 | Rice prices tumble for fourth straight day
Gulf News | Tokyo: Rice tumbled for a fourth straight day as the US said it would not object if Japan exported from its stockpile of imported rice to ease tight global supplies that had pushed the price to a re... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) | |
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 | YEMEN: ICRC appeals for more funds as IDP numbers rise
IRINnews web | Photo: WFP SANAA, - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed for an additional US$8 million to help it respond to the increasing needs of civilians affected by fighting i... (photo: AP / ) | |
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 Pepsi's profit declines as soft drink sales drop in the first three months
The Manila Times | PROFITS at the country's lone listed soda bottler fell on modest growth in soft drink sales. | In a disclosure, Pepsi Cola Products Philippines Inc. on Wednesday said its unaudited profits fell for ... (photo: WN / james) |
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 Peso falls despite start of remittance inflows
The Manila Times By Maricel E. Burgonio, Reporter | DESPITE strong overseas remittance inflows, the peso closed weaker on Wednesday as the dollar strengthen while investors remain cautious about rising inflation and t... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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 BSP to relax banks' ID requirements
The Manila Times | THE Bangko Sental ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to compel banks to require one identification card for banking transactions. | BSP Deputy Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. s... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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 Cebu Pacific raises the ante
The Manila Times By Darwin G. Amojelar Reporter | CEBU Pacific has raised the ante in an ongoing price war with rivals, after it announced on Wednesday its most aggressive marketing move ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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 PSE income drops on lower trading volume, listings
The Manila Times | THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) announced on Wednesday that its first-quarter earnings this year fell due to lower trading volumes and lesser listings or sales of s... (photo: OPS-NIB / Marcelino Pascua) |
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 Clark investors urge President to sign executive order allowing open skies for DMIA
The Manila Times | CLARK FREEPORT: Locators of Clark Economic Zone on Wednesday urged President Arroyo to sign an executive order allowing unlimited freedom rights to foreign air carriers... (photo: OPS/NIB / Rey Baniquet) |
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 CBCP backs Pangsinan's Bishop Cruz
The Manila Times | THE influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday rallied behind one of their members who is now a subject of an arrest warrant issued ... (photo: WN) |
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 LGUS to get P12.5b for rice program
The Manila Times By Ira Karen Apanay Senior Reporter | Billions from the Internal Revenue Allotment shares of local government units will be used for the rice self-sufficiency program of ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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 Fast-food giant plans new round of price hikes
The Manila Times By Likha C. Cuevas-Miel, Reporter | PRICES of Yum burger and Chicken Joy may rise anew, as the bell weather for the average Filipino's penchant for fast-food plans anothe... (photo: creative commons) |
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 Indonesia gets into hot water
Asia Times By Andrew Symon | DARJAT, West Java - In the shadow of steep volcanic mountains, Indonesia is seeking to develop a cleaner future for its energy industry. Pressurized ste... (photo: creative commons / Fishdecoy) |
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