The News Corp., the world’s leading publisher of English-language newspaper, has just formed a new company called the Digital Media Group, and it will have a former AOL head as its chief.
Jonathan Miller, former head of the AOL and served as its chief executive from 2002 to 2006, was named by News Corp. chairman Rupert [...]

This is good news to the depositors of the 13 banks affiliated with the Legacy group. The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) announced that it will be paying the depositors whose deposit insurance claims are between P100,000 and P250,000 starting the end of April.
According to PDIC president Jose C. Nograles, the agency will be starting [...]

April 7 is World Health Day, and the Philippines is joining other nations of the world in the celebration of this important day. The theme for the celebration of World Health Day this year, where most the activities will center on, is “Save lives. Make hospitals safe in emergencies.”
World Health Day 2009 celebration focuses on [...]

Ayala Corporation, one of the country’s oldest and biggest conglomerate with the most diversified investment and interest is planning to plow P49 billion into the domestic economy this year. Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) the company said, “We continue expanding in a down cycle and that comes back many [...]

Bulacan State University (BSU) which is known to be one of Bulacan province’s leading tertiary education institution, has now incurred approximately P7 million in losses due to unpaid scholarship grants. This is according to the four-page Audit Observation Memorandum dated February 9, 2009 by Bernardo Garcia, supervising auditor of Commission on Audit (COA)
The said loss [...]

This year, the tobacco industry carries a lot of promise as it continues to flourish in spite of the country’s troublesome economy. Reports said that tobacco farmers have a bountiful harvest of quality tobacco leaves, which together with the good price this year, brings a lot of hope to those who are dependent in this [...]

Next week the whole country will observe the Holy Week in the Philippines. It will be a week sandwiched between two long weekends as it will only have two working days for the country’s labor force, this is in pursuant to the Proclamation 1699 signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in December last year.
Because of [...]

The long time dream of most importers getting their goods at the shortest possible time is about to become a reality, in fact, it will only take them 30 minutes flat! That is what Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Napoleon L. Morales promised.
Morales is confident of this because they have already tested the system at [...]

Are you looking for the best baby gifts on your next godchild’s baptism? There are lots stores you can go to in malls – Glorietta, SM or Robinson’s and be drowned in the sea of toys and dolls, but the thing is, they’re all the same. It does not make your gift, or the baby, [...]

Here’s good news to all our fellow Filipino who are Philippine Health Insurance Corporations (Phil Health) members, because the government’s health insurance agency is implementing an increase of 35 percent in their coverage as a birthday gift for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
The 35 percent increase, which will be effective on April 5, 2009, will cover [...]

Google may have the right intentions as it try to gather pictures and views of local streets. But the angry residents of a Buckinghamshire town feels there is a violation of privacy, and perhaps something that can help promote crime within the locality.
Police were called in to Broughton, near Milton Keynes, because residents were gathered [...]

High school students from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) – Diliman are doing the country, as they win the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) in Hawaii, a victory that earns them a ticket to compete in Atlanta, Georgia for the Robotics world championship on April 16 to 18. FIRST stands from For Inspiration and [...]

Bacolod City is successful in the implementation of its “no segregation, no collection” policy, if you would base it on the first day the campaign was started, according to Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia.
He happily announced that many barangays in the city have shown support in the campaign. He hopes this optimism would last long, [...]

By May 1, 2009, the cost of text messaging would go down from P1 to 50 centavos per text. This is according to House oversight committee chairman Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez, as the panel agreed on the decision in a meeting with representatives from telecommunication companies (telcos) together with officials of the National Telecommunications Commission [...]

So you want to start your own business. Obviously, with a lot of company closing down, finding work is getting harder. The best option really is to be an entrepreneur and be your own boss.
But just like any start-up companies, your main problem is capitalization. Where can you find a company that will provide Start [...]

In Eastern Visayas, it seems to be that the unemployment isn’t the problem but the availability of qualified employees. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) in the area is urging the local government units (LGUs), other government agencies and government-owned corporations in the region to fill up the job vacancies.
“In the light of the economic crisis, [...]

Following the announcement of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of some pistachio nuts being contaminated with salmonella, their local counterpart, the Bureau of Food and Drugs, (BFAD) ordered a recall on pistachio products sourced from manufacturer Setton Pistachio in California.
BFAD director Leticia Barbara Gutierrez said their inspectors have already collected some samples of [...]

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has already approved the recommendation for the lifting of the ban on deployment of Filipino workers to Jordan and Lebanon. However, the decision as to when to put this lifting of ban will be implemented is left to the DOLE.
Executive Secretary Eduardo [...]

Hong Kong writer Chip Tsao, who referred to the Philippines as a “nation of servants” in his article, admitted that he crossed the line. He approached the Philippine authorities in Hong Kong to personally apologize at the office the Philippine Consulate General.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson, Eduardo Malaya said “Mr. Chip Tsao went [...]