THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted regulatory relief to banks affected by tropical depression Agaton (international name: Lingling), to allow them to lift penalties on clients unable to pay their dues.
Feb 112014
Feb 112014
If these buildings could talk, they’d be like, “Rescue us!” We hear you, beautiful creatures. And, not to get your hopes up, but now that Luneta Hotel has been fixed and expected to reopen after decades of neglect, who knows, maybe the next restoration project could be you! READ FULL STORY
Feb 112014
Ann Ong wears her own triangle-shaped wooden clutch with a large rose quartz lock. A clutch bag or two should be welcome staples in a well-dressed woman’s closet. For a simple day affair, one needs a purse to hold a few personal items — cell phone, lipstick, cash or credit card. For formal events, a minaudiere is a must. Leave that bulky purse behind when going to a chichi event no matter how tempted you are to show off that large expensive purchase from a top luxe fashion house. Remember, the smaller the size, the more polished you will look for dressy evening socials. Stylish Filipinas have displayed their passion for beautiful things by designing clutch bags that are proudly Philippine made. Ann Ong’s sculptural works of art A three-time Manila FAME Katha awardee, Ann ong has exhibited and sold her bags in top international stores and world exhibits. Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: “ I want to show the world that Filipino accessory designers are at par with the best in the world and my accessories have a lot of Filipino elements in it,” Ong enthuses. A self-taught designer, Ong uses materials as diverse as tree barks, twigs, banig (woven mats) and python skin accented with vari-sized baroque pearls and roughly cut semi-precious stones. Her bags look like sculptural works of art. Prices: P15,000-P30,000. Available at House of Laurel, Makati and Religioso, Greenbelt 5. Her flagship store will open in March at the new Marco Polo Hotel, Read More …
Feb 112014
Electronic billboards lit up with “Thank you” signs at New York’s Times Square (shown above), Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing, London’s Piccadilly Circus and five other cities at 2040 GMT Friday, exactly three months after Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines. MANILA (Mabuhay) – The Philippines took to social media and bought ad space in the world’s most prominent strips Saturday to thank the global community for its help three months after a devastating typhoon that killed 8,000 people. Electronic billboards lit up simultaneously at New York’s Times Square, Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing, and London’s Piccadilly Circus early Saturday, at the exact time Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines on November 8, 2013. “The number of lives lost and affected is unprecedented. But ever since then, the world has been one with the Philippines in helping rebuild the nation,” the tourism ministry behind the ad campaign said on its website. “This February 8… exactly three months after the typhoon, we want to be one in expressing our gratitude,” the ministry said on its Twitter account, where it also posted pictures of the billboards. Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to hit land, smashed across 171 towns and cities in the central islands with a combined land area the size of Portugal, wrecking the homes of more than four million people. The government is still collecting corpses and looking for nearly 2,000 missing people after the deaths of 6,201 victims were confirmed, many Read More …
Feb 112014
Mr. Dennis Khanh VP of F&B interview with Vietnamese Media TEMECULA, Calif.– Pechanga Resort & Casino, ang pinaka malaking resort/casino ng estado, ay nagbukas kamakailan lamang ng kanilang bagong hotel lobby na pumailalim sa isang multi milyong dolyar na renobasyon. Kasama rin ang renobasyon ng dalawang restawran at ang pagbubukas ng dalawang bagong kainan. Para ipakita ang walang kupas at eleganteng espasyo, ang mga opisyal ng resort ay nag-imbita ng mga miyembro ng Asian Media para sa isang araw ng kaganapan kung saan nakilala nila ang mga opisyal ng resort, nakita ang mga binagong bahagi nito, natikman ang mga tradisyonal na pagkaing Intsik, at nakahalubilo ang ambasador ng resort na sanay sa ibat-ibang salita at kultura. Makikita sa paligid ng resort mga kultural at masasayang dekorasyon na kabilang sa selebrasyon ng Lunar New Year. May mga 100 na miyembro ng Asian Media ang dumalo sa Media Tour na ito na ginanap sa unang bahagi ng Pebrero. Kasunod ng malaking renobasyon, makikita ng mga panauhin ng Pechanga Resort & Casino ang panibagong Blazing Noodles Asian restaurant. Tampok ng panibagong menu ng Blazing Noodles ang mas maraming tradisyonal na pagkaing Intsik, kasama pa rin ang mga nakagawiang paborito at mga Westernized na seleksiyon. Ang mga ulam na tulad ng Roasted Duck Noodle Soup, Oxtail with Red Wine Sauce, Poached Duck Wings, Duck Tongue, Tofu at Pork Belly ay kasama sa menu. Para sa mga panauhin na mas sanay sa Western Asian cuisine, ang menu ay binabalanse ng mga kilala at nakasanayang putahe, Read More …
Feb 112014
Pedestrians walk beside an overturned bus lying along a busy street at Bicutan after the bus fell off an elevated expressway and crashed into a van below in Taguig city, south of Manila December 16, 2013. At least 21 people were killed during the incident, according to the police. (MNS photo) MANILA (AFP) – Five people have been killed in a bus crash in the northern Philippines, the second deadly bus accident in two days, authorities said Sunday. The bus was carrying more than 30 people when its brakes malfunctioned and it toppled into a ditch in the northern province of Abra Saturday, police said. One person died on the spot and four others in hospital, said regional military spokesman Superintendent Davy Vicente Limmong. Twenty-eight others were injured in the crash, which came a day after a tourist bus plunged into a deep ravine in a remote northern mountain pass on Friday. Fourteen people were killed in that accident, including a Canadian man and Dutch woman. The bus which crashed Friday was headed to the mountain town of Bontoc, a popular tourist jumping-off point to a rustic mountain town famed for hanging coffins embedded on the sides of a cliff. Also among the dead was a popular Filipino comedian and his artist friends who were supposed to visit a tribal area. Presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma said that in the wake of the accidents, a nationwide safety audit of all public transport had been ordered. “We are investigating the roadworthiness of Read More …
Feb 102014
BOTH houses of Congress unanimously passed bills yesterday to establish the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) as the single agency to enforce international standards on the country’s seafarers.
Feb 102014
THE FINANCE department has issued rules on the provisional lifting of the suspension of importers’ accreditation following new requirements and guidelines covering these entities.
Feb 102014
IT’S the month of romance! Whatever kind of relationship you may be in today, it is time to fuel up, celebrate, and maybe reflect on what makes your relationship work.
Feb 102014
Malacañang on Monday denied that the Cojuangco clan of President Benigno Aquino III was overpaid by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in its acquisition of clan-owned Hacienda Luisita. “Ayon sa DAR, walang kalabisan ang pagbabayad sa Hacienda Luisita sapagka’t sinunod nila ang batas hinggil dito,” Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a text message to reporters. He added that the Palace recognizes the power of Congress to initiate an inquiry on the issue. Coloma issued the statement after ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio questioned DAR’s “overpayment” of more than P167 million in interest for the sugar plantation owned by Aquino’s relatives. Aquino divested himself of interest in Hacienda Luisita Inc. in 2010. The Conjuanco clan was paid over P471.5 million after the Supreme Court ordered the distribution of almost 5,000 hectares of land to some 6,000 farmer-beneficiaries of Hacienda Luisita Inc., Tinio said, citing information from the DAR and Land Bank officials. But Anthony Parungao, DAR undersecretary for legal affairs, had said that no overpayment was made. He added the compensation for Hacienda Luisita should be pegged against the value of the estate in 1989, not 1998. — Kimberly Jane Tan/KBK, GMA News