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Wastewater key to solving global water crisis, says UN report
By Marlowe Hood PARIS"•Recycling the world’s wastewater, almost all of which goes untreated, would ease global water shortages while protecting...
Vista Land prepares to launch 30 projects
Homebuilder Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. said it will launch 30 residential projects this year with total sales value of...
Piñol decries sugar protests, dares critics
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol denied Tuesday that he is favoring big beverage companies and dares those accusing him to show...
River cruise liner offers Asia, Europe travels to Filipinos
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, Travel Corp.’s 6-star luxury river cruise line, will start offering travels within Asia and Europe...
Mining closures hit PPA’s revenue
State-run Philippine Ports Authority revised downward its revenue and cargo growth forecast this year after the Department of Environment and...
Britain to launch EU exit process March 29
LONDON"•Britain said Monday it will launch the process of leaving the European Union on March 29, setting a historic and...
Employers agree to ‘endo’ rules
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines said Monday it will support the Labor Department’s new order banning labor-only contracting and...
Lotte family owners go on trial
SEOUL"•Four members of the family who control South Korea’s troubled retail giant Lotte, including its 93-year-old founder, went on trial...
Italy has healthiest people in the world
When it comes to living a long life, Italy is the place to be. The high-heeled boot surrounded by five...
Community in chaotic Jakarta goes green to fight eviction
By Megan Sutherland JAKARTA"•Brightly colored wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.