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                    [Title] => Concepcion urges return to regulated oil industry
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A leading consumer advocacy group yesterday proposed a return to a regulated oil industry to keep domestic oil prices in check.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 389562 [Title] => NG urged to hasten Napocor sale [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the government to fast track the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor)’s generating assets to gain open access and retail competition by 2008.

Concepcion said if the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) would follow its privatization program, it should sell more than 70 percent of its generating assets within the year.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 353342 [Title] => Concepcion urges Congress to amend EPIRA [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion appealed yesterday to both Houses of Congress to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) or Republic Act 9136 to avert looming power crisis in the country.

Concepcion, who is the chairman of the Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW), is asking Congress to grant the winning bidder of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) a 25-year franchise to operate.

The COPW head is also proposing that the government retain partial ownership of TransCo.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313249 [Title] => Foreign biz groups wary over some power sector issues — Concepcion [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion warned yesterday that foreign business groups are wary over certain issues affecting the power and infrastructure sectors.

Concepcion said the foreign chambers are especially concerned over three issues: unpredictable political situation; judicial intrusion on contracts approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC); reluctance by major players to participate in the bidding of power and infrastructure projects unless the process is fair and transparent.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 272982 [Title] => Concepcion sees hefty price increases for diesel, gasoline [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday oil refiners Petron Corp. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. would likely increase their prices by P2.24 per liter for diesel and P1.45 per liter for gasoline. 

Concepcion, chairman of the Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW), said their computations were based after deducting the 50-centavo per liter increase implemented by the oil refiners last April 3.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237938 [Title] => Economic fundamentals sound despite weak peso — RaulCon [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday the country’s economic fundamentals remains sound despite the recent weakness of the peso against the dollar which feel to a historic low of 56.22 on Jan. 29 due to political concerns ahead of the May 10 presidential election. Concepcion said the peso-dollar exchange rate does not reflect the true state of the economy.

"The peso’s fall against the US dollar was due to speculation, the attempted coup, election concerns and the continuing political scandals," Concepcion said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206162 [Title] => NG needs to focus on basic issues to draw investors [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday the National Government (NG) still needs to address the "fundamental issues" before it can really attract the "long-term and significant foreign investments."

"The shift of some investments to the country as an offshoot of the still uncontrolled Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China is just petty cash and is not the major, long-term capital that the Philippines wants," Concepcion said.

Investments of around $100 million are just "petty cash," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 178204 [Title] => Government urged to defer Asean tariff scheme [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the government to seek a six to 12-month postponement of the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) to allow government to come up with a definitive list of industries which need continued tariff protection. [DatePublished] => 2002-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160782 [Title] => Prices of basic goods seen to remain stable [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday that prices of basic commodities should remain stable in June and July following the government’s decision to reduce the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) charges.

"Stable prices would allow more money for the payment of tuition fees and other household expenses," Concepcion said.

For the industrial sector, Concepcion said the lowering of the PPA charges will help bring down the cost of raw materials, resulting in stable prices and making Philippine exports more competitive globally.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 153314 [Title] => BSP urged to let local firms enter into forward contracts [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to allow local manufacturing firms to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts for their raw material importations.

According to Concepcion, the BSP’s restriction on such forward contracts is one reason why local firms continue to patronize the so-called parallel or black market.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Concepcion urges return to regulated oil industry
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A leading consumer advocacy group yesterday proposed a return to a regulated oil industry to keep domestic oil prices in check.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 389562 [Title] => NG urged to hasten Napocor sale [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the government to fast track the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor)’s generating assets to gain open access and retail competition by 2008.

Concepcion said if the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) would follow its privatization program, it should sell more than 70 percent of its generating assets within the year.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 353342 [Title] => Concepcion urges Congress to amend EPIRA [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion appealed yesterday to both Houses of Congress to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) or Republic Act 9136 to avert looming power crisis in the country.

Concepcion, who is the chairman of the Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW), is asking Congress to grant the winning bidder of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) a 25-year franchise to operate.

The COPW head is also proposing that the government retain partial ownership of TransCo.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313249 [Title] => Foreign biz groups wary over some power sector issues — Concepcion [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion warned yesterday that foreign business groups are wary over certain issues affecting the power and infrastructure sectors.

Concepcion said the foreign chambers are especially concerned over three issues: unpredictable political situation; judicial intrusion on contracts approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC); reluctance by major players to participate in the bidding of power and infrastructure projects unless the process is fair and transparent.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 272982 [Title] => Concepcion sees hefty price increases for diesel, gasoline [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday oil refiners Petron Corp. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. would likely increase their prices by P2.24 per liter for diesel and P1.45 per liter for gasoline. 

Concepcion, chairman of the Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW), said their computations were based after deducting the 50-centavo per liter increase implemented by the oil refiners last April 3.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237938 [Title] => Economic fundamentals sound despite weak peso — RaulCon [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday the country’s economic fundamentals remains sound despite the recent weakness of the peso against the dollar which feel to a historic low of 56.22 on Jan. 29 due to political concerns ahead of the May 10 presidential election. Concepcion said the peso-dollar exchange rate does not reflect the true state of the economy.

"The peso’s fall against the US dollar was due to speculation, the attempted coup, election concerns and the continuing political scandals," Concepcion said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206162 [Title] => NG needs to focus on basic issues to draw investors [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday the National Government (NG) still needs to address the "fundamental issues" before it can really attract the "long-term and significant foreign investments."

"The shift of some investments to the country as an offshoot of the still uncontrolled Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China is just petty cash and is not the major, long-term capital that the Philippines wants," Concepcion said.

Investments of around $100 million are just "petty cash," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 178204 [Title] => Government urged to defer Asean tariff scheme [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the government to seek a six to 12-month postponement of the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) to allow government to come up with a definitive list of industries which need continued tariff protection. [DatePublished] => 2002-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160782 [Title] => Prices of basic goods seen to remain stable [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday that prices of basic commodities should remain stable in June and July following the government’s decision to reduce the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) charges.

"Stable prices would allow more money for the payment of tuition fees and other household expenses," Concepcion said.

For the industrial sector, Concepcion said the lowering of the PPA charges will help bring down the cost of raw materials, resulting in stable prices and making Philippine exports more competitive globally.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 153314 [Title] => BSP urged to let local firms enter into forward contracts [Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to allow local manufacturing firms to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts for their raw material importations.

According to Concepcion, the BSP’s restriction on such forward contracts is one reason why local firms continue to patronize the so-called parallel or black market.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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