Discover a beauty sanctuary at All About Skin

 Entertainment
Feb 262013
 
Discover a beauty sanctuary at All About Skin

You ladies know and dread this! When you wake up, look in the mirror and start to see and notice the ravaging effects of aging in your face, you know that sun, chemicals, and time have finally caught up with you. Especially so when men start calling you ma’am and tita, you feel self-conscious and start feeling older than you really are. It affects your self-esteem and you feel depressed. You start using many skin creams such as Oil of Olay, Biore, Neutrogena and countless others. However, none of these products really deliver on their promises. It gets so bad that you start to think of facelifts and Botox and yet the mere thought of the expense depresses you even more. But there is still hope for all of you out there. You can stop wrinkles, acne, and aging dead in their tracks! You can even shed YEARS and YEARS off your face and regain your natural skin glow without having to spend a fortune and feeling guilty about wanting to hold on to your youth and beauty. All you need to do is go to the newly-opened and talked about salon in town called All About Skin, get a free consultation from owner and licensed aesthetician Joan Arnaiz-Go, and you are halfway to getting the flawless, all-natural, and glowing face and skin that you have always wanted for yourself. To quote Joan, “My primary goal is to provide exceptional service to my clients at a very affordable price, without Read More …

Malaysian National Security Council takes control over Sabah standoff

 News
Feb 262013
 
Malaysian National Security Council takes control over Sabah standoff

INQUIRER.net 6:33 am | Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 Sultan Jamalul Kiram lll speaks during a news conference at his house in Maharlika Village, Taguig City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—A radio report early Wednesday said Malaysia’s National Security Council (NSC) had taken over the standoff situation between the group of Sulu sultanate-led Filipino “intruders” and Malaysian authorities in Sabah. The extended 48-hour deadline for the group to leave the island, which the sultan of Sulu, Jamalul Kiram III, claims as their land, lapsed after the last hour of Tuesday. The report said Deputy Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar was coordinating with Sabah police and the military in trying to resolve the standoff. Sultan Kiram III on Tuesday ignored President Aquino’s warning that his followers, holed up in Tanduao village in Lahad Datu town and numbering 236, would “face the full force of the law.”—Rick Alberto

Philippines slams patrols for Chinese fishers

 News
Feb 262013
 

By Tarra Quismundo Philippine Daily Inquirer 4:52 am | Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines on Tuesday denounced China’s announced fishery patrols in the Spratly group of islands, as it asserted its sovereignty over its established maritime boundaries in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) also called on China to “act responsibly” amid simmering tensions in the region over the contested waters, the subject of a Philippine arbitration bid in the United Nations. “We again call on China to respect our territorial sovereignty and exclusive economic zone. The Philippines strongly objects to the Chinese patrols in the Philippines’ maritime domain in the West Philippine Sea,” said DFA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez. Chinese state media reported over the weekend that the South China Sea Fishery Bureau of China’s Ministry of Agriculture was set to undertake “routine fishery administrative patrols” in the South China Sea this year. The patrols “will be carried out to better safeguard the legitimate interests of Chinese fishermen,” Chinese media said, quoting Wu Zhuang of the fisheries bureau. Wu said that China would “speed up the routine patrols” with the growing capacity of Chinese law enforcement authorities. Hernandez said the move violated China’s international commitments, including its accession to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). The Philippines invoked the Unclos in taking its dispute with China to the UN arbitral tribunal in hopes of stopping Chinese incursions into its  waters and invalidating the Chinese Read More …

EU envoy: Journalist killings a concern

 News
Feb 262013
 
EU envoy: Journalist killings a concern

By Maricar Cinco Inquirer Southern Luzon 4:26 am | Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 EU Ambassador Guy Ledoux: Journalist killings still do happen. FILE PHOTO LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—European Union (EU) Ambassador Guy Ledoux called journalists “true defenders of human rights,” but he said the continuing attacks on media workers in the Philippines and the government’s failure to pass the freedom of information bill remained a concern even after the country had transitioned from authoritarian rule to democracy. Journalists perform alongside lawyers, activists, politicians and other groups in defending human rights but they continue to fall victim to extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, Ledoux said in a speech at the 8th National Congress of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) last weekend. The NUJP elected a new set of officers at the congress, six of whom were reporters and provincial correspondents of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Ledoux, who was appointed head of the EU’s delegation to the Philippines two years ago to look into media killings, said 11 to 14 Filipino journalists had been killed since June 2010 but the cases remained unsolved and the masterminds allowed to walk free. Maguindanao massacre “The EU recognizes the current administration’s efforts to eliminate extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, and to prosecute those responsible. But, at the same time, we observe that journalist killings do still happen, with the latest killing taking place on Nov. 8, 2012,” he said. Ledoux cited the massacre in November 2009 of 58 people in Maguindanao, among Read More …

BOC asks Laos Embassy to justify importation of 3 exotic sports cars

 News
Feb 262013
 
BOC asks Laos Embassy to justify importation of 3 exotic sports cars

Philippine Daily Inquirer 3:40 am | Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has asked the embassy of Laos to justify its duty-free importation of three high-end sports cars—a Ferrari Spider and two Lamborghini Aventadors. Customs Commissioner Rufino Biazon told the Inquirer the BOC at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) had declared the three exotic cars as “abandoned” since their consignees had not processed their papers since the vehicles arrived in November last year, or more than the 30-day limit to claim them. “The official and full report is being prepared by district collector (Carlos) So but offhand, unofficially, it’s confirmed that the Lao embassy is acknowledging the shipments,” said Biazon in an interview. An official of the Lao Embassy said it had submitted its reply to BOC and declined to discuss the matter. A source in the BOC said the Spider and Aventadors were supposed to be delivered to different consignees at the same address: 34 Lapu-Lapu St., Magallanes Village, Makati City, care of the Embassy of Laos. Since they arrived on Nov. 28, nobody has come forward to claim the cars after BOC agents questioned why diplomats would buy fast cars as their service vehicles. Biazon said the BOC would auction off the Ferrari and Lamborghinis if the Lao embassy fails to justify the use of its duty-free perk to bring in the pricey vehicles. “An order of abandonment was already issued. It is a step closer to seizure. The embassy says there’s a Read More …

We’re attracting Japanese investors

 Economy
Feb 262013
 
We’re attracting Japanese investors

Late last week, a buzz was created in the Japanese business community by Sumitomo Corporation on the growing attractiveness of the Philippines to Japanese investors. Sumitomo issued a press release that declared “among Asian nations where many Japanese manufactures have invested, the Philippines has been gaining power as an exporting nation…” Sumitomo cited our “attractive tax incentives as well as rich human resources equipped with English language skill.”  Sumitomo went on to say that “in line with this trend, since 2011, the foreign direct investment from Japanese manufacturers to the Philippines has been increasing.” Thus, Sumitomo announced it has decided to launch an expansion project of an industrial park south of Manila it co-owns with the Lopez Group’s First Philippine Holdings. Sumitomo says it “believes the Philippines will further increase its position as a strategic location for export-oriented industries compared to other Asian nations…” The Sumitomo press release received wide attention in the Japanese and international press. The Asahi Shimbun reported that Sumitomo “has begun expansion work at the First Philippine Industrial Park in Manila, to add approximately 100 hectares of property for leasing and allow for additional factories to be constructed upon completion.” The Financial Times, on the other hand, observed that Sumitomo’s move means “a fair amount of this newer investment by Japan Inc is happening at the expense of China, as companies balk at spiraling labor costs after the flare up over a tiny chains of islands in the East China Sea.”   The FT also noted “Japan’s Read More …

Inflation seen at 2.8-3.7%

 Economy
Feb 262013
 
Inflation seen at 2.8-3.7%

MANILA, Philippines – Inflation could settle between 2.8 percent and 3.7 percent this month as lower food and electricity prices offset oil price hikes, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday. The forecast falls at the lower end of this year’s official three to five-percent target. Inflation picked up to three percent in January after settling at 2.9 percent in  December 2012. On average, however, consumer prices rose 3.2 percent last year. “Results of the BSP’s latest forecasting exercises suggest that average inflation for 2013 and 2014 could still settle at the lower half of the government-set target range,” BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said in a text message to reporters.  “(This reflects) continued manageable inflation pressures and well-anchored inflation expectations,” he added. For February, Tetangco said upside pressures coming from a spate of oil price adjustments – and their possible impact to other commodity prices – could nudge consumer prices higher. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Local oil firms have hiked prices five times this year compared with only three rollbacks, according to monitoring by the Department of Energy. Diesel and gasoline prices have risen by P2.05 and P3.05 per liter from their levels end of last year. As of Monday, diesel now has a price range of P41.25-44.30, while gasoline price range was pegged at P51-P57.39. Price pressures from oil prices could be tamed by lower electricity rates this month, Tetangco said.

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