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                    [Title] => Globe net income jumps 33% to P1.421B in 1st quarter
                    [Summary] => Ayala-owned Globe Telecom (Globe) posted strong growth during the first quarter of 2002 at it reported a 33-percent increase in net income to P1.421 billion from a year ago.


The result was in line with analyst forecasts the firm would see earnings rise, but that it would not be able to replicate the three-fold annual growth it posted in the first quarter of 2001.


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                    [Title] => Multitech to acquire Intercontinental Paper
                    [Summary] => Multitech Investments Corp. (MIC) will acquire majority ownership of Intercontinental Paper Industries Inc. (IPII) through a share-swap agreement valued at roughly P420 million.


In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), MIC said its board of directors has approved the subscription of 560 million of its common shares by the stockholders of IPII, which shall be paid in the form of common IPII shares hence resulting in MIC taking over majority control of the paper manufacturer.


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                    [Title] => Pullout of US pension fund depresses local stock mart
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                    [Title] => Singapore firm to raise P691-M
                    [Summary] => Singapore-based energy firm Salcon Power Corp. (SPC) will lead off the anticipated stream of initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, starting the offer period to raise as much as P691 million on March 6.


In a circular to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SPC said it will offer a total of 313.9 million common shares or 20 percent of its outstanding capital to the public from March 6-14, to be tentatively listed on April 2.


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                    [Title] => SEC sets probe on insider trading
                    [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to look into another possible insider trading case, this time involving Philex Mining Corp. stocks.


Jose Aquino, director of the SEC’s Compliance and Enforcement Department, told the PSE to "make a necessary investigation if there was a possible insider trading" that involved Philex shares from June 15-20, 2001.


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                    [Title] => Metro Pacific bares plans for non-core businesses
                    [Summary] => After amassing P12.6 billion in cash from the sale of its non-property assets, Metro Pacific Corp. is likely to lay low on new divestments this year and instead concentrate on enhancing the value of the remaining non-core holdings, MPC president and CEO Ricardo Pascua said.


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                    [Title] => ABS-CBN to buy back  P4-B shares, PDRs
                    [Summary] => Media giant ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. will buy back from the market about P4-billion worth of its common shares and Philippine Depository Receipts (PDRs) to consolidate its holdings and to provide benefits to its employees.


"The company plans to acquire up to 10 million shares or PDRs, which will be used for the employees’ stock option plan," ABS vice president and chief financial officer Randolph Estrellano told the Philippine Stock Exchange.


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                    [Title] => ABS-CBN to buy back  P4-B shares, PDRs
                    [Summary] => Media giant ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. will buy back from the market about P4-billion worth of its common shares and Philippine Depository Receipts (PDRs) to consolidate its holdings and to provide benefits to its employees.


"The company plans to acquire up to 10 million shares or PDRs, which will be used for the employees’ stock option plan," ABS vice president and chief financial officer Randolph Estrellano told the Philippine Stock Exchange.


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                    [Title] => PSE considers listing of more government bonds
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) plans to further expand its product offering with the proposed listing of more government bonds, in particular Pag-IBIG and DECS bonds.


PSE president Ramon Garcia said the bond listing is part of the Exchange’s efforts to offer more exciting and innovating products to the public, coming on the heels of the successful listing of the Small-Denominated Treasury (SDT) Bonds last January.


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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), MIC said its board of directors has approved the subscription of 560 million of its common shares by the stockholders of IPII, which shall be paid in the form of common IPII shares hence resulting in MIC taking over majority control of the paper manufacturer.


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Jose Aquino, director of the SEC’s Compliance and Enforcement Department, told the PSE to "make a necessary investigation if there was a possible insider trading" that involved Philex shares from June 15-20, 2001.


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"The company plans to acquire up to 10 million shares or PDRs, which will be used for the employees’ stock option plan," ABS vice president and chief financial officer Randolph Estrellano told the Philippine Stock Exchange.


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PSE president Ramon Garcia said the bond listing is part of the Exchange’s efforts to offer more exciting and innovating products to the public, coming on the heels of the successful listing of the Small-Denominated Treasury (SDT) Bonds last January.


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