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                    [Title] => BDO sells Mabuhay Vinyl stake
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Banco De Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) is selling its 234,592,391 shares of Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. to Tosoh Corp. at P1 per share.
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                    [Title] => First Pacific’s strategy
                    [Summary] => Contrary to what detractors are saying, Hongkong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. has not outlived its purpose.


In fact, First Pacific CEO Manny Pangilinan tells this writer over lunch that under the conglomerate’s new strategy which he is currently finalizing, First Pacific will be a force to reckon with in the regional food and telecommunications business.


As planned, First Pacific will be buying food companies all over the region to expand the business of its subsidiary, Indofood which is currently the world’s largest noodle maker.


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                    [Title] => TV crews, photogs barred from ‘Boracay’ visit
                    [Summary] => Television crewmen and newspaper photographers will be barred from taking footage and pictures of the alleged "Boracay" mansion of ousted President Joseph Estrada as the Sandiganbayan conducts an ocular inspection of the property on March 19.


Reporters, however, will be allowed to join the justices and lawyers of both parties in touring the P14- million mansion located in New Manila, Quezon City. 


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                    [Title] => Prosecutors to present 3 witnesses vs Estrada
                    [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan paved the way yesterday for the presentation of the prosecutors’ three last witnesses who will testify that a portion of San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito’s P3 million account was deposited into the fictitious Jose Velarde account of his father, deposed President Joseph Estrada.


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                    [Title] => Shemberg makes first payment under rehab program
                    [Summary] => The country’s biggest seaweed/carrageenan company, Shemberg Marketing Corp. (SMC) made its first payment of P221.8 million out of the P1.6 billion it owes to a consortium of commercial banks.


SMC chief executive officer Benson U. Dakay said the P221.8 million represents loan interests and other company commitment and obligations under an omnibus agreement signed between the company and its creditors. The agreement spelled out the company’s 10-year rehabilitation program.


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                    [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix
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                    [Title] => Bank of Commerce nets P15M in Jan-Oct
                    [Summary] => Medium-sized commercial financial institution Bank of Commerce (BoC) registered a modest P15-million net income in the first 10 months of the year mirroring the sluggish condition of the Philippine economy.


Total deposits reached P7.4 billion with total assets of P10.6 billion.


Full year earnings target was set between P18 million to P20 million as the commercial bank chaired by Antonio Cojuangco set its sights towards consolidation after its expansion efforts were delayed.


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                    [Title] => New SSS head vows to continue investigation
                    [Summary] => The newly-appointed president and chief executive officer of the Social Security System (SSS) has vowed to continue investigations on alleged anomalies committed by certain officials of the pension fund.


Likewise, Corazon de la Paz, former chairman of Pricewater—houseCoopers, said she will be seeking legal advice on a recommendation to suspend certain SSS officials named in the ongoing investigations.


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                    [Title] => Exportbank reopens Urban Bank
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) has extended a special loan of P200 million to the Export and Import Bank (EIB) which has acquired Urban Bank.


EIB acquired Urban Bank and its investment arm Urbancorp Investment Inc. (UII) more than a year after it (Urban Bank) was closed due to financial difficulties.


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                    [Title] => Export Bank seeks strategic partners
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The Export and Import Bank, owned by Philexport and the Lippo Group of Hong
Kong, is looking for strategic partners, both foreign and local, to further
boost its trade finance operations in the country.

"We are exploring the possibility of establishing tie-ups or strategic
alliances with both local or foreign banks," Export Bank vice president for
corporate planning Rolando Valenzuela said in an interview with The
STAR.

Valenzuela said the bank is also planning to acquire a commercial bank within
this year.

"We are now exploring talks with a local commercial bank,
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                    [Title] => 3 projects lined up for Jeximbank co-financing
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The government has lined up three new projects to be co-financed by the Japan
Export and Import Bank (Jexim) for this year and 2001, according to a study by
the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The proposed projects  are the Mindanao Basic Urban Services Project which will
start this year; Rural Electrification Project slated for next year; and the
strengthening of subtransmission and distribution systems expected to be
carried out on 2002.

Last year, Jexim had lined up co-financing programs for Graisn Sector
Development Program, Pasig River Environmental Management and Rehabil
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                    [Title] => First Pacific’s strategy
                    [Summary] => Contrary to what detractors are saying, Hongkong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. has not outlived its purpose.


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As planned, First Pacific will be buying food companies all over the region to expand the business of its subsidiary, Indofood which is currently the world’s largest noodle maker.


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                    [Title] => TV crews, photogs barred from ‘Boracay’ visit
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Reporters, however, will be allowed to join the justices and lawyers of both parties in touring the P14- million mansion located in New Manila, Quezon City. 


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                    [Title] => Prosecutors to present 3 witnesses vs Estrada
                    [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan paved the way yesterday for the presentation of the prosecutors’ three last witnesses who will testify that a portion of San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito’s P3 million account was deposited into the fictitious Jose Velarde account of his father, deposed President Joseph Estrada.


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                    [Title] => Shemberg makes first payment under rehab program
                    [Summary] => The country’s biggest seaweed/carrageenan company, Shemberg Marketing Corp. (SMC) made its first payment of P221.8 million out of the P1.6 billion it owes to a consortium of commercial banks.


SMC chief executive officer Benson U. Dakay said the P221.8 million represents loan interests and other company commitment and obligations under an omnibus agreement signed between the company and its creditors. The agreement spelled out the company’s 10-year rehabilitation program.


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                    [Title] => Bank of Commerce nets P15M in Jan-Oct
                    [Summary] => Medium-sized commercial financial institution Bank of Commerce (BoC) registered a modest P15-million net income in the first 10 months of the year mirroring the sluggish condition of the Philippine economy.


Total deposits reached P7.4 billion with total assets of P10.6 billion.


Full year earnings target was set between P18 million to P20 million as the commercial bank chaired by Antonio Cojuangco set its sights towards consolidation after its expansion efforts were delayed.


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                    [Title] => New SSS head vows to continue investigation
                    [Summary] => The newly-appointed president and chief executive officer of the Social Security System (SSS) has vowed to continue investigations on alleged anomalies committed by certain officials of the pension fund.


Likewise, Corazon de la Paz, former chairman of Pricewater—houseCoopers, said she will be seeking legal advice on a recommendation to suspend certain SSS officials named in the ongoing investigations.


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                    [Title] => Exportbank reopens Urban Bank
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) has extended a special loan of P200 million to the Export and Import Bank (EIB) which has acquired Urban Bank.


EIB acquired Urban Bank and its investment arm Urbancorp Investment Inc. (UII) more than a year after it (Urban Bank) was closed due to financial difficulties.


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                    [Title] => Export Bank seeks strategic partners
                    [Summary] => 

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boost its trade finance operations in the country.

"We are exploring the possibility of establishing tie-ups or strategic
alliances with both local or foreign banks," Export Bank vice president for
corporate planning Rolando Valenzuela said in an interview with The
STAR.

Valenzuela said the bank is also planning to acquire a commercial bank within
this year.

"We are now exploring talks with a local commercial bank,
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the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The proposed projects  are the Mindanao Basic Urban Services Project which will
start this year; Rural Electrification Project slated for next year; and the
strengthening of subtransmission and distribution systems expected to be
carried out on 2002.

Last year, Jexim had lined up co-financing programs for Graisn Sector
Development Program, Pasig River Environmental Management and Rehabil
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