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Int’l packaging technologies take spotlight in trade fair

By Kris Crismundo/PNA MANILA -- The latest in packaging technologies are expected to be showcased at the ProPak Philippines trade fair, slated on Jan. 24 to 26 at the World Trade Center...

Dominguez still hopeful about approval of tax reforms

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III remains hopeful that lawmakers would still approve pending tax reform packages, a priority program of the Duterte administration, citing their potential benefits...

Business owners nix another round of wage hikes

PNA MANILA -- Despite strong opposition being put up by business owners and employers, workers group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is mulling the filing of wage increase petitions in...

FMIC official eyes 2% RRR cut in 1st sem

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- An official of First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) has forecast that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will further relax the reserve requirement ratio for banks, with...

Registered business enterprises in NegOcc up by 17%

By Erwin Nicavera/PNA BACOLOD CITY -- The total registered businesses in Negros Occidental increased by almost 17 percent in 2018, records of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have showed. Last year, there...

Filipino firm should take over Hanjin ops: DND

By Priam Nepomuceno/PNA MANILA -- A Filipino company's acquisition of the shipbuilding business of the debt-ridden Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil) will be beneficial to the ongoing modernization efforts of the...
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