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Despite strong public infrastructure spending, the Philippines still needs to double its efforts in attracting more foreign investments to grow the economy by seven to nine percent, a Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. economist said.

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HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks rose Wednesday, lifted by better news about the U.S. economy and comments from the Federal Reserve's chairman that the recession was likely over.

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Central Seafoods, Inc. (CSI) president Nelson Bascones said in an interview that the company has no choice but to penetrate the Philippine market, in order to cope with the export business difficulties.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 368881 [Title] => Debt-ridden PVF faces suspension [Summary] => Volleyball, a once dormant sport turned into a lively game following a series of Shakey’s V-League tournaments the last three years, could hit rock bottom again.

Tony Boy Liao, chairman of the beach volley council of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, said the Philippine Volleyball Federation is in danger of being suspended if it fails to pay its arrears to the FIVB, the world governing body of the sport.
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The indication is in adults with evidence of active viral replication and either evidence of persistent elevations in serum aminotransferases (ALT or AST) or histologically active disease.

Entecavir is an oral antiviral therapy specifically designed to block the replication of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the liver.

The drug will be available in the Philippines in the first quarter.
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According to Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) director Nestorio Gualberto, the intercepted shipment consist of barrels of M-16 and M-14 rifles which were hidden inside balikbayan boxes loaded into a 40-foot container van. Gualberto refused to give further information about the shipment.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282058 [Title] => Smuggled assault rifles intercepted at Manila port [Summary] => Elements of the Intelligence and Enforcement Group (IEG) yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle parts of high-powered rifles through the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

According to Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) director Nestorio Gualberto, the intercepted shipment consist of barrels of M-16 and M-14 rifles which were hidden inside balikbayan boxes loaded into a 40-foot container van. Gualberto refused to give further information about the shipment.
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According to Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) director Nestorio Gualberto, the intercepted shipment consist of barrels of M-16 and M-14 rifles which were hidden inside balikbayan boxes loaded into a 40-foot container van. Gualberto refused to give further information about the shipment.
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Irradiation is the preferred treatment for mangoes shipped to the US and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made this one of the conditions for allowing Philippine mango exporters to source their supply from areas outside of the quarantined Guimaras Island in Western Visayas.
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Buencamino pointed out that unlike major buyers of US beef such as Japan, the Philippines imports an insignificant volume of its beef requirements from the United States.
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                    [Title] => Phl needs to attract more foreign investments – HSBC
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Despite strong public infrastructure spending, the Philippines still needs to double its efforts in attracting more foreign investments to grow the economy by seven to nine percent, a Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. economist said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img542/6149/hsbclogo.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 505444 [Title] => Asian markets rise after better US economic data [Summary] =>

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks rose Wednesday, lifted by better news about the U.S. economy and comments from the Federal Reserve's chairman that the recession was likely over.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-16 13:50:14 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 396209 [Title] => Seafood exporter explores domestic market [Summary] => The difficult export business brought about by the strengthening peso against the US dollar prompted Cebuano-owned seafood exporter, Central Seafoods, Inc. to explore the domestic market.

Central Seafoods, Inc. (CSI) president Nelson Bascones said in an interview that the company has no choice but to penetrate the Philippine market, in order to cope with the export business difficulties.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 368881 [Title] => Debt-ridden PVF faces suspension [Summary] => Volleyball, a once dormant sport turned into a lively game following a series of Shakey’s V-League tournaments the last three years, could hit rock bottom again.

Tony Boy Liao, chairman of the beach volley council of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, said the Philippine Volleyball Federation is in danger of being suspended if it fails to pay its arrears to the FIVB, the world governing body of the sport.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318537 [Title] => BFAD approves entecavir [Summary] => Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced that the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) has approved entecavir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

The indication is in adults with evidence of active viral replication and either evidence of persistent elevations in serum aminotransferases (ALT or AST) or histologically active disease.

Entecavir is an oral antiviral therapy specifically designed to block the replication of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the liver.

The drug will be available in the Philippines in the first quarter.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 281926 [Title] => Smuggled assault rifles intercepted at Manila port [Summary] => Elements of the Intelligence and Enforcement Group (IEG) yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle parts of high-powered rifles through the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

According to Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) director Nestorio Gualberto, the intercepted shipment consist of barrels of M-16 and M-14 rifles which were hidden inside balikbayan boxes loaded into a 40-foot container van. Gualberto refused to give further information about the shipment.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282058 [Title] => Smuggled assault rifles intercepted at Manila port [Summary] => Elements of the Intelligence and Enforcement Group (IEG) yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle parts of high-powered rifles through the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

According to Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) director Nestorio Gualberto, the intercepted shipment consist of barrels of M-16 and M-14 rifles which were hidden inside balikbayan boxes loaded into a 40-foot container van. Gualberto refused to give further information about the shipment.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282190 [Title] => Smuggled assault rifles intercepted at Manila port [Summary] => Elements of the Intelligence and Enforcement Group (IEG) yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle parts of high-powered rifles through the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

According to Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) director Nestorio Gualberto, the intercepted shipment consist of barrels of M-16 and M-14 rifles which were hidden inside balikbayan boxes loaded into a 40-foot container van. Gualberto refused to give further information about the shipment.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 249186 [Title] => DA eyes P129-M US food grant to fund study on irradiation [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to tap a P129-million food grant from the United States to bankroll a feasibility study on mango irradiation technology.

Irradiation is the preferred treatment for mangoes shipped to the US and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made this one of the conditions for allowing Philippine mango exporters to source their supply from areas outside of the quarantined Guimaras Island in Western Visayas.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233365 [Title] => Mad cow problem won’t affect RP meat industry [Summary] => The discovery of mad cow disease in the United States will have little effect on the local meat processing industry, Francisco Buencamino, executive director of the Philippine Association of Meat Processors (PAMPI) said yesterday.

Buencamino pointed out that unlike major buyers of US beef such as Japan, the Philippines imports an insignificant volume of its beef requirements from the United States.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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