The Road Ahead for Nokia
By Pranz Kaeno
?You need to be faster, have the right information at the right time. You need to be reactive,? said William Hamilton-Whyte, Nokia Philippines general manager, on the virtues of being mobile. The popular maker of cell phones recently held a press conference at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati. The Finnish company outlined their latest strategies in ushering in a more mobile, more connected, and more environment-friendly future.

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Altis broadens lineup
The more, the merrier. This year is shaping up to be another exciting one for the automotive industry. Brushing aside dire forecasts amid the global financial crisis, several car makers have rolled out new variants to spur buying.

Lifan Cars joins Chinese invasion

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World Bank denies govt request to release report
THE World Bank yesterday said it will not publicly disclose the results of its investigation into a national road improvement prog-ram, but added it has shared its report with the Finance Department and the Ombudsman after it found collusion among some bidders.

Arrival. President Arroyo walks down to the tarmac and into the cold after arriving Thursday in Washington, D.C. LOUIE ELEAZAR

Water rates going up this month
MANILA Water and Maynilad Water will charge higher rates before the end of this month to adjust for inflation and recover foreign exchange losses, the concessionaires said yesterday.

Inflation eases up to 7.1%, slowest pace in 10 months

Govt hiring 500,000 for construction

Meralco?s proxy drive boosts price

Calatagan farmers told: Wait

Cleric asked to help in freeing kidnapped workers

Delegation to restudy ban on Iraq

Customs officials charged

Suspected rebels killed

Weak peso hikes car prices
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
The automotive industry expects a slight growth in sales this year despite the global economic downturn, but prices of vehicles are going up mainly because of the weaker peso.

Govt, oil firms ready for bio-fuel law today
By Alena Mae S. Flores
The Energy Department expects a smooth implementation of the bio-fuels program, which requires a 2-percent biodiesel blend and 10-percent ethanol blend for gasoline, starting today.

Forum Energy plans Cebu coal drilling
Forum Energy Plc, a listed company in the UK, will start coal drilling in Cebu within the first half of the year, according to a disclosure.

TVI raises Canatuan production
By Othel V. Campos
TVI Resources Development Inc., operator of the Canatuan copper project in Zambonga del Norte, is increasing production as much as 1,350 metric tons a day by mid-year to 1,850 MT by yearend to catch up with copper prices in the world market.

Destileria Limtuaco backs single tax rate
By Lawrence Agcaoili
Liquor maker Distileria Limtuaco & Co. Inc., the oldest distillery in the country, is strongly supporting plans to rationalize the country?s excise tax scheme being implemented by the Bureau of Internal Revenue on sin products, especially tobacco and alcohol.

Ernst & Young quells SGV revolt
ERNST & YOUNG has stamped down a partners? revolt within SGV, with David Balangue finally accepting the honorary position of chairman of the country?s largest audit firm and relinquishing the managing partner?s position to his erstwhile number two, Cirilo Noel.

House speeds up cha-cha process
By Christine Herrera
The House of Representatives will hold its plenary debate on Charter revisions any day this month or earlier than scheduled to give itself a leeway to petition the Supreme Court for a ruling on whether or not Congress can rewrite the Constitution like it would amend an ordinary bill.
House Majority Leader Arthur Defensor said that lawmakers would also ask the high court for a ruling on whether the House and Senate, convened into a Constitutional Assembly, could vote separately or not.

Drugs chief: No proof of bribery
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency chief Dionisio Santiago admitted before a three-member fact-finding panel that he had no direct knowledge that prosecutors received bribe to drop charges against the ?Alabang Boys? even as a subordinate claimed an informant had confirmed the allegations.

Gordon forming own party
INSISTING that he remains an independent and not a member of any administration party, Senator Richard Gordon is building up a base for ?Bagumbayan Movement? which will be the vehicle for his presidential plans.

108 fake Honda motorcycles seized
The National Bureau of Investigation yesterday announced the confiscation of 108 fake Honda motorcycles and a number of spare parts worth about P85 million in separate raids.

Erap annoints JV?s mom as next mayor
Former President Joseph Estrada has named his candidates in 2010 led by Guia Gomez, mother of San Juan Mayor Joseph Victor Ejercito, who is in his last term.

Hitachi exec in sex suit
A Taiwanese executive of a multinational firm is being detained by authorities after his victims including a 16-year-old maid accused him of sexually molesting them several times in Mandaluyong City.

Taguig ordinance bans exotic pets
Raptor birds, wild cats, reptiles and other exotic pets are now banned in densely populated sections of Taguig City under a recently passed measure.