worth of global peso bonds, bringing the nation a step closer to its debut sale of the notes. Monetary authorities approved the plan to sell 10-year, peso-denominated

Trial on massacre in southern Philippines starts

Quezon City Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes opened the trial of the November 2009 massacre, with nearly 200 accused and over 500 witnesses to be attending. The court hearing on Wednesday was only for the complaint filed by government prosecutors for Victor

Philippine police nabs another suspect in Maguindanao massacre

Philippine security forces captured Thursday in the southern Philippines a policeman allegedly involved in the so-called Maguindanao massacre that left 57 people dead. Arnulfo Soriano Ayunan, 40, did not resist arrest when troops stormed his hideout in

Peso rises after stocks rally

THE PESO yesterday broke into the P44 level against the dollar on the back of a record-breaking performance by Philippine stocks. It settled at P44.95 per dollar, strengthening by 13 centavos from its P45.08-per-dollar close on Wednesday. It opened at

AIG unit buyers to pursue bid

TAIPEI/HONG KONG -- The buyers of American International Group Inc.’s Taiwan unit will be constructive as they seek to pursue the $2.2-billion bid even after Taiwan’s regulators rejected it, a top executive said yesterday. Robert Morse, chief

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