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Developing a competitive advantage is a critical factor for the success and survival of small and emerging enterprises amid competition.

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The Negros Occidental Provincial Development Council (PDC) opposes the plan of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to impose an Expanded Value Added Tax (E-VAT) on raw sugar and require the planters to issue an official receipt (OR) for the sugar they have sold.

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The National Food Authority (NFA) Council will deliberate this month on the petition of corn farmers to be allowed to export their produce, said Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.

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The plan of the BIR to impose expanded value added tax (EVAT) on raw sugar and to require planters to issue official receipts for the sugar they sold has met objection from Negros Occidental officials and the planters themselves.

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Newly-elected Senator Nancy Binay met with the country’s sugar industry leaders in Cebu yesterday to address their concerns.

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Citing its P70-billion contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product growth, the sugar industry should be a priority of the national government, San Juan Rep. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito Estrada said.

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By 2015, the country’s insurance industry will be competing for the thin local market against its counterparts from the Association of South East Asian Nations (

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BDO Unibank Inc. has raised P43.5 billion (approximately $1 billion), considered the largest ever equity markets transaction by a Philippine issuer.

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) remains in good shape and offers “great opportunities” for growth over the next few years, Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief economist Changyong Rhee said.

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The BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) has set a net income target for 2012 of P12.5 billion, or 19-percent higher than the P10.5 billion income it earned in 2011.

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The Negros Occidental Provincial Development Council (PDC) opposes the plan of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to impose an Expanded Value Added Tax (E-VAT) on raw sugar and require the planters to issue an official receipt (OR) for the sugar they have sold.

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The National Food Authority (NFA) Council will deliberate this month on the petition of corn farmers to be allowed to export their produce, said Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.

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The plan of the BIR to impose expanded value added tax (EVAT) on raw sugar and to require planters to issue official receipts for the sugar they sold has met objection from Negros Occidental officials and the planters themselves.

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Newly-elected Senator Nancy Binay met with the country’s sugar industry leaders in Cebu yesterday to address their concerns.

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Citing its P70-billion contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product growth, the sugar industry should be a priority of the national government, San Juan Rep. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito Estrada said.

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By 2015, the country’s insurance industry will be competing for the thin local market against its counterparts from the Association of South East Asian Nations (

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BDO Unibank Inc. has raised P43.5 billion (approximately $1 billion), considered the largest ever equity markets transaction by a Philippine issuer.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 803276 [Title] => Asean in good shape, says ADB economist [Summary] =>

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) remains in good shape and offers “great opportunities” for growth over the next few years, Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief economist Changyong Rhee said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 798669 [Title] => BDO targets P12.5-B net income [Summary] =>

The BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) has set a net income target for 2012 of P12.5 billion, or 19-percent higher than the P10.5 billion income it earned in 2011.

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