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Binay, Purisima disagree on removal of tax perks for mass-housing projects

The country’s housing czar, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, is bucking a Department of Finance (DOF) move to scratch mass housing off a list of businesses that can enjoy tax perks.

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Limited resources impair Asian countries’ MDG implementation

While goal setting helped some poor countries in Asia and the Pacific make substantial progress in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), limited resources and capacity made it difficult for many countries to implement the MDGs.

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SBMA reports 12-percent tourist, visitor growth in Q1

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has reported a 12-percent growth in tourism in the first quarter of the year.

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