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Partners oust Balangue in SGV coup
By Victor C. Agustin
SGV PLUNGED into a leadership crisis after partners identified with Ernst & Young the other night voted to remove its managing partner, David Balangue, in favor of the second-ranking Cirilo Noel, sources from the country?s largest auditing firm said yesterday.
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Power play. The SGV headquarters along Makati?s Ayala Avenue |
Arroyo to meet Obama, Palace says
By Joyce Pangco Pa?ares
PRESIDENT Arroyo is scheduled to have a ?pull-aside? meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday (Friday Manila time) on the sidelines of the 57th National Prayer Breakfast.
Talk of economic changes in Charter gains currency
Pacific plan holders willing to wait
Reyes wants more powers to go after LPG hoarders
Palace: Go easy on Hanjin
Swiss Red Cross worker says hostages are safe
250 more call centers for Manila
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RP buying Brazil?s ethanol
The Philippines, aiming to cut its reliance on imported crude, will import ethanol mostly from Brazil, a government official said.
Globe set to sell notes worth P5b
By Eileen A. Mencias
Globe Telecom Inc., the telecom unit of Ayala Corp., plans to issue P3 billion to P5 billion in five-year notes this month, banking sources said.
Aboitiz Power raising P4b from local credit market
Aboitiz Power Corp. plans to raise P4 billion from the domestic market and has tapped Banco de Oro Unibank Inc., Bank of the Philippine Islands, First Metro Investment Corp. and ING NV Manila to handle the transaction.
Cagayan Freeport creates close to 6,000 jobs
Thousands of Filipinos have found jobs at the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport, as the new economic hub in northeast Luzon continued to draw fresh investments and international tourists.
Jaworski inherits PEA; family feud stymies 3D
 Local basketball legend and former senator Robert ?Bobby? Salazar Jaworski is facing a new challenge away from the hard court. Jaworski has assumed the chairmanship of Philippine Reclamation Authority since Jan. 1 this year, replacing his father-in-law, former senator Ramon Revilla Sr., who suffered a stroke last year.
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RP golfers get big chunk of awards
FROM the duo of Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin to Angelo Que and
young Dottie Ardina, Filipino golfers had their moments, too, in the
year just passed.
Jong eyes big man; Miller is top cager
By Rey Joble
GINEBRA coach Jong Uichico is keeping his options open to get a quality big man for the Philippine Basketball Association Reinforced Conference.
Roach sees Pacman win
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
MANNY Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach is convinced that if the Filipino ring icon fights a smart fight in his showdown against Britain?s Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2, he should win easily.
Que seeks 2 triumphs in golf tour
By Adrian Flores
THE Asian Tour Invitational, the kick off leg of the 2009 Asian Tour season, tees off today at the Suwan Golf and Country Club in Thailand with five Filipino professionals, defending champion Lin Wen Tang of Chinese Taipei and an array of the region?s best vying for the championship.
Casey looks up to Pacquiao
But Casey Alcantara?s memory and the admiration for his father lingers on and when he spoke of his late father and dedicated his victory to him, there was a moment of understandable emotion.
Batang Pier shoot for 2-0 lead
HARBOUR Centre tries to inch closer to an unprecedented sixth straight championship when it collides with Magnolia Purewater in Game 2 of their title series in the 2009 Philippine Basketball League PG Flex Linoleum Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
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Noli?s Legacy, too?
One of the most intriguing names that came up during the Senate?s investigation of the spectacular failure of the Legacy Consolidated group was that of the second-highest official of the land. Testifying before the Senate committee on trade, a former head of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. said he had been told to go easy on Legacy because the businessman who owned the controversial banking and pre-need group had contributed a lot to the 2004 campaign of Vice President Noli de Castro.
Sacrificing public interest
Liberation
Depression
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