Manila Business
Retailers may stop sugar selling
WHILE the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced that the Philippines will have adequate supply of sugar as we enter the industry's peak milling season, sugar retailers however said they will
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First Gen bares drop in income
LOPEZ-owned First Gen Corporation reported a decline of 85 percent in its income in the first nine months.
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Lawmakers push domestic helpers' deployment ban
THE fact-finding mission of three legislators and a lawyer to the Middle East revealed that more than a hundred overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) serving as domestic helpers are stuck in shelter houses
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Baguio’s contribution to Ad Congress
TOURISM Secretary Ace Durano said the tourism traffic in Baguio is not dependent on the 21st Philippine Advertising Congress.
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Marcopper Mining urged to repay RCBC
THE Supreme Court (SC) reiterated its order for the Canada-based Marcopper Mining Corporation to repay its more than $5.43 million restructured loan obligations to the Rizal Commercial Banking Corpora
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SMART entries shortlisted in Asia Mobile Awards 2009
Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has been shortlisted in four categories of the prestigious Asia Mobile Awards 2009.
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UST Global to hire 1,000 IT professionals
ALISO VIEJO, California -- UST Global (UST), a leading provider of end-to-end IT, BPO services and solutions for the Global 1000 market, announced recently that it will expand its workforce in Manila,
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Vendors’ profit in cemetery decline
FLOWER and candle vendors at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes Cemetery) are not too happy with this year’s turnout of their businesses.
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Full booking on holidays
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) is expecting the surge of travelers in known tourist destinations on the coming holidays.
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Asian financial system remains 'steady'
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo urged Asian banks to become catalysts in gathering the groundswell for reforms in banks in Asia and the world, especially after the emerging markets showed its resili
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Talks on 6.7% stake in Meralco
NEGOTIATIONS between Metro Pacific Investment Corp. and First Philippine Holdings of the Lopez Group are now ongoing for the 6.7 percent stake in Manila Electric Company (Meralco).
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Labor department on holiday pay rules
LABOR Secretary Marianito Roque said the country's employers in the private sector must observe the guidelines given for holidays.
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'By Any Means' tours RP
UNITED Kingdom-base television show "By Any Means" (BAM) traveled the Philippines using rare transport vehicles.
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No salary adjustment this year
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said there will be no salary increase for minimum wage earners for the rest of the year as this is the implementing policy they adopted currently.
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Yap calls on Thailand to unify its position
AGRICULTURE Secretary Arthur Yap said the ball in the negotiations on rice tariffs is now in Thailand's court.
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