Category: Philippines
Philippine tax sheriff takes aim at cheats to hit target
The Philippines’ chief tax collector is constantly thinking about targets. Sometimes she picks up an assault rifle and hits them. In July 2010, newly-elected President [...]
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Philippine tax sheriff takes aim at cheats to hit target
The Philippines’ chief tax collector is constantly thinking about targets. Sometimes she picks up an assault rifle and hits them. In July 2010, newly-elected President [...]
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Freedom of Information measure hurdles House committee
A Measure easing access to state information was finally passed yesterday at the committee level in the House of Representatives with congressmen approving a substitute bill [...]
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Philippines billionaire plans $1.5b hotel investment
Philippine billionaire Andrew Tan plans to spend $1.5 billion to triple his Alliance (AGI) Global Group Inc.’s hotel rooms and become the nation’s largest hotel [...]
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Philippines creates body to look into rights cases
Officials say the Philippine president has created an inter-agency body to investigate and monitor high-profile human rights cases, including a 2009 massacre that left 58 [...]
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Philippines’ September imports up 3.6pct on year
Philippine imports in September rose 3.6 percent from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Tuesday. KEY DATA September August July Jun May April March Imports ($ [...]
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Philippines says 146 Marcos paintings missing
More than 140 paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other masters which were bought with stolen funds by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos remain missing, the [...]
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DOE says setting up ’1-stop-shop for investments’
The Department of Energy (DOE) said it is developing a one-stop-shop for investments into the energy sector. This will fasttrack the permitting process for power and oil [...]
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Philippines’ September imports up 3.6pct on year
Philippine imports in September fell/rose xxx percent from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Tuesday. KEY DATA September August July Jun May April March Imports [...]
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Manila rising, so are rents as confidence in Philippines grows
Manila’s changing skyline demonstrates a city coming up in the world. The capital of the Philippines is in the throes of a property boom described as the best in two [...]
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Philippines billionaire Tan plans $1.5b hotel investment
Philippine billionaire Andrew Tan plans to spend $1.5 billion to triple his Alliance (AGI) Global Group Inc.’s hotel rooms and become the nation’s largest hotel [...]
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Philippines’ oldest mining firm makes move to medical services
The Philippines – Eat, drink coffee, play with kids, shop for clothes, try the latest gadgets, visit a book tore, scout for gift items, find a dress, do the grocery [...]
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Philippines leads pack in promoting female academics
When Emerlinda Roman finished her term last year as president of the University of the Philippines, she had no shortage of female company occupying the top offices at other [...]
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BSP to link property loans to bank capital
In a move to have a firmer handle on the overall real estate exposure of banks, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday said that it is looking at relating these [...]
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Philippines losing billions of pesos from oil smuggling
The Philippines continues to lose billions of pesos in revenue each year from the proliferation of smuggled petroleum products in the country, an industry player said on [...]
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