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AGI posted modest earnings growth in the first quarter, supported by property, hospitality, leasing and spirits businesses.

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Fourth-quarter improvement masked a softer full-year earnings picture, with beats still limited across the market.

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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) may complete the evaluation of the P350 billion unsolicited proposal to upgrade the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) submitted by a super consortium of seven conglomerates within two months.

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Perhaps discouraged by the local investment climate or maybe seeing good business opportunities abroad, Filipino companies have been investing abroad quite a bit in recent years.

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Loan exposure of big banks to the country’s conglomerates is very well managed and should not be a cause for concern, according to top bank officials.

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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has given conglomerates only until this month to submit reports of their tax payments.

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AGI posted modest earnings growth in the first quarter, supported by property, hospitality, leasing and spirits businesses.

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Fourth-quarter improvement masked a softer full-year earnings picture, with beats still limited across the market.

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Loan exposure of big banks to the country’s conglomerates is very well managed and should not be a cause for concern, according to top bank officials.

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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has given conglomerates only until this month to submit reports of their tax payments.

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