Earth+Style to spend P1B for 7 projectsProperty firm Earth+Style Corp. is spending P1 billion this year for the development of seven projects catering to the middle income housing segment, its president Victor Manarang said.

UNREGULATED IN MICHIGAN: Loan-workout companies offer advice for a priceSome companies are catering to people who want to walk away from their mortgages, showing them how to do it without a deficiency judgment that could haunt a borrower later.

Justices debate Chicago handgun banChicago's 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership appeared in trouble Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in a potentially far-reaching case over the ability of state and local governments to enforce limits on weapons.