PNP chief: I won't support Bangit if ... Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa will not back the newly designated military chief, Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit, should he attempt to install President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as holdover president in the event of a failure of the May 10 election. | 'Accordi...
Cebu Pacific sets IPO to raise P12B The Daily Tribune | 03/11/2010 | Budget carrier Cebu Pacific intends to raise P12 billion in an initial public offering to beef up its fleet and corner a bigger market share, its parent firm said yesterday. | The offering date is still to be set, Bach Johann Sebastian, senior vice president for corporate planning of ...
PNP chief: I won't support Bangit if ... Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa will not back the newly designated military chief, Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit, should he attempt to install President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as holdover president in the eve...
Bright new Verzios The Daily Tribune | 03/11/2010 | Verzio recently unveiled its 3C offerings for 2010. Representing Verzio\'s products in the fields of communications, consumer electronics and computing, the next generation mobile phones, netbooks, digital cameras and camcorders exhibi...
‘JV’ Ejercito warns public not to be deceived by cunning presidential bet The Daily Tribune | 03/11/2010 | San Juan City Mayor Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito yesterday warned the public not to be deceived by a presidential candidate who is not only claiming to be an opposition but also using the poor in his “cunning election scheme.” | “He him...
Smart telecom logo not copied The Daily Tribune | M E T R O F I L E | 03/11/2010 | Smart party-list members flash thumbs-up sign to the media during the press conference held at a restaurant in Quezon City to bely reports that their party copied the logo of the Smart telecom for their campaign. An...
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A good bet on cash, tourists and crime Asia Times | By Stanislaus Jude Chan | SINGAPORE - Vehicles with foreign license plates filling the car park is the first unfamiliar sight that greets visitors in the basement of the Singapor...
End in sight for Bank Century circus Asia Times | By Gary LaMoshi | DENPASAR, Bali - An investigation of Indonesia's Bank Century, which required a bailout in 2008 that eventually climbed to 6.7 trillion rupiah (US$720 million),...
Myanmar junta allows Suu Kyi's party to reopen branch offices+ Syracuse | (AP) - YANGON, March 10 (Kyodo)-Myanmar's ruling junta on Wednesday issued permission for detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's party to reopen its branch offices, a par...
Malacańang: PASG stays pending resolution of MR The Daily Tribune | By Aytch de la Cruz | 03/11/2010 | The Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) which was recently ordered abolished by a Manila regional trial court (RTC) will stay pending the judiciary’s final resolution on the motion for reconsideration (MR) th...
Citigroup veteran to take PNB reins The Daily Tribune | 03/11/2010 | The board of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) approved yesterday the posting of Citigroup veteran Eugene Acevedo as the bank’s new president and CEO in place of Omar Byron Mier who will be nominated as director of PNB. | The changing...
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security The New York Times | JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said on Wednesday, an admission that raised concerns about the coun...
The Toyota myth is shattered The Daily Tribune | ZOOMING IN | 03/10/2010 | With the quickening pace of technological advance and the globalization-induced intensification of international competitiveness during the 20th Century’s second half and the 21st Century’s first decade, the creation of business myths has been attended by much difficulty. As a result, there have been very few myths in th...
Legoland firm grows visitor numbers and plans expansion BBC News | Merlin Entertainment, which owns Legoland, Madam Tussauds and the London Eye, saw visitors to its global attractions rise by 9.7% in 2009. | The company said it had achieved strong and resilient growth in the face of the global downturn. | Merlin, owned by private equity firm Blackstone, said its group revenue for 2009 rose by 16% to £769m ...
