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P12-B budget terminal in Clark

P12-B budget terminal in Clark

A P12-billion budget terminal will rise on a 40-hectare area at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga that can handle about 10 million passengers a year.  If all goes well, it will start operating in 2015.

The feasibility study on it will be finished by the end of next month or early April, at the latest, according to a top official of the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC).

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Pediatric cancer center rising

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A SIX-STORY building that will house children stricken with cancer will soon rise in Quezon City.

Vice President Jejomar  Binay, an advocate

Taiwanese Lin a new star

Taiwanese Lin a new star

WASHINGTON—In the course of a week, Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin has gone from basketball obscurity to being the National Basketball Asso

Greece talks stall as exec heads to Brussels

Greece talks stall as exec heads to Brussels

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Government focus: Agriculture, infrastructure, tourism

President Aquino said on Thursday the government will focus this year on agriculture, infrastructure and tourism and urged Filipino-Chinese businessmen to invest in these sectors to help sustain the g

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SM Group confirms Ortigas buy-in talks

THE SM Group has confirmed a plan to acquire a controlling stake in the Ortigas family’s holding company, which owns prime mixed-use developments in Metro Manila including the Greenhills shopping co

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Aquino urged to freeze mining activities for 2 years

A civic group has asked President Aquino to suspend all mining activities in the country for at least two years to allow time for the issuance and implementation of a “rational mining policy” that

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BancNet grew by 27 new members in 2011

THE consortium of banks and financial institutions under the BancNet banner admitted 27 new banks and cooperatives in 2011 that allowed the group to grow by 43.5 percent, its top official said on Thur

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BCDA, DENR stop John Hay lessee from cutting centuries-old trees

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has prevented the Camp John Hay lessee, Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevco), from proceeding with its alleged plan to cut 1,033 trees insid

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SBMA sets to ban plastic, Styrofoam in Subic

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—With plastic bags and other nonbiodegradable packaging becoming more and more an eyesore and environmental problem everywhere, authorities here are undertaking policy intervention
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Compensation and the myth of the corporate superstar

Compensation and the myth of the corporate superstar
THE public is up in arms about some of the big bonuses being paid to the CEOs of bailed-out banks. The boss of Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the biggest casualties of the banking crash, r
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The crown of thorns on business’s head

The crown of thorns on business’s head

AS this was being written, the president of Philippine Savings Bank, Pascual Garcia III, was prepping himself for a second-day appearance at the Impeachment Court, even as the Supreme Court had includ

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Cuba looks to kids to recover faded boxing glory

Cuba looks to kids to recover faded boxing glory

HAVANA—Lazaro Perez jabs rhythmically at his rival in a steamy Havana gym, dancing, feinting and punctuating each blow with a grunt.

After the final bell, he thrusts a weary arm skyward in triumph, a

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Facebook centers on Zuckerberg and his vision

Facebook centers on Zuckerberg and his vision

SAN FRANCISCO—Facebook Inc. will soon become a publicly traded company. But for all intents and purposes it may as well be called Zuckerberg Inc.

Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s 27-year-old founder

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Canadian firm, Columbio town to put up coffee plant

DAVAO CITY­—A Canadian firm is set to develop the country’s coffee business with a P1-billion investment plan to establish one of the major coffee complexes in Columbio town in Sultan Kudarat.

The

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Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams make a ‘Vow’

Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams make a ‘Vow’

LOS ANGELES­­­—It’s not quite Valentine’s Day, but Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum are getting hot and heavy in a corner booth at the Four Seasons hotel.

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EU threatens new sanctions on Syria

EU threatens new sanctions on Syria

BEIRUT—The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official has said, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence.

Activi

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Montejo: IT dept not needed for BPO goals

Montejo: IT dept not needed for BPO goals
HOPES were dashed for the country to have a Department of Information Technology as other booming countries that surpassed the Philippines did when Science chief Mario G. Montejo said it is not necess
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Christians fear losing freedoms in Arab Spring movement

Christians fear losing freedoms in Arab Spring movement
CAIRO—From her home in a labyrinth of stonewalled alleyways, Samia Ramsis holds a key chain bearing the face of the Virgin Mary as she sits in her yellow pajamas on the morning of Orthodox Christmas
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Toyota Fortuner 4x2 G A/T: One step forward, two steps back

Toyota Fortuner 4x2 G A/T: One step forward, two steps back

SINCE its 2006 introduction, the Toyota Fortuner has been either a top-of-mind choice or at least a serious consideration for anyone looking for a diesel-fed midsize SUV. However, with competition vas

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National music champion school finally gets own instruments

National music champion school finally gets own instruments
DAVAO CITY—These schoolchildren notched two national championships on traditional music for two consecutive years.

Today, they do not have to borrow instruments to showcase their remarkable musical s

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