Predictions for Rat in the Year of the Dragon 2012

Posted on September 19th, 2011 by PinoyBusiness

Now, let’s begin the predictions for the people born in the year of the Rat in  the year of the dragon this coming 2012. The rat is known to be hard-working at all times. These people have all their ears in to details. The motivation comes from within because of the ambitions rooted from their [...]

2012 Year of the Dragon Predictions

Posted on September 19th, 2011 by PinoyBusiness

2012 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Feng Shui. In these coming articles, we will be discussing some forecasts and predictions for the Dragon’s year. It is the mightiest among all the signs of Chinese Astrology namely:
The Rat
The Ox
The Tiger
The Rabbit
The Dragon
The Snake
The Horse
The Goat or Ram
The Monkey
The Rooster
The Dog
The Pig

People born [...]

NHI approved Charice’s rendition of Lupang Hinirang

Posted on May 14th, 2011 by Roy

After a series of boo-boo’s from the previous fights of Manny Pacquiao, the National Historical Institute (NHI) finally gave a thumbs up to the rendition of the Philippine National Anthem.
International singing sensation Charice Pempengco sang Lupang Hinirang before Pacquiao’s fight with Shane Mosley in Las Vegas, Nevada last May 8. Charice was personally picked by [...]

SMC to complete construction of MRT 7 by 2014

Posted on May 5th, 2011 by Roy

The San Miguel Corp. projected that by 2014, it will be finished with its construction of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 7 line, and by 2015, the new highway to La Union. San Miguel said in its disclosure to the Philippine Stocks Exchanges (PSE) that before the year ends, it would start work on the [...]

JG Summit earmarked $700 M for its 2011 expansion

Posted on May 5th, 2011 by Roy

JG Summit Holdings Inc. is earmarking $700 million for the planned expansion this year. Most of these funds are allocated for its petrochemical and airline businesses.
JG Summit president Lance Gokongwei said the petrochemical business will be the company’s priority in the next three years. JG Summit also has stake in a property developer and may [...]

Chinatrust applies for unibank license

Posted on May 1st, 2011 by Roy

The Chinatrust Commercial Bank Corp. is seeking to upgrade its current status and authority from a commercial bank to a universal bank. Chinatrust made a request to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), asking it to convert its banking license to “unibank” at the end of last year to allow it to implement globalization plans.
With [...]

Clark airport to get a boost from US lawmakers

Posted on May 1st, 2011 by Roy

During their visit to the Clark airport, president and CEO of Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) Victor Jose I. Luciano asked the two US senators for help in the transformation of Clark airport into an “aerotropolis” that will bring in investors from the United States.
US Senators Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, President Pro Tempore of the [...]

Transport firm to pioneer electric buses in the Philippines

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by Roy

Local transport firm Green Frog Zero Emission Transport Corp. dared to take the huge risk in the electric vehicle industry and expressed interest to buy some 3,000 electric buses in the next seven years, with the initial 38 units coming in from China within the year.
Green Frog director Philip Apostol said the 36-passenger buses will [...]

Arroyo couple asked to appear before DOJ

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by Roy

The Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoenaed Ang Galing Pinoy Party List Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo and his wife Angela ordering them to appear before the justice department to answer the charges for the P73.85-million tax evasion cased filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) April 7.
The former presidential son and his wife were [...]

DOH says dengue cases may reach 20,000

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by Roy

The Department of Health (DOH) reported that the number of dengue cases in the country is almost reaching the 20,000 mark. The report reflected in the National Epidemiology Center (NEC) shows that from January 1 to April 12, the figure reached 17,228 for individuals who have contacted dengue. Said figure is 0.33 percent than the [...]

DepEd announced school year 2011-2012 opens on June 6

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Roy

The Department of Education (DepEd) issued a memorandum laying the school calendar for this year, including the opening date of school year 2011-2012 which will be on June 6.
Secretary Armin Luistro of DepEd said the total number of school days would 202, and the last day of the school year falls on March 30, 2012. [...]

Trans-Asia stock rights offer approved by PSE

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Roy

The Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp.’s plan to raise fresh fund for power generation via stock rights offer was approved by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).
The Phinma-led company got the nod from PSE when the latter posted a memorandum on Friday saying that its board has approved the listing of 1.16billion additional common shares [...]

Bruno Mars included in the TIME Magazine 100 influential people list

Posted on April 23rd, 2011 by Roy

Half-Filipino and world music sensation Bruno Mars made it to the TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2011. Born Peter Gene Hernandez to a Filipino mother and Puerto Rican father, 25-year old Bruno Mars ranked no. 64 in the TIME Magazine’s list, as he joins an illustrious list of artists and activists, [...]

Globe to invest $500 M to improve mobile network

Posted on April 23rd, 2011 by Roy

Mobile service provider Globe Telecom is investing $500 million to improve the quality and capacity of its mobile network infrastructure throughout the country. Company officials said the network quality will be top priority of Globe this year.
As part of the company’s network transformation program, Globe is making one of its biggest network investments in quality [...]

Crucifixions in Pampanga continue to attract tourists

Posted on April 23rd, 2011 by Roy

Last Good Friday, there were a total of 27 penitents who were nailed to the cross in Pampanga and Bulacan, 22 were crucified in Barangays San Juan, Sta. Lucia and San Pedro Cutud in City of San Fernando, Pampanga, and five in Barangay Kapitangan in Paombong, Bulacan, which include two women.
The nailing began at 9 [...]

PAL is expecting increased number of passengers for Holy Week

Posted on April 21st, 2011 by Roy

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines is expecting the number of its passenger this Holy Week to be slightly higher than those that they had last year. PAL predicted that from April 17 to April 24, it will fly close to 200,000 passengers throughout its network of 26 international and 20 domestic destinations. The airline also said [...]

Online Visita Iglesia went down after reaching 58,000 visitors

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by Roy

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has recently beefed up its Visita Iglesia Online website to accommodate more visitors and to prevent what happened last year when the site crashed because it received more than 43,000 online visitors. This year, the CBCP said they expected the number of visitors to double.
Unfortunately, in spite [...]

DOLE announced more than 100,000 jobs available on Labor Day job fair

Posted on April 19th, 2011 by Roy

The job opportunities available on the Labor Day job fair spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have already reached more 100,000 as confirmed by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. She said there are around 1,000 companies and recruitment agencies who would be offering both locals and foreign employment opportunities at the different Jobs [...]

Ayala Corp. allots P79 billion for its capex

Posted on April 18th, 2011 by Roy

Giant conglomerate Ayala Corp. allots a record-high P79 billion for its capital expenditures this year. The company said it is in an excellent position to delve into various investment opportunities. It is particularly eyeing the power and infrastructure sector.
During the annual stockholders’ meeting, chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said that while the company is [...]

CBCP upgraded Visita Iglesia Online to accommodate more visitors

Posted on April 17th, 2011 by Roy

Last year the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) launched the Visita Iglesia Online to offer a virtual Holy Week experience, particularly to Filipinos overseas and devout Catholics who are physically incapable of leaving their homes. It was merely an experiment and not as a serious endeavor as it only featured seven churches.
This year, [...]