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SLERS Ham: From P10 to P40M (Feb 4)
This city is known as the City of Golden Friendship for valid reasons. Cagayan-ons are known to be gentle and genteel, cheerful and friendly even to strangers.


Immap: Digital marketing going real time (Feb 4)
Companies must prepare for real-time engagement with consumers, who have more ways to go online than ever, according to Manny Fernando, who was recently sworn in as president of the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (Immap).


Leadership breakthroughs (Feb 4)
In the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s the Berlin Wall served as a tangible reminder of the Iron Curtain separating Western democracies from Europe’s Soviet-led Eastern bloc.


CPK owner goes into Chinese venture (Feb 4)
Archie Rodriguez was not a Chinese food fan. Until he was introduced to P.F. Chang’s. “I couldn’t get the food out of my mind,” he says. He then thought of the possibility of bringing his experience to Manila.


The tale of the furniture man (Feb 4)
There’s always a story behind that gorgeous coffee table or the great comfort provided by the family couch—it is these stories that make the piece worth more than its price tag.


Strong US jobs growth spurs recovery hopes (Feb 4)
US businesses shifted into hiring gear in January, creating jobs at the fastest clip in nine months, official data showed Friday amid signs the recovery from deep recession is gaining traction.


SC affirms tax conviction of multilevel marketer (Feb 3)
The Supreme Court has affirmed a Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) decision sentencing multilevel marketer Gloria Kintanar for tax evasion.


‘Reformed’ DBP remits P4B (Feb 3)
A new, “reformed” Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is the latest poster boy for President Benigno Aquino III’s path of righteousness (daang matuwid).


EDC clinches Peru, Chile power concessions (Feb 3)
Energy Development Corp., the country’s largest geothermal producer, on Thursday sealed its acquisition of a 70-percent stake in each of the four geothermal concession projects in Chile and Peru, as part of its effort to expand operations globally.


Share prices decline (Feb 3)
The LOCAL stock market pulled back sharply on Friday as investors scrambled to pocket gains, taking their cue from the mostly weak regional markets.