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7-Eleven sets P2-B plan for expansion

June 28, 2014 - 12:00am

With the country’s economic prospects showing relatively high rates for continued growth, Philippine Seven Corp.(PSC), the exclusive local licensee of convenience store chain 7-Eleven, ramps up its expansion...

Business

RCBC offers short-term credit facility for SMEs

March 18, 2014 - 12:00am

The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) is offering a new short-term credit facility for small business applying for a business loan through the Rizal Biz Access Line.

Banking

P18-B NLEX-SLEX link deal inked

By Camille Diola | January 21, 2014 - 5:57pm

A joint venture agreement to build a P18-billion link between the North and South Luzon expressways was inked Tuesday between...

Business

MPIC, PNCC set to ink joint venture

By Lawrence Agcaoili | January 21, 2014 - 12:00am

Infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and state-run Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) will sign a joint venture agreement today for the construction of a P23-billion toll...

Business

SMC unit to start construction of NLEX-SLEX road

By Lawrence Agcaoili | January 16, 2014 - 12:00am

Citra Central Expressway Corp. (CCEC), a unit of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), is set to start the construction of a P26.5-billion expressway that would connect the North and South Luzon tollroad...

Business

4-day work week kinontra ng Palasyo

By Rudy Andal | July 11, 2013 - 12:00am

Hindi kinagat ng Malacañang ang panukalang 4-day work week upang mapaluwag ang trapiko sa Metro Manila.

Bansa

DOTC to fasttrack P82-B infra projects

By Lawrence Agcaoili | April 29, 2013 - 12:00am

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is confident that majority of the infrastructure projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) program would be completed within the term of President...

Business

Minority stockholder wants PNCC to stop paying dividends to gov’t

By Lawrence Agcaoili | April 19, 2013 - 12:00am

A minority shareholder of publicly-listed Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) is seeking to stop the construction firm from remitting to the government dividends derived from its shares in the operations...

Business

Tests confirm improvement in Smart network efficiency

By Lawrence Agcaoili | November 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Tests conducted by network turnkey provider and a third party consultant validated the superior network of wireless giant Smart Communications Inc. in North and South Luzon after the completion of the P67.1-billion...

Business

2 NLEX-SLEX links viable - MPTC exec

By Neil Jerome C. Morales | June 1, 2012 - 12:00am

 The two tollways that will connect the North and South Luzon expressways are viable if the infrastructure will cater to different markets, a Metro Pacific official said.

Business