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Lucio Tan taking PAL private

By Lawrence Agcaoili | October 18, 2014 - 12:00am

The Lucio Tan Group has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of the listed parent firm of Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL) after buying back the interest of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) in...

Business

Ang steps down as PAL president

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

Businessman Ramon S. Ang officially stepped down yesterday as president and chief operating officer of flag carrier Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL) almost a month after the group of taipan Lucio Tan bought back the...

Business

PAL to receive 15 new Airbus planes this yr

By Lawrence Agcaoili | March 31, 2014 - 12:00am

National flag carrier Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL), jointly owned by taipan Lucio Tan and diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), is scheduled to take the delivery of 15 brand new Airbus aircraft this...

Business

P.4-B ‘nadugas’ sa Masinloc

June 26, 2006 - 12:00am

Isang kompanyang may maliit na puhunan lamang ang tumiba ng P425 milyon sa kontrobersiyal na pagbebenta ng Masinloc power plant ng National Power Corp. (Napocor).

Bansa

Raising an issue

By A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) | By Jose C. Sison | January 23, 2003 - 12:00am

Summary judgment is a procedural device to avoid long drawn out litigations and useless delays. It is resorted to when the pleadings of the parties show that there are no genuine issues of fact to be tried; when...

Opinion