PH yahoo news January 16, 2011 Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – The Philippines is all set to embrace a futuristic undersea project to rival those in Maldives, Dubai and Fiji, according to a Filipino team of developer and architects, which is set to build an underwater resort hotel in Palawan. Dubbed as the Coral World [...]

BusinessWeek Mindanao Ped T. Quiamjot January 14, 2011 THE MOVIE scene of the late Hollywood actor Christopher Reeves portraying Superman in the 80’s sequel showed Niagara Falls as a backdrop. As the superhero glides across the screen with his kryptonite power, shades of rainbow rays arch from the sun prism captured the wonders of cascading [...]

BusinessWorld Online Kathleen A. Martin January 27, 2011 RATHER THAN IMPOSING a national log ban, the country should instead stop conversion of forest lands for non-forestry uses, an expert on forestry said yesterday. “Instead of a total logging ban, the Philippines should stop the conversion of forest lands into corporate farms, cattle ranches, golf courses, [...]

BY LOUISE G. DUMAS BusinessWorld Online January 27, 2011 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Familiarity breeds investments in Cagayan de Oro City. “Practically nothing is known about Mindanao in Europe, except that it is dangerous to come here because of the bombings between [sic] Christians and Muslims,” said Francesco Consalvi, a lawyer from Italy representing [...]

BY DARWIN T. WEE, Correspondent BusinessWorld Online January 24, 2011 ZAMBOANGA CITY — Zamboanga del Norte could be the next province to ban open-pit mining. In a draft measure, Zamboanga del Norte’s provincial board cited the adverse effect of open-pit mining on the environment and the meager share that the provincial government gets from mining [...]