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RP goes bananas over Australian import rule
By Othel V. Campos
AN AUSTRALIAN supermarket chain will ban bananas from the Philippines despite Canberra?s order allowing the imports, the Australian Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Hanjin?s employment violations exposed
By Christine F. Herrera
THE 8,000 workers at the Korean-owned Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. are overworked, unprotected and not getting overtime, health benefits or holiday pay, an investigation by the Labor Department and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority shows.
Suspects in Hyundai showroom blast caught by cameras
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Ready for takeoff. This is one of the 15 T-41 Cessna planes donated by South Korea. |
South Korea donates 15 trainer planes
Yano unhappy, denies homosexual attribution
Imelda does what she does best
Palace defends Arroyo
10 soldiers in Aquino killing freed
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SanMig bonds swarmed
San Miguel Brewery Inc., the beer unit of food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp., may cancel plans to sell bonds in dollars after demand for its local currency notes exceeded the amount offered.
Thrift banks want new rules on foreclosure
By Eileen A. Mencias
The Chamber of Thrift Banks is seeking the support of Congress to help rationalize the rules on foreclosure and sale of bad assets to facilitate the release of additional liquidity and bring down the cost of banks, chamber president Pascual Garcia III told reporters in a briefing yesterday.
Philam Life welcomes AIG move to halt sale
By Lawrence Agcaoili
Insurance giant Philippine American Life and General Insurance Co. yesterday welcomed the decision of beleaguered American International Group to scrap its sale and make it part of the company?s Hong Kong-based subsidiary.
Mobile phone penetration rate topped 75% last year
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
Mobile phone penetration rate in the Philippines hit 75 percent as of end-2008, as the number of subscriber identity module, or SIM cards, sold by the country?s top three operators reached 67.9 million.
BDO, China Bank posted lower ?08 profits
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc., the country?s largest bank, yesterday reported a net income of P2.2 billion in 2008, sharply down from P6.5 billion in 2007 because of challenging conditions, the bank said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.
Meralco control is latest twist to MVP-Ang rivalry
 Manuel V. Pangilinan, or MVP, chairman of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., is on a mission. Slighted by an unsavory remark dished out repeatedly by San Miguel Corp. president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang, MVP is dead set to contest every major corporate move of Ang to teach his rival a lesson in humility.
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Import-less Beermen stun Aces
By Reuel Vidal
ANTIPOLO CITY?The San Miguel Beermen were less hurt by the new hand-check rule and managed to beat back the challenge of the Alaska Aces, 93-89, in the Motolite-Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference at the Antipolo Ynares Center last night.
Arum: Hatton still very heavy
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WHILE Ricky Hatton may be in better shape than he was prior to his previous fights, he still doesn?t look anywhere near as fit as Manny Pacquiao.
Donaire title bout in US or Mexico
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum said he is prepared to stage the twice-postponed title defense of Nonito Donaire against undefeated Raul Martinez in either the US or Mexico.
Tams off to flying start
FAR Eastern University downed National College of Business and Arts, 21-17, 21-16, yesterday and served a strong notice of its bid for a third straight title in the Luzon leg of the Nestea Fit Beach Volley National Circuit.
New kid on the block delivers
Angping stays put, for now
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Breakthrough
Nine years have passed since publicist Salvador ?Bubby? Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito were kidnapped, killed and burned. Now the alleged main plotters of the sensational double murder case may soon be brought back to face the music that they have avoided for so long by hiding in the United States.
A scheme exposed
Talking points on the right to reply
Edsa and stability
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