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                    [Title] => Ayala Greenfield Estates tough but golfer-friendly
                    [Summary] => From among the more than 200 golf courses he had designed spanning three decades, six continents and 39 countries, this future golfing haven from the Ayala Greenfield Estates in Calamba, Laguna should rank among the best from Robert Trent Jones Jr.’s creations.


If only for the "hill" around which the course has been designed should be enough pull for the golfers of all levels for its uniqueness with the knoll, rescued from the ravages of quarrying, and the course expected to provide a different kind of challenge — against the wind, with it or on the cross.

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                    [Title] => Metro Pacific debt seen below P1B by next year
                    [Summary] => Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC), the local flagship of Hong Kong conglomerate First Pacific Co. Ltd., expects its debts to go down to less than P1 billion by early next year following successful negotiations with several creditors through dacion en pago or payment-in-kind scheme.


MPC president and chief executive officer Jose Ma. Lim said the company will sign in January next year an agreement with the Development Bank of the Philippines and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. for the settlement of P500- million worth of debts.


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                    [Title] => Metro Pacific back in the black in H1
                    [Summary] => Holding firm Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC) swung back to profitability  in the first half of this year as it reported a net income of P93.9 million, a huge turnaround from the P8.07-billion net loss the past year.


MPC president and chief executive officer Jose Ma. Lim said the company’s return to profitability was a result of "achieving significant debt reduction progress, reducing expenses, and improving the performance of our individual business units."


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                    [Title] => Metro Pacific sees turnaround this year
                    [Summary] => Metro Pacific Corp., the local flagship of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd., is hoping to end the year in the black as it expects negotiations with creditors for the full repayment or restructuring of its debts to be completed.


MPC chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said the company’s  goal this year  is to retire all its debts which have weighed down on its profitability over the past years. 


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                    [Title] => MPC, Ayala-Campos group complete deal
                    [Summary] => Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC) and the joint venture between Ayala Land and Greenfield Development Corp. have finally completed the transfer of a $90-million loan the former incurred from its sister company Larouge B.V., paving the way for the official turnover of Bonifacio Land Corp.’s control to the ALI-GDC partnership. 


In a statement, MPC said it closed the deal last April 17, transferring the loan to the ALI-GDC group in exchange for a 50.4-percent stake in BLC, the developer of the Bonifacio Global City. 


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                    [Title] => First Pac OKs sale of Boni Land to Ayala-Greenfield
                    [Summary] => The board of directors and stockholders of Hongkong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. approved the sale to Ayala Land and Greenfield Development Corp. of a $90-million loan secured by a 50.4-percent interest in Bonifacio Land Corp. (BLC).


The STAR learned that the FPC board met in Hong Kong yesterday to finalize the deal, which involves a loan extended by FPC subsidiary Larouge BV to sister firm Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC). MPC owns more than 80 percent of BLC.


MPC officials said they expect the definitive agreement regarding the deal to be signed before the end of the month.

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AYALA LAND AND GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORP

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If only for the "hill" around which the course has been designed should be enough pull for the golfers of all levels for its uniqueness with the knoll, rescued from the ravages of quarrying, and the course expected to provide a different kind of challenge — against the wind, with it or on the cross.

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MPC president and chief executive officer Jose Ma. Lim said the company will sign in January next year an agreement with the Development Bank of the Philippines and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. for the settlement of P500- million worth of debts.


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MPC president and chief executive officer Jose Ma. Lim said the company’s return to profitability was a result of "achieving significant debt reduction progress, reducing expenses, and improving the performance of our individual business units."


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                    [Title] => Metro Pacific sees turnaround this year
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                    [Title] => MPC, Ayala-Campos group complete deal
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In a statement, MPC said it closed the deal last April 17, transferring the loan to the ALI-GDC group in exchange for a 50.4-percent stake in BLC, the developer of the Bonifacio Global City. 


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                    [Title] => First Pac OKs sale of Boni Land to Ayala-Greenfield
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The STAR learned that the FPC board met in Hong Kong yesterday to finalize the deal, which involves a loan extended by FPC subsidiary Larouge BV to sister firm Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC). MPC owns more than 80 percent of BLC.


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Ayala Greenfield Estates tough but golfer-friendly

March 4, 2004 - 12:00am

From among the more than 200 golf courses he had designed spanning three decades, six continents and 39 countries, this future golfing haven from the Ayala Greenfield Estates in Calamba, Laguna should rank among...

Sports

Metro Pacific debt seen below P1B by next year

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 19, 2003 - 12:00am

Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC), the local flagship of Hong Kong conglomerate First Pacific Co. Ltd., expects its debts to go down to less than P1 billion by early next year following successful negotiations with several...

Business

Metro Pacific back in the black in H1

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 13, 2003 - 12:00am

Holding firm Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC) swung back to profitability in the first half of this year as it reported a net income of P93.9 million, a huge turnaround from the P8.07-billion net loss the past year. MPC...

Business

Metro Pacific sees turnaround this year

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | June 22, 2003 - 12:00am

Metro Pacific Corp., the local flagship of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd., is hoping to end the year in the black as it expects negotiations with creditors for the full repayment or restructuring of its...

Business

MPC, Ayala-Campos group complete deal

April 22, 2003 - 12:00am

Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC) and the joint venture between Ayala Land and Greenfield Development Corp. have finally completed the transfer of a $90-million loan the former incurred from its sister company Larouge B.V.,...

Business

First Pac OKs sale of Boni Land to Ayala-Greenfield

March 20, 2003 - 12:00am

The board of directors and stockholders of Hongkong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. approved the sale to Ayala Land and Greenfield Development Corp. of a $90-million loan secured by a 50.4-percent interest in Bonifacio...

Business