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Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC) reported yesterday a net income of P2.4 billion in
1999, a growth of 630 percent from a paltry P329 million in the previous
year.

Ricardo S. Pascua, MPC president and chief executive officer, attributed the
big jump in the company's net earnings from the gains on the partial sale of
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Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) for P2.7 billion, the sale of Metro
Bottled  Water Corp. for P933 million, Metrolab Industries Inc.
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1999, a growth of 630 percent from a paltry P329 million in the previous
year.

Ricardo S. Pascua, MPC president and chief executive officer, attributed the
big jump in the company's net earnings from the gains on the partial sale of
MPC's interest in cellphone leader Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) to Japan's
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) for P2.7 billion, the sale of Metro
Bottled  Water Corp. for P933 million, Metrolab Industries Inc.
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Metro Pacific posts P2.4-B profit in '99

By Rocel Felix | February 29, 2000 - 12:00am

Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC) reported yesterday a net income of P2.4 billion in 1999, a growth of 630 percent from a paltry P329 million in the previous year. Ricardo S. Pascua, MPC president and chief executive...

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