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Bro. Eddie umangal sa ‘5-6’

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Kinalampag kahapon ni Bro. Eddie Villanueva ang gobyerno laban sa pamamayagpag ng mga hindi makatarungang lending practices sa bansa katulad ng 5-6. Ayon kay Villanueva, hindi pa rin natatapos ang kultura ng “kapit...

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Kinalampag kahapon ni Bro. Eddie Villanueva, kandidatong senador ang gobyerno laban sa mga pa­mamayagpag ng mga hindi makatarungang lending practices sa bansa katulad ng 5-6.

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Creba backs wage increase but urges reforms first

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Founder and Chairman of the Board

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Housing industry leaders yesterday called on the government to impose a ceiling of not more than 10 percent on bank lending rates and at the same time abolish the various taxes on bank transactions in order to spark...

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