P7-B irrigation project gets NEDA OK

Business World

THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved last Dec. 20 the second stage of the Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation project for Japan official development assistance funding, an official statement yesterday read.

BSP seen hiking rates in mid-2011

Business World

THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely start raising its key rates in the middle of next year with inflation expected to rise, the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) said.

Alliance Global buys into Fil-Estate Land

Business World

ALLIANCE Global Group, Inc., the listed holding firm of property tycoon Andrew L. Tan, is set to acquire 50% of Sobrepeña-led Fil-Estate Land, Inc. for P5 billion.

Miner to start airborne survey of Leyte site

Business World

PHILIPPINE Metals, Inc. has started an airborne survey over its Taurus project in Leyte to define targets for the mine, the Canadian-led miner said in a statement.

Trans-Asia’s stake sale approved

Business World

LISTED Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp.’s decision to sell its royalty stake in Service Contract (SC) 6 or the Cadlao production area has been approved by the Department of Energy (DoE).

Where's the fire truck?

(The Philippine Star) Updated December 23, 2010

After every major deadly fire, the government takes stock of the country’s fire-fighting capability, and always comes up with the same conclusion: there is an acute lack of fire-fighting equipment, starting with fire trucks.

Couture dulls ordeal of Garcia's son in NY

POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr. (The Philippine Star) Updated December 23, 2010 

(NOTE: Here is the conclusion of the article “Fashion’s Night In” of New York society writer Peter Davis, based on his interview last year with Timothy Mark, youngest of three sons of former military comptroller Carlos F. Garcia,