Early Chinese New Year treat. A man dressed as the Chinese God of Prosperity gives goodies to kids at the Ocean Park in Luneta. The Chinese New Year falls on Valentine’s Day.
BUSINESS INSIGHT
- Expired patents put Unilab on top
- Aquaculture poisoning Taal Lake
- Deficit tweaking left to next admin
- BIR, BOC exceed Jan targets
- Big banks seen to increase microfinance participation
- BSP approves micro-agri loan product
- Phinma unit to spend $300M for new energy service contracts
- FMIC puts H1 GDP at 5%
- Asian sugar demand to hold up despite price surge
- SM Prime sees ‘09 net up 8-10%, eyes REIT
- S&P sees possible ratings upgrade for RP
- PCCI bucks overtime pay proposal for immigration personnel
National
Quorum woes bug Senate, House
THE absence of quorum has been a major headache of both houses of Congress and yesterday’s last session day was no exception.
- Corona accepts without conditions, leaves it all to JBC
- Noynoy, Manny in statistical tie
- Military, cops join in hunt for jammers
- An election sans Namfrel
- Why poor Maguindanao is awash with weapons of war
- International colleges group invites Filipino HS grads
- GMA won’t veto seniors’ VAT exemption
- CA okays Duque, 174 AFP officers
SPORTS
Painters dodge bullet
RAIN or Shine is wont to deny it, but it cannot help looking at its overall score against Purefoods in their KFC-PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals series.
Entertainment
Honest look at young love
GMA Network features a touching tale that captures the euphoria, magic and bittersweet pangs of falling in love for the "First Time."
LIVING
Taking beauty to the zenith
NOT everyone is blessed with Audrey Hepburn’s swan neck, Greta Garbo’s incredibly long lashes, Maricel Soriano’s porcelain skin or even Lorna Tolentino’s divine pout.
