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Despite the airmist-cooled mess that is the NAIA, let’s hope the hundreds of participants in last week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia returned home with positive impressions of the Philippines.

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) declared today that it does not take sides on the territorial disputes over the South China Sea.

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He wants to have fun in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 829066 [Title] => Lin headed to Houston [Summary] =>

Jeremy Lin's incredible run in New York won't have a sequel, according to a published report.

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The Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) has asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to shelve its plan to implement an expensive tax stamp scheme, and let the next administration tackle the highly controversial project.

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Key leaders of the powerful House ways and means committee scored officials of SICPA Product Security SA (SICPA) for claiming that it could prevent the illicit tobacco trade, which it says is purportedly worth at least P10 billion.

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Switzerland-based Sicpa Product Security SA, which produces security inks for bank notes and other government documents, said yesterday that it can reverse the estimated P10Switzerland-based Sicpa Product Security SA, which produces security inks for bank notes and other government documents, said yesterday that it can reverse the estimated P10 billion in revenue losses yearly from the smuggling of tobacco. billion in revenue losses yearly from the smuggling of tobacco.

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Asked by The STAR when RP-US negotiations on an FTA might be held  she said, "I don’t know the answer to that. It is really an issue that will follow a new trade promotion authority allocation."
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On the fringes of the 38th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila conducted a bilateral meeting with newly installed US Trade Representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab.

During the meeting, Favila conveyed to Schwab the Philippines’ interest to retain the duty-free trade concessions under the US GSP which is set to expire in December.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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Despite the airmist-cooled mess that is the NAIA, let’s hope the hundreds of participants in last week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia returned home with positive impressions of the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1326232 [Title] => World Economic Forum neutral on South China Sea issue: Official [Summary] =>

The World Economic Forum (WEF) declared today that it does not take sides on the territorial disputes over the South China Sea.

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He wants to have fun in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 829066 [Title] => Lin headed to Houston [Summary] =>

Jeremy Lin's incredible run in New York won't have a sequel, according to a published report.

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The Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) has asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to shelve its plan to implement an expensive tax stamp scheme, and let the next administration tackle the highly controversial project.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 552288 [Title] => Lawmakers score Sicpa claim on lost revenues [Summary] =>

Key leaders of the powerful House ways and means committee scored officials of SICPA Product Security SA (SICPA) for claiming that it could prevent the illicit tobacco trade, which it says is purportedly worth at least P10 billion.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 551680 [Title] => Sicpa confident of reversing P10 billion in revenue losses [Summary] =>

Switzerland-based Sicpa Product Security SA, which produces security inks for bank notes and other government documents, said yesterday that it can reverse the estimated P10Switzerland-based Sicpa Product Security SA, which produces security inks for bank notes and other government documents, said yesterday that it can reverse the estimated P10 billion in revenue losses yearly from the smuggling of tobacco. billion in revenue losses yearly from the smuggling of tobacco.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 7828 [Title] => US downplays trade deal with ASEAN [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-07-23 12:31:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 368187 [Title] => RP misses chance to forge free trade agreement with US [Summary] => WASHINGTON — The Philippines has "missed the train" on the possibility of concluding a free trade agreement with the United States, US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said.

Asked by The STAR when RP-US negotiations on an FTA might be held  she said, "I don’t know the answer to that. It is really an issue that will follow a new trade promotion authority allocation."
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355189 [Title] => RP seeks continued concessions under US GSP program [Summary] => The Philippines has formally asked the US to continue to extend concessions enjoyed by the Philippines under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

On the fringes of the 38th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila conducted a bilateral meeting with newly installed US Trade Representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab.

During the meeting, Favila conveyed to Schwab the Philippines’ interest to retain the duty-free trade concessions under the US GSP which is set to expire in December.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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