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The number of plans sold for the first semester decreased to 246,766 from 272,923 in the same period last year, with education and life plans reporting a 14 percent and 26 percent decline, respectively in their sales.     


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Pre-need sector suffers 9.5% drop in sales

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 9, 2004 - 12:00am

Mirroring low consumer confidence in light of the uncertain global economy, the country’s pre-need industry suffered a 9.5 percent decline in sales for the first six months of the year, the Securities and...

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