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Pre-need sales fall 45% in January-November

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | February 5, 2010 - 12:00am

Total sales of the country’s pre-need companies fell 45 percent in the 11 months ending November 2009 to P7.7 billion, according to latest data released by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Non-Traditional...

Business

Pre-need firms' sales down 19.19% to P3.25 billion in first quarter

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | June 8, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Total sales of the country’s pre-need companies continued their downward spiral, falling 19.19 percent in the first quarter of this year.

Business

Pre-need sales plunge 19% to P15.3 billion last year

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | February 6, 2009 - 12:00am

Total sales of the country’s pre-need companies fell 18.56 percent last year to P15.3 billion, according to latest data released by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Non-Traditional Securities...

Business

Pre-need sales plunge 20.2% in January-November 2008

January 9, 2009 - 12:00am

The local pre-need industry continued its downward slide in the 11-month period to November last year, data from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Non-Traditional Securities Department showed.

Business

Pre-need sales tumble 21%

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 5, 2008 - 12:00am

Sales of the country’s pre-need companies fell 20.8 percent in the first 10 months of the year, mirroring the still weakened confidence of investors in the battered pre-need industry.

Business

Pre-need sales plummet 21% to P11.71 B in first 9 months

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 31, 2008 - 12:00am

Total sales of the local pre-need industry continued its downward trend in September, with year-to-date sales dropping ...

Business

Pre-need sales drop 21%

September 30, 2008 - 12:00am

Sales of the country’s pre-need companies continued their downward trend in the first eight months of the year, ...

Business

Pre-need plan sales contract 21% in H1

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 1, 2008 - 12:00am

Business

Pre-need sales plunge 21% in Jan-April

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | May 21, 2008 - 12:00am

Business

Pre-need sales drop 27% in Q1

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | April 30, 2008 - 12:00am

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