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Napocor, a financial black hole

By Rey Gamboa | June 21, 2004 - 12:00am

The Macapagal-Arroyo administration’s generous pronouncement that it is now willing to absorb as much as P500 billion of the state-run National Power Corp.’s debts sounds to many more like a marketing ploy...

Business

Managing fallouts from rising oil prices

By Rey Gamboa | June 18, 2004 - 12:00am

The last time oil prices breached the $42 per barrel level was in 1983, a time when Iran and Iraq were warring against each other. In fact, the cost of a barrel of oil almost breached the $60 mark, although on the...

Business

Philippines not yet wowing them

By Rey Gamboa | October 27, 2003 - 12:00am

Long before the 9/11 incident, the Abu Sayyaf kidnappings, the SARS phenomena, the July 27 military mutiny at Oakwood, and the travel advisories against the Philippines, tourists traveling to this part of the world...

Business