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                    [Title] => IMF study shows Phl mining fiscal regime not globally competitive
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Canadian mining firm MBMI Resources, Inc., which operates the Rio Tuba nickel project in Palawan in partnership with Olympic Mines and Development Corp., will legally fight the recent decision of the Philippines to cancel MBMI’s Financial and Technical Assistance Agreements (FTAAs) in Palawan.
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                    [Title] => Funds flow drives gold price to 25-year highs
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                    [Title] => Market capitalization up 25% to P5T
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Excluding the two foreign companies listed in the PSE, market capitalization jumped 46 percent to P2 trillion from P1.4 trillion.  The two foreign firms – Canadian insurance giants Manulife Financial Corp. and Sun Life Financial Inc. – account for 60 percent of  total market capitalization.


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                    [Title] => Stock brokers keen to revive operations at less capital
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Aside from Mark Securities, another broker firm that announced its intention to re-enter the equities market is JP Morgan.  The foreign brokerage house hopes to resume trading operations in the Philippines in July pending compliance with requirements.


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"The company plans to carry on with three more exploration projects in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. We are currently talking with several potential investors and we expect to come out with a positive announcement in the next three weeks," said Tony W. Robbins, Indophil managing director. 


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                    [Title] => Government seeks reversal of mines ruling
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The court filing cited potential losses of more than $10 billion to the country after the Supreme Court last month struck down a law that allowed foreign companies to own 100 percent of mining operations. 


The Philippines would lose $9.5 billion in mining revenues, $461 million in potential investments and $1 billion in taxes from mining companies along with nearly 7,500 jobs as a result of the Supreme Court decision, the filing said. 

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                    [Title] => Purisima urges SC to recall decision on Mining Act
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The FTAAs basically allow foreign investors to control up to 100 percent of local mining operations.


According to the SC decision, the FTAAs violates the Philippine Constitution which prohibits 100-percent foreign ownership of natural resources.


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Excluding the two foreign companies listed in the PSE, market capitalization jumped 46 percent to P2 trillion from P1.4 trillion.  The two foreign firms – Canadian insurance giants Manulife Financial Corp. and Sun Life Financial Inc. – account for 60 percent of  total market capitalization.


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The Philippines would lose $9.5 billion in mining revenues, $461 million in potential investments and $1 billion in taxes from mining companies along with nearly 7,500 jobs as a result of the Supreme Court decision, the filing said. 

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