Manila - Monty San Diego was shocked when Philippine government authorities urged restaurants and eateries in the country to cut to half-cup the regular serving of rice in their meals to help stave off a looming supply shortage.
Manila - Lights in public places and around commercial establishments in at least four cities in the Philippines will be turned off for an hour later on Saturday to mark Earth Hour 2008 in a bid to raise awareness about climate change.
The Asian Development Bank sees the 'expensive' and 'unreliable' electric supply as well as 'inefficient' transport network in the Philippines as the two most critical infrastructure constraints to the country's growth.
By MELVIN G. CALIMAG Improvements in the take-back programs of mobile phone manufacturers Nokia of Finland and Motorola of the United States provided a big lift in their standings in the recently released edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener
India and Singapore's navies conducted a 14-day exercise, which included combined surface-to-air missile live firing for the first time, Singapore's defence ministry said Saturday.
Having to set up trust funds,keep inventories, getting approvals of controlling officers would entail a bureacratic process. Generally acceptance of gifts, both cash and kind, should be discouraged.