Kin assail arrest of farmers’ group volunteer

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The family of a female volunteer of a farmers’ organization on Monday condemned her arrest and called on the police and military for her immediate release.

SM Development nets P1.8B in ‘09

MANILA, Philippines–Tycoon Henry Sy’S residential development arm SM Development Corp. (SMDC) booked a net profit of P1.8 billion in 2009, over 31 times larger than the net profits a year ago, on robust real estate operations….