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Xurpas eyes more acquisitions, regional expansion

By Iris Gonzales | January 3, 2016 - 9:00am

Xurpas Inc. is targeting to conquer Southeast Asia through more acquisitions possibly this year as it seeks to expand in the region, its top official said.

Business

Study: 1 in 4 men in parts of Asia have committed rape

By Maria Cheng | September 11, 2013 - 9:10am

About one in four men in some parts of Asia admitted raping a woman, according to the first large studies of rape and sexual...

World

Costumes are more colorful in Phl

May 11, 2013 - 12:00am

Costumes are objects of art. They can be visually engaging and sometimes mind-boggling.

Entertainment

JDV proposes Asian Micro-Finance Fund

By Pia Lee-Brago | July 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Former House speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. proposed the creation of an Asian Micro-Finance Fund and an Asian Anti-Poverty Fund at the Anti Poverty Summit in Kunming, China to help small entrepreneurs gain easier access...

Headlines

US raps on Asian shrimpers' doors after oil spill

June 28, 2010 - 9:16pm

As the Gulf Coast oil spill continues to gush, US seafood suppliers are turning to Asia to ensure Americans have enough shrimp for their gumbos, Creoles and kebabs this summer, but some of those overseas cupboards...

Kuwait lauded for OFW-friendly regulations

By Jose Rodel Clapano | May 30, 2004 - 12:00am

Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. hailed yesterday plans by Kuwait to issue regulations to protect foreign maids from maltreatment and abuse, even as he urged the Philippine government to itself be more active in protecting...

Headlines

Techno-cally, we’re number three

By WryBread By Philip Cu-Unjieng | October 19, 2003 - 12:00am

A few weeks ago, Transparency International came out with its infamous report, placing the Philippines Numero Three in Graft and Corruption in the region. We were topped by Bangladesh and Indonesia. Hmm... I wonder...

Allure

‘RP is 3rd most corrupt in Asia’

By Ann Corvera | September 19, 2003 - 12:00am

The Philippines is the third most corrupt nation in Asia and is ranked 11th among the countries with the worst corruption cases in the world, according to an ABS-CBN report quoting a study conducted by Transparency...

Headlines

Garment firms back Roxas plan for allocation of export quotas

March 14, 2001 - 12:00am

Leaders of the multibillion dollar garments industry have agreed to adopt reforms proposed by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II in the allocation of quota to the United States market. Fractious until...

Business