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Just an experience, not a race, reiterates Nascar executive

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MONOZCA during the May 9 driver’s briefing. Photo by Tessa R. Salazar

No races allowed, only solo runs. Heather Lutz, vice president for sales and marketing of the Nascar Racing Experience, bared in an e-mail to Inquirer Motoring that their final agreement with businessman Paul Monozca was just for a racing experience, not an actual race.

Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Inquirer Features,Motoring,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Peaceful elections, good credit ratings raise property performance

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The first half half of the year will be over in a month. Following a generally orderly May 13 national elections, favorable international credit ratings and property experts’ assessments have shown the property sector is flourishing.

Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Property Guide | Read More »

Ph racers may have been ‘taken for a ride’

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Charlotte Motor Speedway where the Philippine team were supposed to compete with world-class motorsport racers from 12 countries. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/Tessa R. Salazar

They planed in intending to compete with world-class motorsport racers from 12 countries. They ended up as mere tourists racing only against time.

Posted: May 11th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories,Motoring | Read More »

Central Luzon new ‘epicenter’ for property investments

THE SUBIC-CLARK-TARLAC Expressway (SCTEX) is designated as the new economic backbone for Central Luzon and adjoining regions that will provide wider investment, trade and employment opportunities. The country’s longest expressway at 93.77 kilometers, it interconnects the three major economic zones in Central Luzon-Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Clark Freeport Zone and the Central Techno Park in Tarlac. NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

If you build it, they will come north of Manila. The convenience of transport made possible by the improved North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), the scenic Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and the planned expansion of the Clark International Airport (formerly Diosdado Macapagal International Airport) has been largely responsible for jumpstarting property developments and attracting local and foreign investments in Central Luzon northward.

Posted: May 11th, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Photos & Videos,Property Guide | Read More »

Tight security, wet weather welcome PH team

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GABY, Pia and Michele feel at home at the Nascar Diversity Program’s Rev Racing.

Heavy rains continue to pound the city, and concerns over homeland security, brought to the fore once more by the recent Boston bombings, has “slowed down” the pre-race progress of the five-member Filipino group that arrived here Sunday.

Posted: May 7th, 2013 in Inquirer Features,Motoring,Photos & Videos | Read More »

New study directly links heart disease to animal products

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HEART disease can occur even at an early age. A meat-based diet (beef, pork, chicken, egg, dairy), smoking and a sedentary lifestyle can hasten the process.

Call it the revenge of the slaughtered. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that a byproduct of dietary choline, a component abundantly present in animal products, can lead to greater risk of heart attack, stroke and death in humans.

Posted: May 3rd, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Photos & Videos,Science and Health | Read More »

8 ways to stop ‘silent killer’

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John, at 62, had gone from being a CEO (chief executive officer) of a Fortune 500 company to a nursing home resident in just a matter of six months. After a devastating stroke, his doctors held little hope of any significant recovery. What John had often referred to as “just a little high blood pressure” had destroyed his world.

Posted: April 26th, 2013 in Headlines,Inquirer Features,Science and Health | Read More »

Quezon Avenue dealer gets its third complaint

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HERRERA shows his ‘dislike’ of the Quezon Avenue dealership.

There is no such creature as a perfect car, and there is no such creator as a perfect car manufacturer. Even if it’s from Japan.

Posted: April 23rd, 2013 in Inquirer Features,Motoring,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Latest PH ‘report card’ seen to boost real estate

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How important to the local property industry are “report cards” from foreign investors? Apparently, they can spell the difference between progress and stagnation.

Posted: April 19th, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Photos & Videos,Property Guide | Read More »

Chinese minivan distributor questions claims on defects

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A freelance photographer and university professor, a cable company, and a European businessman in Pampanga have brought to 16 the total number of the same brand of Chinese minivans that have been subject of complaints featured for the past three weeks in this section.

Posted: April 16th, 2013 in Motoring | Read More »

Strike 3 vs China brand; Mirage recalled 2 days before Car of the Year victory at MIAS

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Dean’s staff thumbs down the defective minivan. PHOTO: TRSALAZAR

The defective Chinese-branded minivan and its Philippine distributor strike again. The first two instances these two had been mentioned in Repair & Despair, 15 units were involved, and they ran the gamut of customers’ complaints, from mechanical to design issues, from warranties to safety concerns.

Posted: April 10th, 2013 in Motoring | Read More »

6 ways to increase your roof’s cooling power

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THE GARDEN roof of Filipina and German environmental advocate couple Agnes Calda and Christoph Ranzinger’s farm house in a town in Cavite, which was inspired by the public buildings in their home city in Munich where most government structures are made of green roof. Built from locally sourced materials in 2006, the Ranzingers’ house is surrounded by coconut trees, coffee plants, fruit trees and organic vegetables. They named their small farm Sintang Lupa, or Love of Earth, and turned their dream of building the first green roof in the Philippines into reality. Photo by ROMEO GACAD/AFP

The roof above our heads can do more than just shield our households from the scorching rays of the summer sun. In fact, architects stress that the roof’s heat-deflecting capabilities can be enhanced by these six easy-to-do steps:

Posted: April 5th, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Photos & Videos,Property Guide | Read More »

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