Sleek and elegant ?candy bar?
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
Sleek, suave, and elegant are the first impressions one gets of the Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot handset. It is the thinnest 5-megapixel phone in the market right now. It looks like a typical candy bar but is actually an updated version at 10.5 mm. The keypad is an old-fashioned one that has good-size square keys giving tactile feedback and enabling fast texting.

The Nonconformist

Early treats for gadget hounds

OMB stops piracy of filmfest entries

Honda starts the year on a high note
By Dino Ray V. Directo III
Call it Honda?s new year salvo. Beating its competitors to the draw with a bold marketing shot, Honda Cars Philippines launched the 2009 version of its pint-sized hot seller, the City.

New look, technology for 2009 F1 season

Board Exam Results
Dentist Licensure Examination Results (December 2008)

Manila raises $1.5b from bond offering
By Lawrence Agcaoili
INVESTORS gobbled up $1.5 billion worth of the Philippines? 10-year benchmark bonds, an issue that was six times oversubscribed after orders reached $6 billion, Finance officials said yesterday.

ADB, in a turnabout, praises Philippines on projects
THE Asian Development Bank has given a satisfactory rating to its operation in the Philippines last year, an improvement from previous years when many targets were not achieved.

Auto sales squeezed in 5.6% growth last year

High court fines Pasig judge for freeing drug dealers

Congressmen want prosecutors sacked

Manila considers nuclear option

Back to the war. An Israeli tank advances along the Israel-Gaza border to resume the offensive after a three-hour lull. AP

Hyundai eyes Didipio mine
South Korea?s Hyundai Group has expressed interest to buy into cash-strapped OceanaGold of Australia, a mining official said yesterday.

Consortium set to take over TransCo next week
By Alena Mae S. Flores
National Grid Corp. Philippines, the consortium that won a 25-year concession to operate the facility of National Transmission Corp., will take over and operate the country?s transmission by next week, a company source said.

Remittances to rise 9% despite turmoil
By Eileen A. Mencias
The Bangko Sentral yesterday said remittances will grow 6 percent to 9 percent this year and contribute to a balance of payments surplus of $500 million despite the global downturn.

BIR vows to padlock tax cheats in new drive
By Lawrence Agcaoili
The Bureau of Internal Revenue yesterday vowed to close down business establishments found remiss in the payment of taxes as part of the government?s heightened campaign against tax evaders.

Aboitiz group receives P100m in option money
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
The Aboitiz group has received P100 million from a group of investors led by Negros Holdings and Management Corp. as an option money for the purchase of a 42.2 percent stake in Aboitiz Transport Corp.

Burger King?s happy problems
First, it ran out of imported coffee creamer in sachets, because of the unexpected high demand for its brewed coffee. Then, ravenous customers wolfed down its Angus beef burgers that select stores to which the higher-end sandwich had been offered sold out even before Christmas.

Magic number
By Maya Baltazar Herrera
Monday this week, trading began afresh after over a week of holidays. Equity as well as bond values are trading modestly higher from year-end 2007 rates.

Atienza takes control of Subic
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jose Atienza said his department will take control of the Subic Economic Freeport Zone following controversies that have put into question the ability of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority to enforce environmental laws within the former naval facility.

Most Filipino voters want poll automation
An overwhelming 92 percent of Filipino voters want the Arroyo administration to give priority to the automation of elections in 2010, according to a Social Weather Stations survey commissioned by civil society groups.

Mindanao told: Reset fiestas, foil terror plots
By Romie A. Evangelista
POLICE want fiestas and other Christian festivities in Central Mindanao postponed or at least shortened in the wake of bombings carried out by rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

?Alabang Boys? heat up debate over death penalty restoration
By Roy Pelovello and Joel M. Sy Egco
THE controversy generated by the case of the ?Alabang Boys? sparked a new round of debates in the House of Representatives on the reimposition of the death penalty.

Ombudsman set to issue ruling on ?euro cops?

Traffic citations on palmtop
By Rio N. Araja
Erring motorists will be spared the long wait for a traffic violation receipt to be filled out by an apprehending officer, thanks to palmtop technology.

Nazarene on global positioning
The Black Nazarene will be monitored by the Manila Police using global positioning system for security in a procession, starting at the Luneta Grandstand winding up at the Quiapo church.

Puno swears in Antipolo mayor
Vice Mayor Danilo Leyble was sworn in as the 13th mayor of Antipolo City by Secretary Ronaldo Puno at the Department of Interior and Local Government office in Quezon City.

Crame not for impounding, says Versoza