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Standing on the Philippine Plaza Hotel’s curb watching other senators get into their cars some years ago when Vicente Paterno was a senator himself, he said to his companion “Oh good, he’s riding a small car.”

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Holderbank Financiere Glaris, which  has a 40-percent stake in ACC and  controls 40 percent of UCC, wants to have management control in the merged entity.


However, the Phinma group, which controls 60 percent of UCC and currently manages the cement firm, wants to continue managing  UCC even after the merger.


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Landbank officials said the state-run bank is currently scouting for a possible joint venture partner which has the financial muscle to help the bank turn around its NPLs and acquired properties.


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A top DTI official told reporters that cement manufacturers registered with the
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After the respective stockholders of Bacnotan Cement Corp., Davao Union Cement
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A top DTI official told reporters that cement manufacturers registered with the
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Vicente Paterno: Nation Builder

By Joan Orendain | September 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Standing on the Philippine Plaza Hotel’s curb watching other senators get into their cars some years ago when Vicente...

Starweek Magazine

BOC revives plan to transform Port of San Fernando

By Iris Gonzales | May 3, 2011 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is reviving plans to transform the Port of San Fernando in La Union into a major regional hub for cargoes, its top official said yesterday.

Business

Union, Alsons merger hits snag

By Marianne V. Go | June 13, 2002 - 12:00am

The expected merger between Union Cement Corp. (UCC) and Alsons Cement Corp. (ACC) is being delayed by discussions over management control and valuation. Holderbank Financiere Glaris, which has a 40-percent stake...

Business

Landbank seeks jt venture to settle NPLs

By Rocel Felix | September 23, 2001 - 12:00am

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) plans to settle its bad debts or non-performing loans (NPLs) of P29.6 billion along with foreclosed properties worth P11.1 billion by entering into a joint venture with a foreign...

Business

DTI may suspend incentives enjoyed by cement companies

By Des Ferriols | March 31, 2000 - 12:00am

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is likely to suspend the incentives and privileges being enjoyed by cement companies that have failed to comply with repeated directives to disclose information on their...

Business

SEC okays 3-way merger of cement firms

By Christina Mendez | February 11, 2000 - 12:00am

The three-way merger of the cement units affiliated with the Phinma Group of Companies was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission last Tuesday, formally creating the country's biggest cement company...

Business