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Digital Paradise Inc. president Raymond Ricafort also revealed that the group plans to increase the number of stores in the Philippines to 125 by yearend. Right now, Netopia has 102 stores, of which 38 are franchises and the rest, company-owned. 


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In an interview, First Pacific Co. managing director Manuel Pangilinan admitted that they have not given Nenaco the kind of attention and changes compared to other companies owned by the Hong Kong-based conglomerate and Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC).


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"It will still be a full year loss for 2002,"  MPC chairman Manuel Pangilinan said at yesterday’s annual stockholders’ meeting. However, Pangilinan said the company is expected to return to profit in the first half of next year.


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"It will still be a full year loss for 2002,"  MPC chairman Manuel Pangilinan said at yesterday’s annual stockholders’ meeting. However, Pangilinan said the company is expected to return to profit in the first half of next year.


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PLDT sees higher first quarter profit

May 1, 2010 - 12:00am

Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it expects its first quarter 2010 numbers to be better compared to last year, driven largely by the growth in broadband and data servi...

Business

New operator earmarks P7 billion to modernize North Harbor

April 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Manila North Harbour Port Inc. (MNHPI), the joint venture company between Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Harbour Centre Port Terminal Inc. (HCPTI), is spending around P7 billion over the next six years...

Business

PLDT subsidiary opening Internet cafes in Thailand

July 31, 2004 - 12:00am

PLDT-subsidiary Netopia is opening six to eight Internet cafes in Thailand, even as plans are already afoot to expand operations to Indonesia, Vietnam, and another ASEAN country. Digital Paradise Inc. president...

Business

Nenaco owners vow to put firm on track

July 10, 2004 - 12:00am

The owners of debt-plagued Negros Navigation Co. (Nenaco) are undertaking drastic changes in the company, including a revamp in top management, in order to put the shipping firm back on track. In an interview, First...

Business

PCGG to ask SC to reverse Sandigan ruling on PLDT shares

By Sheila Crisostomo | June 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is set to ask the Supreme Court next week to reverse an earlier ruling of the Sandiganbayan which declared that the 21-percent contested shares of the Philippine...

Business

MPC sees more losses this year

By Christina Mendez | June 12, 2002 - 12:00am

Property developer Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC), caught in a regional takeover battle, expects to incur a full-year loss this year. "It will still be a full year loss for 2002," MPC chairman Manuel Pangilinan...

Business