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                    [Title] => ISM to focus on banking after telecom divestment
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Ongpin-led ISM Communications Corp. has decided to complete its divestment in the telecommunications industry to enable it to channel its resources to support its recent investment in the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom).

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San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is now the majority owner of Eastern Telecommunications Phils. Inc. (ETPI) with a 77.7 percent stake after acquiring an additional 37.7 percent in the telecommunications company.

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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 First Pacific Group in the country that may be used to restrict competition in the telco industry.

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ISM Communications suffered a 50 percent drop in its consolidated net income to P149.4 million in 2009 from P301 million in 2008.

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Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (ETPI) is investing around P1.5 billion until next year for a cable backhaul facility and network improvement.

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It was learned that Smart wants ISM Communications, a publicly listed company controlled by former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin which now owns 57.7 percent of ETPI, to acquire Smart’s stake in ETPI at the price which the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) wholly owned mobile subsidiary acquired it many years back.
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The new capitalization consists of 120 billion shares with a par value of one centavo.

ISM is 40 percent owned by Philweb Inc., which is headed by the group of former Trade and Industry Minister Roberto V. Ongpin.

The capital hike allows ISM to convert the advances from prospective investors into equity.
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                    [Title] => ISM to focus on banking after telecom divestment
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Ongpin-led ISM Communications Corp. has decided to complete its divestment in the telecommunications industry to enable it to channel its resources to support its recent investment in the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom).

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 739282 [Title] => SMC gains majority stake in Eastern Telecoms [Summary] =>

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is now the majority owner of Eastern Telecommunications Phils. Inc. (ETPI) with a 77.7 percent stake after acquiring an additional 37.7 percent in the telecommunications company.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 690743 [Title] => SMC's Eastern Telecom joins opposition to PLDT-Digitel deal [Summary] =>

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 First Pacific Group in the country that may be used to restrict competition in the telco industry.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 567934 [Title] => ISM Communications suffers 50% profit drop to P149.4 million in 2009 [Summary] =>

ISM Communications suffered a 50 percent drop in its consolidated net income to P149.4 million in 2009 from P301 million in 2008.

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Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (ETPI) is investing around P1.5 billion until next year for a cable backhaul facility and network improvement.

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It was learned that Smart wants ISM Communications, a publicly listed company controlled by former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin which now owns 57.7 percent of ETPI, to acquire Smart’s stake in ETPI at the price which the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) wholly owned mobile subsidiary acquired it many years back.
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The new capitalization consists of 120 billion shares with a par value of one centavo.

ISM is 40 percent owned by Philweb Inc., which is headed by the group of former Trade and Industry Minister Roberto V. Ongpin.

The capital hike allows ISM to convert the advances from prospective investors into equity.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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