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Senate reopens World Bank hearings, calls Mike Arroyo
THE President?s husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, will be invited by the Senate when it resumes hearings on allegations of collusion in World Bank-funded projects, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said yesterday.
Job losses continue with Amkor and Fujitsu
ELECTRONICS company Amkor Technology Inc. has laid off 1,500 workers from its two plants in Muntinlupa and Sta. Rosa due to declining orders, a company official said yesterday.
Ernst & Young denies hand in SGV ouster
Arroyo fails to pull Obama to a meeting
Customs tops its collection target by P6b
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Good-bye. A Federal Express plane receives a ?farewell wash? as it taxis for its last departure from Subic Friday. Jun Dumaguing, AP |
Delivery giant leaves Subic
Swiss mediators arriving
Toyota cuts managers? winter bonuses
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Forex reserves near $40b
By Eileen A. Mencias
The gross international reserves of the Bangko Sentral surged to an all-time high of $39.56 billion at the end of January, boosted by proceeds from the privatization of National Transmission Corp. and government?s overseas borrowing.
Singapore invests in Pepsi-Cola
By Jenniffer B. Austria
Government of Singapore Investments Corp. Pte Ltd. has acquired an 11 percent interest in soft drink maker Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.
PNB?s ?08 profit down but ?respectable?
Philippine National Bank, one of two banks controlled by taipan Lucio Tan, reported an unaudited net income of P1.12 billion in 2008, down 25 percent a year ago, as the global financial crisis took its toll on earnings.
Napocor bids out contract to manage Limay power plant
By Alena Mae S. Flores
State-owned National Power Corp. is re-bidding the contract to operate and manage the 620-megawatt Bataan Combined Cycle Power Plant in Limay, Bataan pending its privatization.
Grim corporate figures underline crisis
TOKYO?Grim corporate earnings data from the world?s biggest automaker and thousands of job losses underscored Friday the urgency driving debate over Washington?s massive economic stimulus plan.
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Pe?alosa bout in jeopardy
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WORLD Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa still hasn?t received the promised contract for his announced title fight with WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez in a fight which Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said would take place in Puerto Rico on April 22.
Miller prefers cage title to MVP award
By Reuel Vidal
INSTEAD of smiling, Willie Miller of the Alaska Aces was dead serious when he received the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference award
PBA Finals: A battle of coaching brilliance
By Rey Joble
THE KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup championship series isn?t just a battle among the marquee players, such as Alaska?s Willie Miller and LA Tenorio and Talk N Text?s Mac Cardona and Jimmy Alapag.
Go bound for Laos to seal deal
Magnolia guns for 2-0 lead
Nadal, the best ever?
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Relief from power cost
The report that about 60,000 workers would lose their jobs in the
troubled electronics industry showed the devastating impact of the
global economic meltdown. Intel Philippines is closing all its plants resulting in the termination of 6,000 workers while Texas Instruments has already laid off a thousand workers due to weak demand for semiconductors and other electronic products which account for 60 percent of the country?s exports.
A workable political renewal
By Teodoro Bacani Jr.
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