Last night, I called NEDA Deputy Director-General Augusto Santos, who had been serving as Acting Socio-Economic Planning Secretary for more than a year, following the transfer of his predecessor Romulo Neri to the Commission on Higher Education.
I said I’d drop by his office because I am a Vilmanian.
Duh?
Hope ko lang makita doon si Ate Vi!!!!
As [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 24, 2008
Ko-RECTO sa NEDA
July 22, 2008
More Good News
Let’s make it back-to-back good news today.
Smart Communications has further lowered the rate for voice calls within the network to just P2 per minute.
Yippee!!!
With the “All Calls 20″ promo, 10 minutes worth of airtime costs only P20. These 10 minutes may be used to call any Smart or Talk ‘N Text number.
That’s yet proof that [...]
July 22, 2008
Good News Naman
Here’s a story that will gove some hope to weary domestic travellers:
After five years of delay, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the largest in the country with a floor area of 240,000 square meters, finally opened yesterday (July 22, 2008) to commercial passengers of budget carrier Cebu Pacific.
“Bukas na po ang NAIA [...]
July 22, 2008
Lucio Tan’s Victory
Many of today’s papers carried the victory of Lucio Tan at the Supreme Court versus the Bureau of Internal Revenue. To sum it up, the High Court ordered the BIR to refund Fortune Tobacco P1.03-Billion in overpaid taxes.
Fortune, is one of Tan’s major holdings. It manufactures brands such as Camel, Winston and Salem.
In a 28-page decision penned [...]
July 22, 2008
Moving On…
FROM Cocktales, by Victor Agustin (“Brits bid Makati good-bye,” printed in Manila Standard Today, June 20, 2008 issue)
Aced out
Advertising giant Ace Saatchi & Saatchi is collapsing its local media department and outsourcing the media planning and buying functions to independent agencies.
But even before its official closure tomorrow, the head of media services Jon Gatbonton [...]
