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GMA News.tv » Megaworld secures deal to help develop JUSMAG
Megaworld Corp. was chosen as the government"s joint venture partner to develop the Joint United States Military Advisory Group (JUSMAG) property in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, the company said on Thursday. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Philippine stocks slip due to lack of fresh leads
Philippine stocks slipped in lethargic end-of-week trade with the absence market-moving news in the weeks leading to the Holy Week. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Oil drifts below $82 as month-long rally stalls
SINGAPORE - Oil prices drifted below $82 a barrel Friday in Asia, pulling back from a monthlong rally that was fueled by mostly positive news about the US economy. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Arroyo inks land titling, tax info sharing laws
Two landmark laws — one allowing the sharing of taxpayer information with foreign entities and another making it easier for Filipinos to secure land titles — have been signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [Link]
GMA News.tv » GMA inks land titling, tax info sharing laws
Two landmark laws — one allowing the sharing of taxpayer information with foreign entities and another making it easier for Filipinos to secure land titles — have been signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [Link]
GMA News.tv » US stocks end mixed after price, jobs reports
Major stock indexes ended mixed Thursday on more evidence that the economy is regaining strength at a slow pace. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Ayala Land eyes sale of 12,000 housing units in three years
Ayala Land, Inc. is aiming to sell 12,000 economic housing units in six locations outside Metro Manila in the next three years under new unit Amaia Land Corp. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Banking resources grow by almost a tenth
Steady growth in deposits supported the local banking industry"s growth last year, with total resources growing by almost a tenth amid the US-led global financial crisis. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Robinsons Land to build 4 new malls
Robinsons Land Corp., the real estate arm of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., plans to build four new shopping malls this year to bring the total to 33, amid an the upbeat outlook for the property sector. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Asian stock markets mostly lower; euro falls
HONG KONG - Asian stock markets were mostly lower on Thursday, while the euro weakened after Greece said it might seek international assistance to resolve its debt crisis. [Link]
GMA News.tv » South China drought worsens, threatens crops
BEIJING - Parts of southern China are suffering from the worst drought in decades, leaving millions of people with inadequate water and huge areas of farmland too dry to plant, state media reported on Thursday. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Nissan to make electric vehicle in UK from 2013
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. said it would produce its electric vehicle, the Leaf, in England starting early 2013. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Food prices to remain stable despite drought
Prices of prime commodities such as rice, chicken and fish would likely remain stable in the second quarter, with ample supply despite an El Niño-induced drought, the Agriculture department said on Thursday. [Link]
GMA News.tv » RP stock index tracks Wall Street, posts slight gain
Local share prices slightly went up in thin trade on Thursday, pulled up by Wall Street"s overnight rally due to pledges of lower interest rates from US banks. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Oil falls to near $82 after 2-day rally
SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell toward $82 a barrel Thursday in Asia, paring two days of gains that were fueled by signs US crude demand may be improving. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Chowking may expand in the US and Middle East
Chowking Food Corp., a unit of listed food giant Jollibee Foods Corp., may put up more stores here and abroad. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Japan electronics firm investing P13B
Japan-based electronics firm Nidec Corp. plans to infuse P13 billion in additional investments into the country this year, a move that government officials said would generate thousands of jobs. [Link]
GMA News.tv » BIR likely to exceed P157-billion Q1 collection target
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) expects to exceed its March collection target, as well as its goal this quarter, its chief told reporters in a briefing on Wednesday. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Ayala, Metro Pacific, First Gen Northern team up for Angat bid
Three of the country"s biggest business names have joined together to bid for the last major state hydropower plant up for sale. [Link]
GMA News.tv » Henry Sy"s son buys into National Grid
Onetaipan Holdings, controlled by the son of mall tycoon Henry Sy, on Wednesday said it would pay about $350 million to buy a 30-percent interest in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. [Link]
