Micro-credit financing bill in House pushed
By Karen Boncocan
Re-elected Muntinlupa City Representative Rodolfo Biazon on Thursday urged the 16th Congress to fast track the approval of a measure establishing micro-credit financing.
Re-elected Muntinlupa City Representative Rodolfo Biazon on Thursday urged the 16th Congress to fast track the approval of a measure establishing micro-credit financing.
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HONG KONG—Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday, with attention turning to the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, while Tokyo enjoyed another rally thanks to a weaker yen and data showing a surge in exports. Wall Street again provided a healthy cue, with investors betting the Fed will stop short of reeling in its “quantitative [...]
The last gasp is often the sweetest. As the summer season drew to a close, with ominous rainclouds on the horizon, we got a final full dose of sun, sand and steering wheel amid the beautiful sights of Bohol. Our vehicles for the weekend: the stimulating Ford Focus, in sedan and hatchback guise, with 1.6 or 2.0 gasoline engines. As we exited the small and efficient Tagbilaran airport, they were lined up, ready to traverse the island with gusto. The Focus looks eager to get moving, with its dynamic lines looking good on the sedan, and exceptional on the hatchback.
For their upcoming 60th wedding anniversary celebration, my dad Benny had to treat himself and his wife Toying to a new Volvo. This time, it was the new V40, which had just arrived at the recently-opened Centris showroom on Edsa near Quezon Avenue.
With a powerful emerging market in Asia, it didn’t come as a surprise that Bentley Motors held its global media launch and test drive of the all-new Flying Spur ultra premium luxury executive sports sedan at the fabled capital of China, Beijing recently.
Auto giant Toyota Motor Corp. has gone beyond merely creating hybrid cars. It has looked at the much bigger picture, and has funded reforestation projects as well as helped in creating a low-carbon emitting society. It knows, however, that implementing its vision too soon on a global scale would be akin to Don Quixote calling for a duel with the windmills. So, it has set its sights on a more manageable scale—in its sprawling Toyota City in Nagoya.
Every minute of every day, somewhere among and between the 7,100 islands of the Philippines, a boat is sailing, a ship is navigating, a Ro-Ro (roll on-roll off) is transporting cargo and passengers, and seafarers are going about their merry business out there in the sea.
Our favorite chocolate bars such as Toblerone, Meiji and those made by other popular companies might not be going out of the shelves soon but with the continuing downtrend in world cacao supply, they could be priced too high that we won’t afford them anymore.
This year’s Globe Cordillera Challenge 4 broke all records of previous years—has the longest route at 65 kilometers; more than 400 bikers joined; and a young 17-year-old student beat them all to the finish line.
Most local stocks took a respite Friday after the massive bloodbath seen in the last few days, tracking the rebound across regional markets.
Twelve-year-old Mon Christian Monsanto knows this drill all too well. After he lies down on the hospital bed, a needle is inserted into the veins of his lower arm or hand to draw blood. This process is done to replace his red blood cells with fresh and healthy ones. Then he waits for a couple of hours until the nurse informs him that the procedure is over.
