Prestige shopping at SM
By Marane Plaza
Ah, shopping! I?m always lost for words every time I try to expound the many wonders of shopping. Many times have I been saved from fatal boredom, and it?s by far my second favorite thing to do on Earth (next to partying, of course). My endorphins are a little more active than usual every time I?m at the mall shopping my heart out, and all ya ladies know exactly what I?m talking about! Actually, the best-selling book series and now a hot flick?The Confessions of a Shopaholic? is very timely indeed, as it totally captures the addictive effects of shopping.

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One for the Big Kahuna
By Dino Ray V. Directo III
In the realm of automobiles, mention the word ?Accord? and images of power and luxury come to mind. The eighth-generation Honda Accord has become larger and more powerful, more comfortable like a sofa on wheels.

Race-correct Testa Rossa up for grabs in May

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Arroyo to sign baseline bill despite protest from China
PRESIDENT Arroyo will sign the baseline bill into law despite protests from China, which says it owns parts of the Spratly Islands that the bill claims are part of Philippine territory, an official said yesterday.

Six decades later. A World War II veteran visits the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office in Camp Aguinaldo to inquire about the benefits the US government recently awarded to Filipinos who fought alongside US soldiers. Mike De Juan

World War II veterans get in line for US govt benefits
By Jaime Pilapil
WAR veterans, some of them in wheelchairs, and widows flocked to Camp Aguinaldo yesterday hoping to get P423,000?the equivalent of $9,000?in benefits awarded by the US government to Filipinos who fought alongside American soldiers here during World War II.

Congressman asks ?Alabang Boy? for tips on drug war

Toshiba bucks trend, hiring 600 in Laguna

Office rent seen falling 15% to 20% amid crisis

Pawnshops are raking it in

Priest suspended over Mass profit

Decision on Smith questioned

Napocor rate hike okayed
By Alena Mae S. Flores
The Energy Regulatory Commission has provisionally approved an increase of P0.4682 per kilowatt-hour in the basic rate of National Power Corp. for Luzon, P1.1460 per kWh for Visayas and P0.7147 per kWh for Mindanao.

Atienza warns Billiton, mining partner
By Othel V. Campos
The Environment Department may take over the operations of the Pujada nickel project in Davao Oriental if BHP Billiton, the world?s largest mining company, and its local partner fail to resolve their differences.

Citigroup sees slower remittance
By Lawrence Agcaoili
American banking giant Citigroup sees the growth of remittance inflows from Filipinos working abroad slowing down to just 3 percent this year due to the decline in job deployment amid the global crisis.

HGC plans P5-b bond float in first half of 2009
The state-run Home Guaranty Corp. is pursuing its planned bond float in the first half of the year to raise more funds to bankroll its guarantee service requirements and reduce debt.

PAL bares $220-m loss due to volatile oil prices
The current worldwide recession and highly volatile fuel prices, especially during the second half of 2008, took its toll on major international carriers, including flag carrier Philippine Airlines.

Passport-less Guys
THE Guy sisters and their 79-year-old mother, who own the thriving 3D appliance business, have received a most unusual Valentine gift from the Department of Foreign Affairs?their passports have all been ordered canceled.

Reason
By Maya Baltazar Herrera
It?s a week after Valentine and my inbox is full of financial bad news as end-of-year numbers begin to come in. Last year?s profits are dismal, export growth is depressing and companies are trimming their workforce.

Pardon sought for Aquino?s killers
By Joyce Pangco Pa?ares
The Department of Justice has recommended the granting of presidential pardon or any form of executive clemency for the 10 soldiers who were convicted for the murder of Benigno Aquino Jr. and Rolando Galman.

Subordinates gang up on Erap?s prosecutor
AFTER being charged with a P26,000-estafa case by a former subordinate, Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio now faces a case for absenteeism.

Palace not entirely blameless on fertilizer scam, Gordon says
By Fel V. Maragay
The suspicion that Malaca?ang was involved in the P728-million fertilizer fund scam remains a suspicion as Senate investigators found no proof directly linking the Palace to the anomaly.

Mayors take their cue from De Castro?s body language
If the warm welcome Vice President Noli ?Kabayan? de Castro received from the League of Cities of the Philippines yesterday meant anything, it might be a signal that he has earned the support of the majority of city executives and should now seriously consider offers for him to run for president in the 2010 elections.

Rubout or not, commission starts QC encounter probe
The National Police Commission yesterday started looking into the reported ?rubout? in Quezon City of three suspected car thieves by policemen last Tuesday.

Filinvest, EcoWaste unable to stop dump
The court has denied the temporary restraining order sought by Filinvest Land Inc. and the Ecological Waste Coalition of the Philippines against a dump operator after finding no compelling urgency nor threat to its surroundings.

Cities urged to boost housing program
Vice President Noli de Castro rallied the members of the League of Cities of the Philippines to lead the government?s housing program in a forum in Mandaluyong City.

?Justice on Wheels? resumes in Para?aque
Chief Justice Reynato Puno and Para?aque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe Jr. lead today?s re-launching of the ?Justice on Wheels and the Increasing Access to Justice by the Poor Program? at the Don Galo Gymnasium.