Workers lay out steel bars in constructing the eight-kilometer four-lane elevated highway along Buendia avenue in Makati City, metro Manila, Philippines. REUTERS

13 infra projects to be completed in few years’ time – Chinese envoy

MANILA – China’s envoy to the Philippines said on Monday more than a dozen flagship infrastructure projects are in the pipeline to be completed in...
The Philippine stock exchange ended the week last week near the 8,000 level, but on Wednesday, it briefly touched the 8,200 point region – a major psychological region. According to local stock broker and technical analyst, last week’s volatility was caused by the Morgan Stanley Composite Index when it downgraded its outlook for two major Philippine companies, Ayala Global and DMCI. REUTERS

Stock index regains footing, peso slides

MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) recovered Tuesday while the peso weakened against the greenback. PSEi rose 0.38 percent, or 28.85 points, to 7,730.45 points,...
A Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300ER plane takes off as a Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 plane taxis on the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 1 in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines. REUTERS

China-PH consortium wins bid for $10-B airport in Cavite

MANILA – State-owned China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC) and a local partner have won the auction for a $10 billion (P506 billion) airport south of...
The Facebook logo is displayed on the company’s website in Bordeaux, France. REUTERS

Facebook can locate users who opt out of tracking

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook can determine where users are even if they choose not to get their whereabouts tracked, the company revealed in a letter sent...

Here’s the most bonkers Nissan GT-R out there

A TRUE race car for the road – that’s something we’ve heard a number of times over the past few years. How many truly succeed in...
BSP deputy governor Chuchi Fonacier. FINEXPHILIPPINES

ATM system in PH still reliable – BSP

MANILA – A ranking Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official assured the public that domestic automated teller machine (ATM) systems remain reliable despite glitches experienced by...
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELAINE LARA

Google Maps works on feature to identify well-lit streets at night

SAFER roads are what everyone wants, right? Luckily for us, Google is putting their time and effort into helping us achieve that. What they’ve done is...
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How to make your aluminum wheels nice, shiny

OWNING a car includes maintenance and repairs. Taking care of it, however, means more than just keeping it running – you have to keep your...
COURTESY OF DPWH, ILOILO CITY DEO

New flyovers to rise in Iloilo City

ILOILO –Two new flyovers are expected to rise in Iloilo City, according to District Engineer Rodney Gustilo of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),...
Agriculture secretary William Dar

Dar gets nod from CA as new Agriculture secretary

THE Commission on Appointments approved the appointment of Agriculture secretary William Dar on Tuesday after almost three hours of grilling on agricultural problems in the country. CA...