Running for her life
by Dinna Chan Vasquez
Men would climb a mountain because ?it?s there.? Joy Rojas runs great distances because she loves crossing the ?finish line.?

A gathering of friends

The continuing struggle of Sister Stella L.

Georgette Sanchez: Taking a leap to conquer

Board Exam Results
Nurse Licensure Examination Results (November 2008)

PLDT gains Meralco control through Lopez
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co. will acquire from the Lopez family a 20-percent stake in power distributor Manila Electric Co. to help fend off a supposed hostile takeover by food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp.

White knight. PLDT chairman Manuel Pangilinan firms up his group?s alliance with Meralco chairman Manuel Lopez

Lopez friend indicted for bribe attempt
By Rey E. Requejo
THE Justice Department has recommended prosecuting businessman Francis de Borja after it found probable cause to indict him for attempting to corrupt a public official in exchange for a favor.

Arroyo signs P1.4-T pump-priming budget

Court rules Madrigal is legal heir to aunt?s fortune

US households lost over $5-T wealth last quarter

More witnesses eyed in Dacer murder case

Filipinos agree to deportation

Washing machine praised

Piltel to exit telco business
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
Pilipino Telephone Corp., a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., will exit from the mobile phone business to serve as the investment arm of the PLDT group in the energy sector.

Customs collections down 7% in two months
By Lawrence Agcaoili
Collections of the Bureau of Customs fell nearly 7 percent in the first two months of the year as the Philippines started to feel the full impact of the global economic meltdown.

BSP eyes further monetary easing to boost growth
The Bangko Sentral, which cut its key interest rate to a 16-year low this month, needs to consider easing monetary policy further to boost economic growth, Deputy Gov. Diwa Guinigundo said yesterday.

eTelecare gets Peek as new foreign client
Business process outsourcing company eTelecare Global Solutions has secured a new client, which invented a $49 handheld mobile device, used exclusively for e-mail messaging.

Alliance Tuna infuses additional capital to raise stake in Indon unit to 80%
By Jenniffer B. Austria
Canned tuna exporter Alliance Tuna International Inc. is increasing its stake in an Indonesian subsidiary.

Palace to bets: Ratings matter
By Joyce P. Pa?ares, Rio N. Araja and Jaime Pilapil
As far as Bayani Fernando is concerned, he is the man to beat in the 2010 elections even as he hardly rates in recent surveys of potential presidential candidates.

UP professor banned from Bundestag
By Michael Caber
A University of the Philippines professor has been banned by the German parliament from participating in a hearing on the global financial crisis.

What fake bills? Solon willing to face bureau
By Roy Pelovello
Eastern Samar Rep. Teodolo Coquilla yesterday said he was invited by the National Bureau of Investigation on allegations that the seized P1 million in fake bills was meant for a legislator in the Visayan island.

Fernando vows to help school win students back
By Rio N. Araja
Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando vowed to clean up the surroundings of Manuel L. Quezon University in Quiapo district to help the school boost its dwindling student population.

Anti-smuggling agencies getting their act together
For a change, the Bureau of Customs and the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group have agreed to pull in one direction.

School election outdoes poll body
A high school in Valenzuela City is giving the Commission on Elections a tough act to follow after it held the first automated campus polls in the country.

Crame to journalists: Get armed
The National Police yesterday egged on journalists who have threats on their lives to own guns for protection.