 | Watchdog soft on junk food - parents The Australian | A PARENTS' group is unhappy the communications watchdog has found little evidence of an association between advertising of junk food on television and obesity levels in children. The Australian Comm... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) | |
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 | Jollibee expects to complete China deal in October Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--Fast-food group Jollibee Foods Corp. said it had signed an agreement to complete its acquisition of Beijing congee chain Hongzhuangyuan for $55.5 million (P2.5 billion) in Octob... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) | |
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New investors visa to create jobs Journal Online By: Lee Ann L. Pattugalan THE Bureau of Immigration yesterday said at least 100,000 new jobs will be created as a result of the proposed new indefinite stay visa for foreigners who will employ at leas... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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GMA thanks donor countries for aid to Mindanao -- Dureza Journal Online PRESIDENT Arroyo welcomed the offer of assistance and thanked the donor communities for their support to peace and development in Mindanao. | Press Secretary Jesus Dureza revealed this in a press stat... (photo: Malacaang ) |
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Nograles: Rich marine zone key to food security Journal Online WITH the Philippines' aquatic jurisdiction seven times that of its land territory, Speaker Prospero C. Nograles yesterday endorsed the passage of the "Marine Protection A... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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Report: Reduction on car emissions not enough Journal Online BRUSSELS (AFP) -- Car makers are not doing enough to meet proposed EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report Tuesday, with some German and Ja... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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Isuzu marks 11th anniversary with La Mesa donation Journal Online TRUE to its tradition of celebrating its inaugural anniversary in a socially relevant manner, Isuzu Philippines Corp. recently commemorated its 11th year of inception by ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) |
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QCPD adjudged best Metro police district Journal Online By: Alfred P. Dalizon MAMANG PULIS -- THE Quezon City Police District has been adjudged as the Best Police District for the first semester of the year besting four other ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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Rising steel costs to hike car prices Journal Online TOKYO (AFP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it was raising prices on some passenger cars in Japan for the first time in more than 30 years in an effort to cushion its p... (photo: WN / RTayco) |
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BMW may resume Series 3 assembly here Manila Bulletin Alvarez-owned Asian Carmakers Corp., which owns 30 percent of BMW Philippines, mulls resumption of its local assembly of BMW’s best selling model Series 3 as soon as th... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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'Pro-rich' growth to worsen poverty in RP The Manila Times By Darwin G. Amojelar Reporter | A pro-rich economic policy will aggravate poverty and raise the number of poor Filipinos to 31.2 million by 2020, according to an Asian D... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) |
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Mining for national industrialization The Manila Times | The mining industry is important to a country's economic development being a source of raw materials necessary for industrialization. With its abundant mineral resource... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) |
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Alsons plans $2.4-B bioethanol plant in M'danao The Philippine Star | Alcantara-owned Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) plans to put up a $2.4-billion bioethanol plant in Northern Mindanao to fill in an expected surge in demand for... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) |
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Filipinos can't solve problems that they don't know The Philippine Star | We Filipinos cannot complain these days about the leadership of our country simply because there is none. | There is no real leadership â€' only people pretending to le... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) |
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