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Watch it
Watches are not only functional; they make a definite fashion statement. If you?re a sporty person, you?ll likely go for a timepiece that?s sturdy and can withstand a lot of wear and tear. If you are a girly-girl, you?d go for something very feminine and dainty. Trendy people want their watches to be of the moment as well. Tell us what your watch is and we will tell you who you are. Here are some brands worth watching:
Style and substance
New gadgets in 2009
From palengke queens to forest amazons
Ride like a motocross champ
As the global economy braces itself for tough times, Filipino motorists are increasingly opting for a form of transport that is both fast and easy on the pocket: the motorcycle.
Isuzu reaps awards
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Board Exam Results
Dentist Licensure Examination Results (December 2008)
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Bourse blinks on threat to penalize San Miguel
By Jenniffer B. Austria
THE Philippine Stock Exchange blinked yesterday in its contest of wills with San Miguel Corp., saying it would no longer require the listed company to furnish it with a copy of its option agreement to buy a majority stake in Petron Corp.
Baguio brr-races for coldest weekend in years
By Rio N. Araja
WEATHERMEN are predicting it will get colder today and tomorrow in Baguio City, even as yesterday?s early-morning chill broke a 23-year-old record for the city?s lowest recorded temperature.
Red Cross workers kidnapped in Sulu
Airline extends zero-fare offer
World Bank bars three contractors for rigging
Tourism still hiring thousands
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Amazing Barack. President-elect Barack Obama is featured on Marvel Comics? cover and inside story with Spider-Man. It sold out. AP |
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National Grid investing P30b
By Alena Mae S. Flores
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines has committed to invest P10 billion annually in the next two to three years to improve the country?s transmission highway, a company official said yesterday.
Remittances climbed 10.5% to $15b in November
By Eileen A. Mencias
Remittances from Filipinos working abroad grew in November despite the global economic slowdown.
Universal Robina?s profits decline 94%
By Jenniffer B. Austria
Universal Robina Corp., the food manufacturing arm of conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc., reported a 94 percent drop in its consolidated net income for fiscal year ended October 2008 due to the absence of a non-recurring gain.
GSIS renews offer to purchase FTI property
By Lawrence Agcaoili
The Government Service Insurance System has reiterated its offer to buy the sprawling 120-hectare property Food Terminals Inc. in Taguig City for P6 billion.
First Holdings okays move to bar unfriendly directors
First Philippine Holdings Corp., the power generation unit of Lopez-owned Benpres Holdings Corp., yesterday obtained the approval of shareholders to amend the company?s by-laws to protect their interests.
Gokongweis stir up Singapore market
 TAIPAN John Gokongwei may be semi-retired, and his younger brother and successor, James, may be keeping himself below the media radar, but that does not stop the brothers from stirring things up in the Singapore bourse and even the Lion City?s tame media.
Magic number 2
By Maya Baltazar Herrera
I decided to devote this week?s column to the rest of the discussion on the magic number?the amount of money you need in order to retire? and how to get there.
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Pacquiao won?t give in
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is standing firm by his decision of demanding a 60-40 revenue split in his mega-buck showdown with International Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, planned in Las Vegas on May 2.
Korean grabs lead, Ardina lurks
By Adrian Flores
CARMONA, Cavite?Lee Jeong-hwa played great golf for 14 holes but sputtered in the last four. Still, she held on to score a one-under-par 71 and found herself into championship contention in the 47th ICTSI-Philippine Ladies? Amateur Open held at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club.
Alaska, TNT eye 2-0 leads
By Reuel Vidal
THE Alaska Aces and the Talk N Text Tropang Texters, opening-day victors, will be looking to hike their leads against their playoff opponents in the semifinals of the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup today at the Araneta Coliseum.
National pool cagers ink onerous contracts
THE 18 young players to be chosen as members of the national pool under the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas with Serbian coach Rajko Toroman handling the team have been asked to sign contracts that are patently onerous and, according to one distinguished lawyer, a violation of the Philippine Constitution.
Pro league to approve Burger King
Ravina tops bikefest; election set today
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Three-story town
??There are only three stories in the Philippines, as far as we?re concerned,? said the foreign journalist in his cups at a seedy Manila bar now long closed, speaking for the international media. ?One, the government is overthrown. Two, hundreds or thousands die in natural or man-made disasters, like volcano eruptions, earthquakes or ferryboat sinkings. And three, foreigners are kidnapped for ransom in Mindanao.?
You can?t say no
Drug menace mocks justice
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Veterans? office execs face graft
By Macon Ramos Araneta
THE Office of the Ombudsman yesterday charged two former administrators and four officials of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office with defrauding the government of P43.7 million.
Assistant Ombudsman Mark Jalandoni said the accused are Wilfredo Pabalan and Artemio Arugay, both former administrators; Leovigildo Santos, chief accountant; Enrique Sintos, consultant; Heriberto Ruanto, comptroller; and Yvonne Agbayani, chief of Data Center.
Big 3 cut pump prices
By Alena Mae Flores
The Big Three oil distributors yesterday announced a reduction in pump prices by P0.50 per liter, after a small player, PTT Philippines, cut its price by P1 per liter.
Prosecutors drop mass action ? Zu?o
By Rey E. Requejo
Prosecutors yesterday called off plans to go on mass leave in protest of ?unfounded judgment? on their colleagues who figured in the Alabang drug deal scandal.
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Maynilad, Manila Water rate increases thrown out
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System has rejected the petition of two water concessionaires for an increase in their rates ranging from P6 to P10 per cubic meter next month, saying it will be ?socially irresponsible? to approve them amid the global economic crunch.
MWSS breached contract?
Maynilad is putting up an arbitration case against the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System for breach of contract.
Leviste celebrates 69th birthday behind bars
By Ferdinand Fabella
Former Batangas Gov. Jose Antonio Leviste spent his first night at the Makati City Jail, firm in his conviction that he only defended himself, his lawyer said yesterday.
Customs officer faces raps over P5-m cargo
The Customs intelligence chief of the Port of Manila has been charged before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged involvement in the questionable release of three container vans of wax worth more than P5 million in September last year.
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