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The MMDA chairman said there is nothing much that could be done about our traffic gridlock in the next 15 years.

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More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities.

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The government is speeding up work on the draft legal framework for Islamic banking in the country to further spur economic growth.

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(From left) Play Innovations Inc. president and CEO Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas, Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. (FBDC) director and EVP Anna Ma. Margarita Dy, FBDC CFO Lou Reyes, Bonifacio Global City director Arnel Casanova, Makati Development Corp. president Dan Abando and FBDC head of commercial operations Manny Blas lower a time capsule as part of groundbreaking ceremonies to start construction of KidZania Manila. KidZania, the most inventive and fastest growing kids edutainment concept in the world, has started land development of a 6,000-sqm property at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig  which will be the site of KidZania Manila, a P1-billion interactive kid-sized city.

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Maybank Philippines Inc. (Maybank), a member of the Maybank Group, will be opening three additional branches to complement its existing branch network of 52. This brings the total number of branches to 55 by the end of 2012.

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To provide an alternative investment product for client’s dollar funds, Maybank Philippines Inc. (MPI) now offers the ADDvantage Advance time deposit product in US dollar currency.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341814 [Title] => CCTV recommended in mass transport [Summary] => In the wake of explosions in Metro Manila recently, Deputy Director General Avelino Razon Jr., PNP deputy chief for operations (DCO), recommended the use of close circuit television (CCTV).

Razon said the installation of CCTVs is the most effective way to track down perpetrators of explosions in the metropolis.

He said it has been proven effective in many countries, including London and Singapore.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220838 [Title] => Politics blamed for drop in investment [Summary] => Too much politics has triggered a drop in investments and stifled projected economic growth and targeted investments for the remaining third quarter of 2003 and part of 2004, a stock analyst said yesterday.

"Too much politics is really the factor that weakened our economy and the confidence of investors in the country’s business climate," said Astro del Castillo.

The level of investments in the country, he said, dropped to 20 percent, though portfolio investments are now recovering from a recent drop.
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"All these political events and political noise are obviously hurting us because it tends to undermine confidence in the Philippines, which is unfortunate," Camacho told reporters.
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                    [Title] => Traffic: time to be drastic?
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The MMDA chairman said there is nothing much that could be done about our traffic gridlock in the next 15 years.

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More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities.

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The government is speeding up work on the draft legal framework for Islamic banking in the country to further spur economic growth.

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(From left) Play Innovations Inc. president and CEO Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas, Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. (FBDC) director and EVP Anna Ma. Margarita Dy, FBDC CFO Lou Reyes, Bonifacio Global City director Arnel Casanova, Makati Development Corp. president Dan Abando and FBDC head of commercial operations Manny Blas lower a time capsule as part of groundbreaking ceremonies to start construction of KidZania Manila. KidZania, the most inventive and fastest growing kids edutainment concept in the world, has started land development of a 6,000-sqm property at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig  which will be the site of KidZania Manila, a P1-billion interactive kid-sized city.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 786140 [Title] => Maybank implements expansion program [Summary] =>

Maybank Philippines Inc. (Maybank), a member of the Maybank Group, will be opening three additional branches to complement its existing branch network of 52. This brings the total number of branches to 55 by the end of 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 587602 [Title] => Maybank offers dollar time deposit [Summary] =>

To provide an alternative investment product for client’s dollar funds, Maybank Philippines Inc. (MPI) now offers the ADDvantage Advance time deposit product in US dollar currency.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341814 [Title] => CCTV recommended in mass transport [Summary] => In the wake of explosions in Metro Manila recently, Deputy Director General Avelino Razon Jr., PNP deputy chief for operations (DCO), recommended the use of close circuit television (CCTV).

Razon said the installation of CCTVs is the most effective way to track down perpetrators of explosions in the metropolis.

He said it has been proven effective in many countries, including London and Singapore.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220838 [Title] => Politics blamed for drop in investment [Summary] => Too much politics has triggered a drop in investments and stifled projected economic growth and targeted investments for the remaining third quarter of 2003 and part of 2004, a stock analyst said yesterday.

"Too much politics is really the factor that weakened our economy and the confidence of investors in the country’s business climate," said Astro del Castillo.

The level of investments in the country, he said, dropped to 20 percent, though portfolio investments are now recovering from a recent drop.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220714 [Title] => ‘Politics pulling down economy’ [Summary] => Political infighting is weighing down the economy and sending the peso down near its all-time low, Finance Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho said yesterday after meeting with portfolio investors.

"All these political events and political noise are obviously hurting us because it tends to undermine confidence in the Philippines, which is unfortunate," Camacho told reporters.
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