Coca-Cola backs sugar importation order
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BEVERAGE manufacturer Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) has backed the recent pronouncement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to import 150,000 metric…
China’s mortgage boycott quietly regroups as construction idles
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REUTERS BEIJING — Two months since many Chinese homebuyers stopped repaying mortgages to protest stalled construction on their properties, a lack of…
Longest running show on Broadway, Phantom of the Opera to close
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Phantom of the Opera — PHOTO FROM BROADWAY.COM THE PHANTOM of the Opera, the longest-running show on Broadway, is set to close…
Local shares fall on selling pressure, rate hike bets
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PHILIPPINE STOCKS fell on Monday on selling pressure ahead of the monetary policy meetings of the US Federal Reserve and the Bangko…
Peso strengthens on balance of payments data, lower oil prices
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO strengthened versus the dollar on Monday, amid the narrower balance of payments (BoP) deficit in August and…
Senators seek POGO ban amid kidnapping spate
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By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES should ban offshore gaming operators in the country because it has spun a fresh…
Philippines told to explore South China Sea for oil
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PXPENERGY.COM.PH By Matthew Carl L. Montecillo THE NATIONAL Government should proceed with the exploration of the South China Sea for oil and…
Comelec disqualifies Albay governor from elections
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THE COMELEC office in Intramuros, Manila — PATRICK ROQUE THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified Albay Governor Noel E. Rosal from…
SIM card bill OK’d on 3rd reading
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REUTERS CONGRESSMEN on Monday approved on third reading a bill that will require the registration of subscriber identity modules (SIM) cards to…
Taiwan wants Philippines to back its UN inclusion
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TAIWAN wants the Philippines to back its bid for inclusion in global discussions including those in the United Nations (UN), as world…