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By: Miguel R. Camus Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:04 AM February 14, 2017 https://business.inquirer.net/224528/mactan-intl-airport-eyes-links-australia-europe The country’s second-busiest air gateway, the Mactan Cebu International Airport, wants a bigger slice of the international market, eyeing links to Australia and Europe in the next two years. The airport, where a brand new terminal will open by 2018, also wants […]
By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) Updated February 14, 2017 – 12:00am http://www.philstar.com/business/2017/02/14/1671907/cebu-airport-targets-12-hike-passenger-arrivals-year MANILA, Philippines – The operator of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is aiming for a 12 percent increase in passenger arrivals at the airport this year amid efforts to promote the opening of new routes. In a statement yesterday, GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport […]
But the Senate committee wants someone ‘to be held liable’ for the P200-million naming rights contract of SM Prime, which caused the almost 8-year delay of the project By Chrisee Dela Paz Published Mon, Feb 13, 2017 7:00 PM Subscribe to Rappler to receive the latest news straight to your inbox http://www.rappler.com/business/161336-senate-hearing-mrt-lrt-common-station-dotr MANILA, Philippines – […]
By Keith Richard D. Mariano Posted on February 14, 2017 http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=Okada-Manila-defers-opening-to-March&id=140615 OKADA MANILA is formally opening next month with the commencement of casino operations catering to high rollers and the unveiling of the two-hectare dancing fountain, indoor beach and other facilities under its first phase. In a statement issued on Friday, Tiger Resorts, Leisure & […]
By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) Updated February 14, 2017 – 12:00am http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/02/14/1672066/prepare-big-one MANILA, Philippines – Residents of Metro Manila and nearby provinces should prepare for the “Big One,” a magnitude 7.2 earthquake to be generated by the West Valley Fault, which is ripe for movement. Amid the devastation caused by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake […]
PRA names 96 reclamation ventures February 10, 2017/ http://www.tribune.net.ph/business/pra-names-96-reclamation-ventures The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has identified 96 reclamation ventures in varying stages of evaluation or approval along with 487 unauthorized projects that the government plans to either seek reimbursement from or take back the lands through forfeiture proceedings. Speaking at the 40th anniversary celebration of […]
By MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO, TMT on February 10, 2017 / http://www.manilatimes.net/dof-approves-20-reclamation-projects/311433/ The Department of Finance has given the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) the green light for 20 of 96 reclamation projects in the pipeline, which could generate hundreds of billions of pesos worth of public assets and help modernize some of the country’s vital ports. “We cannot overstate […]
The decision by Nikkei 225-listed Nisshinbo Holdings marks the first time a Japanese company has publicly abandoned a Mexican facility in response to the new US president’s protectionist outbursts BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Published Thu, Feb 9, 2017 4:45 PM http://www.rappler.com/business/160960-japan-firm-drops-mexico-plant-plan-over-trump-warnings TOKYO, Japan – A top Japanese company said on Thursday, February 9, it had dropped […]
By AP (The Philippine Star) Updated February 10, 2017 – 12:00am http://www.philstar.com/business/2017/02/10/1670684/us-judge-blocks-anthem-cigna-merger SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Anthem Inc.’s bid to buy rival health insurer Cigna Corp., saying the merger would likely lead to higher costs, less competition and diminished innovation. US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the merger would […]
Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:28 AM February 10, 2017 https://business.inquirer.net/224315/bsp-raises-inflation-forecasts-2017-2018 Inflation this year and next year are expected to pick up faster than earlier expected due to higher oil prices as well as a weaker peso, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas officials said Thursday. During the meeting of the Monetary Board, the BSP’s highest policymaking body, the […]
