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SEOUL, South Korea— Fishermen recovered 11 more bodies from the western Bering Sea Wednesday near where a South Korean fishing ship sank earlier this week. The bodies appear to be from the ship lost Monday in the waters near Russia, according to an official from the foreign ministry who didn’t want to be named citing office rules. One fisherman’s body was recovered Monday and seven fishermen were rescued. More than 50 went missing when the ship sank on Monday. The bodies were found by fishing vessels searching the debris of the sunken Oryong 501, said the ministry official. Furious relatives have blamed the company and the ship’s captain for not doing enough to save their family members. Rough seas and bad weather mean there is little hope that anyone will be found alive. Coast guard helicopters from Russia and the United States and at least five fishing ships were searching for the missing, according to an official from Seoul’s foreign ministry, who didn’t want to be named citing office rules. The US rescue ship Munro should arrive Thursday to help the search effort. The crew included 35 Indonesians, 13 Filipinos, 11 South Koreans and one Russian inspector, according to the South Korean government. It’s believed the ship began to list after stormy weather caused seawater to flood its storage areas, according to officials from the government and the company that owns the ship. The ship left South Korea on July 10 to catch pollock, a winter delicacy in South Korea, Read More …

Executives from Ford Motor Company, Ford Group Philippines, and Ford Alabang pose for a souvenir shot MANILA, Philippines – Ford Philippines celebrates recently the continued expansion of its nationwide dealer network with a gala event to mark the opening of Ford Alabang, the biggest Ford dealership in the country. The celebration was attended by a number of Ford Motor Company executives visting the Philippines, including Elena Ford, Ford Motor Company VP-Global Dealer and Consumer Experience; Dave Schoch, president, Asia Pacific; Brett Wheatley, VP-Marketing and Sales, Asia Pacific; and Matt Bradley, president, ASEAN. They joined Kay Hart, managing director, Ford Philippines, and Ford Alabang management team in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the new mega-dealership, which is owned by Dearborn Motors, Inc. “This new Ford Alabang facility, like all Ford dealerships worldwide, features a ‘customer first’ design and represents our ongoing commitment to provide a truly unmatched customer experience,” said Elena Ford. “It’s an honor to join our dealer partners on such an exciting day for Ford in the Philippines.”  Ford Alabang is also one of the largest Ford dealerships across the ASEAN region. Strategically located along the Alabang-Zapote Road, the mega-dealership is a five-floor facility covering a floor area of nearly 13,000sqm.  Ford Alabang boasts a two-floor, 23-vehicle showroom and a four-floor, 80-bay service center.   Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 The facility is built according to Ford’s global Brand@Retail II design concept that provides each and every Ford showroom and the service Read More …

Anthony Ng, 25, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiary. NAM PHOTO LOS ANGELES — A week after President Obama’s executive action to protect millions of immigrants from deportation, one young man who is already benefiting from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) says he hopes Filipinos will take advantage of the relief when it becomes available, so that they will be able to work under fair labor conditions and be protected from deportation. Filipinos have the largest undocumented population among Asians, yet a very low percentage has applied for DACA protection, according to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). There are approximately 143,000 undocumented Filipinos in California, according to the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles (AAAJ-LA). Karin Wang, Vice President of Programs & Communications of AAAJ- LA said, “As with any statistics on undocumented immigrants, these are best estimates from our demographic researchers, but there will be variation in estimates by different researchers because there is no precise way to know how many undocumented Filipinos (or any group) are presently in California or the US.” Wang said the number makes Filipinos the largest population of undocumented Asian immigrants in the state. Despite this, only 4,000, or 26 percent, of eligible Filipino youths have submitted their applications for DACA. Anthony Ng, 25, came to the United States as a tourist when he was 12 to join his parents and siblings to find better opportunities in this country. Before qualifying for protection under DACA, Anthony lived a secret life as an Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – Food processing giant Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (DMPL) is partnering with two foreign firms to put up a facility equipped with the technology to further prolong shelf life of fruits and vegetables. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, DMPL said it has entered into a joint venture with Spain-based Nice Fruit SL and Ferville Ltd to establish a facility in the Philippines that will utilize Nice Fruit’s patented technology. DMPL said the technology, called Nice Frozen Dry, will allow fruits, vegetables and produce “to be picked at its optimal ripeness and frozen for up to three years while preserving its nutrients, structure, original properties and organoleptic characteristics.” Nice Fruit will have the majority stake in the joint venture with 51 percent, while DMPL and Ferville will have 35 percent and 14 percent ownership, respectively. “It is envisaged that the joint venture will process, market and sell the Nice Fruit frozen products to various countries in the world,” DMPL said. Nice Fruit is a company that operates worldwide and is engaged in the production and distribution of fruits and vegetables. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 With the introduction of the Nice Frozen Dry technology, Nice Fruit intends to improve food consumption habits as well as food stock management. DMPL, meanwhile, completed the acquisition of US-based Del Monte Foods Inc. (DMFI) in February this year for nearly $1.7 billion, jumpstarting the transformation of the former into a global branded food and beverage firm. Read More …

popular . The world according to Facebook Bad law school recitation in SC Filipinos catch Sharapova fever at IPTL Blind weddings in new reality series De Lima: No way adultery can be trending on Web Stepping up SC includes Manila gov’t, 3 agencies in suit vs condo What Went Before: Malampaya Fund scam videos First international marathon held in Quezon City Good mix of cineastes turns up at Indie Bravo! festival in Fully Booked Sharapova and Mladenovic have fun in Manila International tennis stars discuss rules and their difficulties on first day games in the IPTL SC launches Justice Zone in QC MANILA, Philippines — The local stock barometer firmed up for the second session in a row to retest the 7,300 level even as most regional markets declined alongside the slump in oil prices. The Philippine Stock Exchange index gained 37.35 points or 0.51 percent to close at 7,331.73. The property counter, which rose by 1.1 percent, led the day’s gains, making up for the slump in the mining/oil counter (-1.91 percent). The holding firm and services counters also contributed gains while the financial and industrial sub indices closed in negative territory. Value turnover for the day amounted to P7.05 billion. There were nearly twice as many decliners (118) as there were advancers (62) while 41 stocks were unchanged. ALI (+2.65 percent) led the property counter. It was reported that the property firm had expressed interest in challenging SM Prime’s reclamation project with the city of Parañaque. Gokongwei-led stocks Read More …