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SC asked to stop perks granted to Thai food firm

By Edu Punay | March 11, 2013 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to stop the government from granting tax incentive to a Thai food company.

Headlines

BOI mulls tax perks for IPPs, other sectors

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | April 17, 2003 - 12:00am

The Board of Investments (BOI) is planning to amend its income tax holiday policy to make it more attractive to independent power producers, infrastructure builders, and service providers. A BOI official said the...

Business

Jawo acts to ease rule on foreign ownership

By Sammy Santos | November 13, 2002 - 12:00am

Saying that many Filipinos allow themselves to be used as "dummies" of foreign investors anyway, Sen. Robert Jaworski, chairman of the Senate economic affairs committee, said he would move to amend the...

Business

Government seeks to draw investments in priority areas

By Marianne V. Go | March 31, 2002 - 12:00am

The Arroyo administration is putting out the welcome mat for foreign investors. Instead of attracting investors to place their money in priority investment areas, the Arroyo administration will instead pinpoint...

Business

Intel to transfer LatAm Pentium 4 plant to RP

By Des Ferriols | March 29, 2001 - 12:00am

Intel, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of semiconductor and electronic components, is transferring its Pentium 4 manufacturing facility in Latin America to its Philippine plant as the company consolidates...

Business