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                    [Title] => 20 Arabay Inc. tackles the Retail Trade Law
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Prior to 1964, Shell was selling petroleum products directly to commercial and industrial users. But the enforcement of the Retail Trade Law in 1964 limited the sale of goods to Filipinos and Americans by virtue of their parity rights. This government measure affected businesses like Shell which was not 100% Filipino-owned.

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                    [Title] => BOI, PEZA register P77.7-B investments  in January-April
                    [Summary] => 



The Board of Investments (BOI) and the Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) posted a total of P77.67 billion in investments from Jan. 1 to April 30 this year.


The PEZA alone approved P18.07 billion in locator investments in the special economic zones.


The BOI, for its part, managed to attract P6.8 billion for the first four months of this year.


However, the total investment figure for the four-month period was boosted by the posting of the P52.8 billion cumulative investments that came in under the Retail Trade Law.


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                    [Title] => Petron to invest P800M on eight new service stations
                    [Summary] => Petron Corp. will invest up to P800 million this year for the construction  of at least eight new company-owned and company-controlled (COCO) service stations, a ranking company official said yesterday. 


Petron president Khalid Al-Faddagh said the company is allocating about P90 million to P100 million  for each station.   


He said they have recently inaugurated one COCO station along C-5 Road in Taguig.


According to the official, they expect to complete the construction of similar station in Manaoag, Pangasinan by early February.   


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                    [Title] => Petron pushes listing of subsidiary
                    [Summary] => Oil giant Petron Corp. plans to speed up the listing of its subsidiary Petron Marketing  Corp. (PMC) in the stock market, a ranking company official said.


However, Petron chairman Nicasio Alcantara said they would first find a partner in the operations of PMC, its investment arm for its  COCO (company-owned and company-controlled)-related business activities.


"Ideally, we should have partners because of the huge investment that we have to pour into the COCO projects," Alcantara said.


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                    [Title] => SEC clears Guoco unit’s entry into retail trade
                    [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that Prime Orion Properties Inc. and its real estate subsidiary Tutuban Properties Inc. (TPI) can engage in the retail trade business.


In its opinion dated June 14, the SEC said POPI, which is 26.72-percent owned by foreign nationals, can engage in retailing while TPI would have to amend its articles of incorporation to include the intended retail business in its purpose clause.  


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                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804021
                    [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
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                    [Title] => Petron to set up unit to oversee service stations
                    [Summary] => Publicly-listed Petron Corp. yesterday will form a new subsidiary that will handle the company-owned and company-operated (COCO) service stations. 


The new firm, which will be incorporated soon at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will play a major part in launching marketing initiatives to strengthen the Petron brand. 


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                    [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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                    [Title] => Petron’s P5.5-B refinery project gets BOI perks
                    [Summary] => Petron Corp. will receive tax perks from the government for the P5.5-billion modernization of its refinery in Limay, Bataan.


The Board of Investment (BOI) approved recently the grant of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for its modernization project.


The BOI, likewise, prequalified Petron under the new liberalized Retail Trade Law. This means Petron will be allowed to put up its own gasoline and service stations all over the country.


Petron is modernizing its oil refinery in Limay, Bataan to comply with the Clean Air Act.


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                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1805266
                    [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
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                    [Title] => BOI pre-qualifies Casino, Orkam groups under Retail Trade Law
                    [Summary] => The Board of Investments (BOI) has issued certificates of compliance with pre-qualification requirements under the Retail Trade Law to French retail group Casino Guichard Perrachon and Orkam Asian Holdings.


With the pre-qualification, Casino and Orkam can now negotiate with local partners and operate in the country under the Retail Trade Law.


Casino and Orkam’s pre-qualification for entry under the Retail Trade Law follows an earlier announcement stating that the application of McDonalds Corp. for a similar certificate had been approved.


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                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1805266
                    [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
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                    [Title] => Wal-Mart of US defers entry into RP retail market
                    [Summary] => Discouraged by the general impression of political instability and economic uncertainty, retail giants planning to locate in the Philippines have decided to put their plans on hold until the situation normalizes.


Investment officials at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) told reporters that US retail giant Wal-Mart International has put on hold its plans, carefully observing economic trends and the political climate that have direct impact on the consumer market.


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                    [AuthorName] =>  Des  Ferriols
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                    [ArticleID] => 98971
                    [Title] => Estrada prods Congress on Napocor sale
                    [Summary] => 

President Estrada prodded yesterday leaders of Congress to pass into law as
soon as possible the controversial Palace-certified bill to privatize the
state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) to bring down the costs of power to
industries and attract local and foreign investors.

President Estrada issued this call when he spokes yesterday at the inauguration
of the Sanyo Capacitor Phils. Corp.
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                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804833
                    [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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RETAIL TRADE LAW

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The Board of Investments (BOI) and the Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) posted a total of P77.67 billion in investments from Jan. 1 to April 30 this year.


The PEZA alone approved P18.07 billion in locator investments in the special economic zones.


The BOI, for its part, managed to attract P6.8 billion for the first four months of this year.


However, the total investment figure for the four-month period was boosted by the posting of the P52.8 billion cumulative investments that came in under the Retail Trade Law.


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                    [Title] => Petron to invest P800M on eight new service stations
                    [Summary] => Petron Corp. will invest up to P800 million this year for the construction  of at least eight new company-owned and company-controlled (COCO) service stations, a ranking company official said yesterday. 


Petron president Khalid Al-Faddagh said the company is allocating about P90 million to P100 million  for each station.   


He said they have recently inaugurated one COCO station along C-5 Road in Taguig.


According to the official, they expect to complete the construction of similar station in Manaoag, Pangasinan by early February.   


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                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [Title] => Petron pushes listing of subsidiary
                    [Summary] => Oil giant Petron Corp. plans to speed up the listing of its subsidiary Petron Marketing  Corp. (PMC) in the stock market, a ranking company official said.


However, Petron chairman Nicasio Alcantara said they would first find a partner in the operations of PMC, its investment arm for its  COCO (company-owned and company-controlled)-related business activities.


"Ideally, we should have partners because of the huge investment that we have to pour into the COCO projects," Alcantara said.


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                    [Title] => SEC clears Guoco unit’s entry into retail trade
                    [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that Prime Orion Properties Inc. and its real estate subsidiary Tutuban Properties Inc. (TPI) can engage in the retail trade business.


In its opinion dated June 14, the SEC said POPI, which is 26.72-percent owned by foreign nationals, can engage in retailing while TPI would have to amend its articles of incorporation to include the intended retail business in its purpose clause.  


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                    [Summary] => Publicly-listed Petron Corp. yesterday will form a new subsidiary that will handle the company-owned and company-operated (COCO) service stations. 


The new firm, which will be incorporated soon at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will play a major part in launching marketing initiatives to strengthen the Petron brand. 


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                    [Title] => Petron’s P5.5-B refinery project gets BOI perks
                    [Summary] => Petron Corp. will receive tax perks from the government for the P5.5-billion modernization of its refinery in Limay, Bataan.


The Board of Investment (BOI) approved recently the grant of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for its modernization project.


The BOI, likewise, prequalified Petron under the new liberalized Retail Trade Law. This means Petron will be allowed to put up its own gasoline and service stations all over the country.


Petron is modernizing its oil refinery in Limay, Bataan to comply with the Clean Air Act.


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                    [Summary] => The Board of Investments (BOI) has issued certificates of compliance with pre-qualification requirements under the Retail Trade Law to French retail group Casino Guichard Perrachon and Orkam Asian Holdings.


With the pre-qualification, Casino and Orkam can now negotiate with local partners and operate in the country under the Retail Trade Law.


Casino and Orkam’s pre-qualification for entry under the Retail Trade Law follows an earlier announcement stating that the application of McDonalds Corp. for a similar certificate had been approved.


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                    [Summary] => Discouraged by the general impression of political instability and economic uncertainty, retail giants planning to locate in the Philippines have decided to put their plans on hold until the situation normalizes.


Investment officials at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) told reporters that US retail giant Wal-Mart International has put on hold its plans, carefully observing economic trends and the political climate that have direct impact on the consumer market.


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                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
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                    [Title] => Estrada prods Congress on Napocor sale
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President Estrada prodded yesterday leaders of Congress to pass into law as
soon as possible the controversial Palace-certified bill to privatize the
state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) to bring down the costs of power to
industries and attract local and foreign investors.

President Estrada issued this call when he spokes yesterday at the inauguration
of the Sanyo Capacitor Phils. Corp.
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                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
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