Update pressed for list of protected car parts
02/09/2010 | 10:41 AM
A petition from car parts makers to revise a list of products that enjoy protection was heard yesterday, kicking off a process that may eventually lead to an updated Malacañang order.
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Gov't starts tariff review
02/09/2010 | 10:24 AM
The Tariff Commission on Monday said it would take into account local production, employment and state revenues in deciding which tariffs to change in the new listing for 2011 to 2015.
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Duty-free cement, wheat imports OK'd
02/09/2010 | 09:59 AM
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has approved a proposal to extend duty-free imports of wheat and cement to stabilize prices, a Cabinet official said on Monday.
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BPO industry eyes faster sales growth this year
02/09/2010 | 09:25 AM
The business process outsourcing sector (BPO) expects sales to grow by a quarter to $9 billion this year as the industry rides the wave of a general economic recovery. Revenues of $7.2 billion last...
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Experts offer solutions to RP's rice problem
02/08/2010 | 06:21 PM
The government should consider removing quantitative restrictions on rice and do away with state monopoly over imports so it can collect more taxes that it can give away to the poor, an economist...
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PNB doubles profits to P2.2B
02/08/2010 | 03:55 PM
Lucio Tan-led Philippine National Bank (PNB) doubled its net income last year to P2.2 billion due to lending gains, better asset quality and improved operations.
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