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A lot at stake in May polls

By Boo Chanco | March 15, 2004 - 12:00am

It may seem like summer fiesta time for many people out there in the countryside as candidates come and try to woo their votes with the help of the Sexbomb dancers and Kris Aquino. But as I said in a previous column,...

Business

ADB-backed project to modernize North Luzon Expressway

February 18, 2003 - 12:00am

An official start-up ceremony was held recently in Mexico, Pampanga, for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-backed project to rehabilitate and modernize the North Luzon Expressway. The $378-million project will transform...

Business

First Holdings assumes Benpres obligations in north tollways project

By Christina Mendez | December 27, 2002 - 12:00am

First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPHC), the Lopez-owned holding unit for the group’s energy and infrastructure ventures, has assumed the loan guarantee obligations of its debt-plagued parent company Benpres...

Business

Benpres subsidiary hikes capital

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 26, 2002 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the increase in authorized capital stock of First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corp., from P1 billion to P2.5 billion. First Phil. Infrastructure is a...

Business