No more delays? Ma. Lourdes Reyes, head of the Airline Operators Council, supervises the shipping to the Middle East of machine-readable arrival/departure cards which will then be distributed to Philippines-bound passengers while in flight, to avoid delays when they arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Arriving passengers have complained of having to fill up the cards twice, one during flight and on arrival. Photo Bb Jay Chua
BUSINESS INSIGHT
- Ayala pays interest to sell its homes
- 2009 reserves hit record high
- Strong response pushes up dollar bonds
- Manila offers tariff-free rice deal to Thailand
- DOF seeks 8.1% hike in non-tax revenues
- Independent LPG players effect second price cut this month
- DTI mediates in tuna war
- PhilWeb ’09 profit up by 89%
- Iceland power firm inks purchase agreement with 5 coops
- DTI readies court case against hoarders; Holcim hikes prices
- ADB hosts Asian meet on policy adjustments
- PAL to use bigger aircraft for Japan, Australia
National
Lacson indicted in Dacer murder
SEN. Panfilo Lacson was charged yesterday with two counts of murder by the Department of Justice before the Manila regional trial court in connection with the kidnap-slay of publicist Salvador "Bubby" Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000.
- Not in our backyard, says Taguig mayor
- PNP eyes 558 areas, 118 in ARMM, for poll troubles
- Palace ‘hi-jacked’ DepEd funds for jobs, workers say
- Feast of Black Nazarene activities start today
- PNP identifies 68 private armies; 25 are in Mindanao
- Panlilio ruling ‘making the rounds’
- If not P459M, how about P250M?
- Graft court denies Garcia bail petition
SPORTS
Megafight goes bust
MANNY Pacquiao’s proposed superfight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13 ended dead in the water on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) after mediation talks failed to resolve the fighters’ differences over drug testing.
Entertainment
‘N.O.A.H.’ returns after the floods
"Did I hear you right? N.O.A.H. got cancelled due to floods?" a U.S.-based friend humorously asked on Facebook minutes after I posted that the last weekend of Trumpets’ musical "N.O.A.H. (No Ordinary Aquatic Habitat)" had to be cancelled because of "Ondoy."
LIVING
Easy-to-prepare pastries with Glad Cook ‘n’ Bake
Chef James Antolin, vice president of the Pastry Alliance of the Philippines and also programs manager of the Institute of Culinary Arts Food Services, shares two yummy, nutrient-rich pastries you can prepare in a jiffy with the help of Glad Cook ‘n’ Bake...
