Luxury Shopping in the East
By Dheza Marie Aguilar
The New Year welcomes another addition to the list of luxury shopping in the Metro with the opening of Eastwood Mall, the latest venture of real state heavyweight Megaworld Corp., dubbed as the ?conclusion to the whole Eastwood City?s success story.?

Fashion faux pas and tips on good grooming

Hottest hairstyles for 2009

Still together after all these years

Board Exam Results
Dentist Licensure Examination Results (December 2008)

BoI eyes flexible incentives
By Elaine Ramos Alanguilan
The Board of Investments plans to give companies flexibility in their fiscal incentives to support them amid the difficult business environment.

Recto warns govt agencies of fund realignment
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
The National Economic and Development Authority has warned about the possible realignment of funds from agencies that will fail to use their budget efficiently in the first half of 2009.

Bataan coal plant gets equity infusion
By Alena Mae S. Flores
GN Power Ltd. has tapped Sithe Global Power LLC, General Electric Energy Financial Services and Denham Capital Management to infuse equity into its P44-billion, 600-megawatt coal plant in Mariveles, Bataan.

Swiss company says Octon oil work tied to Galoc field
Vitol GPC Investments S. A. of Switzerland is waiting for developments at the Galoc oil field before proceeding with its additional work program at the Octon field in offshore northwest Palawan.

CA dismisses BayanTel petition vs Extelcom
The Court of Appeals has dismissed the petition of Bayan Telecommunications Inc. and Marifil Holdings Inc. questioning the rehabilitation plan of Express Telecommunications Co. Inc. and seeking to stop its implementation.

Lucio Co goes to Laoag
IT looks like there is no stopping importer-turned-retailer Lucio Co from his aggressive mall expansion.
Co has leapfrogged from his Pampanga and Metro Manila base right into the heart of Ilocoslovakia, where, according to the grapevine, his Bellagio Holdings has secured approval to demolish the 1920s-era Laoag Central Elementary School and build a Puregold mall on the property despite opposition from conservation advocates.

New deal clears way for Northrail
By Joyce Pangco Pa?ares
THE construction of the $503-million Northrail project will resume within the month, ending a 10-month long halt in operations stemming from claims of cost overruns and foreign exchange differences made by the Chinese contractor.

Palace stand sought on drugs, death penalty
By Roy Pelovello
THREE lawmakers are seeking the inclusion of drug trafficking and death penalty in the agenda of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council.

Congress quickens pace on ?09 budget
By Fel V. Maragay
Amid apprehensions that the government will run on a reenacted budget for an indefinite period, lawmakers said yesterday that Congress will be able to approve the Pl.4-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2009 upon resuming its regular session on Jan. l9.

Cebu firm seeks to speed up land case
By Rey E. Requejo
A Cebu-based aquaculture company has appealed to the Supreme Court to set for oral arguments its case involving the disputed P100 million worth of land in Lapu-Lapu City.

Senators tag administration in Puno ouster move

Agencies bungle air clean-up program
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
A multi-million-
dollar program to improve air quality in Metro Manila has been stalled after implementing agencies canceled most of its project components.

Shakedown on Taiwanese detainees held for drugs
By Romie A. Evangelista
In what appears to be a knee jerk, authorities barged into the cells holding Taiwanese nationals at the Quezon City Jail following reports that they were dealing drugs right under the nose of guards.

LRT?s daily ridership hits 582,989 mark
The Light Rail Transit Authority has recorded the most number of passengers at its Monumento-Baclaran system or Line 1 on Friday during the Black Nazarene celebration, hitting the 582,989 mark.