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Bank admits it has no solid proof on collusion---Santiago
By Fel V. Maragay
AS THE controversy over the alleged rigging of foreign-funded road contracts worsens, World Bank country president Bert Hofman has made an admission that the bank lacks evidence to prove that local and foreign contractors have colluded with one another during the bidding for these infrastructure projects.
Drilon law office revives libel case versus Inquirer
THE law firm of former Senate President Franklin Drilon has revived a libel complaint against the publisher and top editors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer that the Makati Regional Trial Court had earlier dismissed.
US chamber joins clamor for Charter revisions
US Embassy to open help desk for veterans? windfall
Metro Pacific sets takeover of Cardinal Santos
At P25, it beats sleeping in park
Slowdown leaves tuna industry high and dry
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Boracay-bound. Sailboats glide past the Manila Yacht Club to mark the start of the 7th Regatta Manila-to-
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Semirara hikes coal exports
Semirara Mining Corp., owned by the Consunji family, plans to export 2.5 million metric tons of coal this year, company officials said.
Strong yen bloats PPA debt on Batangas port by P3b
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
The Philippine Ports Authority incurred an additional debt of up to P3 billion over the past year alone, because of the strong yen, which pushed up the value of the government?s loan for the inactive second phase of the Batangas Port Development Project.
Finance: Govt to forfeit P20b in revenues from tax relief law
By Lawrence Agcaoili
The government will forego roughly P20 billion in potential revenues this year from the full-year implementation of the tax relief law, which increased the personal exemptions of taxpayers and waived the withholding tax on minimum wage earners.
Customs says high oil prices raise VAT take
Incremental value-added taxes collected by the Bureau of Customs jumped a little over 30 percent due to rise oil prices in the world market in the first half of last year.
AIM-less catfight
 Hardly had the Asian Institute of Management quelled its labor row with the AIM Faculty Association when the academic equivalent of a catfight broke out between two female colleagues, putting AIM president Francis Estrada and Dean Victoria Licuanan on the spot.
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Hatton to wage dirty fight
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
MANNY Pacquiao has been warned to watch out for International Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton?s dirty tactics in their Las Vegas showdown on May 2.
Italian rider wins his fourth stage
By Arman Armero
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia?Mattia Gavazzi of defending champion Diuigiovanni-Androni outsprinted Aurelien Clerc of Ag2r La Mondiale and Chris Sutton of Garmin Slipstream in a furious race to the finish to win the Batang Kali-Shah Alam Stage 6 in the Le Tour de Langkawi.
Cardona and Co. out to prove worth
By Rey Joble
MAC-Mac Cardona and Jimmy Alapag of Talk N Text will have a chance to prove their worth.
Pe?alosa eager to take on Meraz
WORLD Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa is eager to step into the ring to take on Mexican German Meraz in a crucial 10-round tune-up fight in preparation for his battle with WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez on April 25 in Puerto Rico.
Gorres, Melindo fight ex-champs
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
TWO potential future Filipino world champions face two former world champions as ALA Promotions teams up with ABS-CBN to bring another blockbuster boxing event to the plush Waterfront Resort Hotel and Casino in Cebu on March 14 titled ?Judgement Day.?
New PBA format
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