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San Miguel cuts off rival access to frequency band

By Louella Desiderio | November 11, 2015 - 9:00am

San Miguel Corp. (SMC)  is not in favor of giving telco firms Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe...

Business

Australia’s Telstra eager to compete in Philippine telco

By Louella Desiderio | October 30, 2015 - 10:00am

Australia’s biggest telecommunications provider Telstra will invest nearly $1 billion in the country should it decide...

Business

SMC, Telstra in talks for potential telco venture

By Iris Gonzales | August 28, 2015 - 10:00am

Telstra Corp., Australia’s biggest phone company, and San Miguel Corp. (SMC), the diversified conglomerate, are in talks...

Business

Supreme Court junks government appeal on ETPI case

By Edu Punay | March 29, 2012 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the appeal of the government in its bid to submit additional evidence in a civil suit against the heirs of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and several others in pursuit of alleged...

Business

Supreme Court allows Corona to participate in cases involving JPE, Marcos

By Edu Punay | March 29, 2012 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) has allowed Chief Justice Renato Corona to continue participating in the resolution of a case where Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stand as respondents.

Headlines

Supreme Court junks government bid in ETPI case vs Marcos

By Edu Punay | December 27, 2011 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the bid of the government to submit additional evidence in a civil suit against the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and several others in pursuit of alleged ill-gotten wealth in...

Business

BSP okays sale of PBCom to Ongpin group

By Ted P. Torres | November 17, 2011 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has given its stamp of approval to the sale of 97.28 percent of Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom) to a group led by businessman and former Trade Minister Roberto V....

Business

Ongpin-led ISM takes control of PBCom

By Ted P. Torres | June 24, 2011 - 12:00am

ISM Communications Corp., a publicly-listed IT and gaming firm controlled by businessman and former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin, has won the bidding for a majority stake in mid-sized commercial bank Philippine...

Business

SMC's Eastern Telecom joins opposition to PLDT-Digitel deal

May 30, 2011 - 12:00am

Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc. (ETPI) has called on the National Telecommunications Commission to audit the telecommunications and other government infrastructure concessions controlled by the Hong Kong-based...

Business

SMC's Liberty Telecom searching for new head

January 20, 2011 - 12:00am

The much awaited fourth telecommunications player in the country is now looking for a new leader who can navigate it through the rough waters of the highly competitive telco industry.

Business