By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio The Philippine Star Updated June 07, 2010 MANILA, Philippines – Indian firm Global Steel Philippines Inc (GSPI) yesterday admitted they have been having problems with their operations for years and the lifting of the seven percent tariff on steel has endangered their already precarious operations. “Our existence is in danger,” [...]

BusinessWeek Mindanao Ped T. Quiamjot August 16, 2010 THE biggest province in Region 10 and rank eight in the Philippines in terms of land area stretching 1,049, 862 hectares or 10,498.56 square kilometers, Bukidnon is slightly elevated and centrally located. With 669,529.25 hectares classified as timberland, it receives the highest rainfall in a year making [...]

Manila Bulletin By HENRYLITO D. TACIO August 21, 2010 It all started in the 1970s when then Mayor Elias B. Lopez initiated tribal festivals featuring the lumad (native) and the Muslim tribes of Davao City where they showcase their dances and rituals of thanksgiving.  Lopez himself was from a Bagobo tribe. In 1986, the government [...]

When you find yourself in a bit of a bind financially, most of us do not really know where to turn or what to do. Those who are in this type of trouble need to start looking for loans to help get their situation all sorted out and back on their feet. In order to [...]

By Amy R. Remo Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 08/18/2010 THE DEPARTMENT of Energy will no longer privatize or offer to investors the 955-megawatt Agus and Pulangi hydropower plants in Mindanao as these are expected to help stabilize supply and electricity prices on the island. “I’m not eager to sell [the hydro facilities] because I [...]