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SEN. MAR
ROXAS II, whose stint as trade secretary had seen the
birth and “fi rst growth wave” of the BPO sector in the
country, shares his insights at the launch of the report
Off shoring
& Outsourcing Roadmap 2010 published by the Business
Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), as
Alfredo Ayala, BPAP chairman, and Oscar Sańez, the group’s
CEO, listen. --RHOY
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Exclusive:
Coming soon at The Fort: the Hooters |
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HOOTERS, the
American restaurant made famous by its buxomy beautiful
babes, will be opening its first outlet in the Philippines
at The Fort entertainment strip in Taguig City.
This was
confirmed by Kaz Endo, managing director and partner of
Paradise Wings Llp., a Guam-based company which owns the
Hooters franchise for Guam and Asia, including the
Philippines. |
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Government harnesses legal
experts in final fight for Jpepa |
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SHOULD the
peso continue to strengthen and remain steady at below 46 to
the dollar, the government could save at least P4.1 billion
on debt payments in 2008, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya
told the Senate on Monday in the hearing on the budget. |
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Peso gain spells P4-B ’08
savings |
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RECOGNIZING
that the issue of constitutionality is the last major
stumbling block for the ratification of the
Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa),
the government has decided to seek the opinion of some of
the country’s top legal minds in hopes they will back the
agreement on legal grounds. |
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IMF coming soon, no longer as
prying creditor but as guest |
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FOR the
first time in decades, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
will come to visit Manila within the month not as creditor
but as guest, and try to impact what it knows of
competitiveness in a highly globalized environment,
officials said on Monday. |
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DOE consults oil firms,
transport groups on prices |
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THE
continuous surge in world oil prices has prompted the
Department of Energy (DOE) to initiate agreements among
members of public-transport groups and local oil companies
on measures to mitigate the impact of high world oil prices,
DOE Secretary Angelo T. Reyes said Monday. |
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BPO sector can cope with rising
labor, rental costs |
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THE
Philippines can handle the foreseen problems of rising labor
costs and land rentals in the business-process outsourcing (BPO)
industry, a leading executive of a major think tank said on
Monday. |
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BIR wins tax row with BAT, for
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EMBATTLED
British American Tobacco (BAT), manufacturer of Pall Mall,
has agreed to pay—under protest, with possibility of a tax
credit later if a final ruling upholds its case—the highest
possible excise tax of P26.06 for its product, according to
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) chief Lilian Hefti. |
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How do you text ‘k’ and ‘c u’
in Chinese, Japanese? Ask Smart |
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SMART
Communications Inc. has enhanced its international text
messaging service to include Japanese and Chinese short
messaging service (SMS). |
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Follow-on
offering Ben C.
Tiu (left), chairman of TKC Steel Corp., is having a light
moment with Francisco Sebastian, president of First Metro
Investment Corp., during an investors’ briefing on follow-on
offering of the TKC Steel held in Makati City.
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