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Taiwanese billionaire Jeffrey Koo left in a huff yesterday after being unceremoniously bumped off by no less than President Arroyo from a scheduled talk before a business conference.


Koo had flown in from Taiwan yesterday just to attend the 27th Philippine Business Conference at the EDSA Shangri-La hotel. Upon his arrival at the hotel, however, he was told that his speech scheduled at noon would have to be deferred.


Mrs. Arroyo, who was supposed to deliver her talk at 5 p.m. yesterday before the conference sponsored by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), decided to move up her address to noontime.


And though PCCI president Miguel Varela gave assurance that Koo was not bothered by the sudden schedule change, Koo refused to talk to media.


Koo eventually decided to leave and not deliver his speech as he reportedly had to fly to Japan. He was also supposed to meet with the President but chose to leave ahead.
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During the first two months of the year, Cemex Philippines Inc. said domestic demand had already gone down by four percent and indications   are it will go down further as the construction sector grinds to a halt.


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Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin, a member of the Philippine
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Koo had flown in from Taiwan yesterday just to attend the 27th Philippine Business Conference at the EDSA Shangri-La hotel. Upon his arrival at the hotel, however, he was told that his speech scheduled at noon would have to be deferred.


Mrs. Arroyo, who was supposed to deliver her talk at 5 p.m. yesterday before the conference sponsored by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), decided to move up her address to noontime.


And though PCCI president Miguel Varela gave assurance that Koo was not bothered by the sudden schedule change, Koo refused to talk to media.


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Acknowledging that close to 1,000 workers had been laid off due to production
cuts and mounting losses, the DTI executive said the department is now culling
evidence of "gross disparity" between the declared value of Taiwan and Japanese
cement imports and the normal value in the countries of origin.

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Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin, a member of the Philippine
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as this right is not given to them in the air services agreement between Taipei
and Manila.

This was the reply of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to a letter request of
the Taiwanese government to President Estrada asking him to intervene in the
dispute and for the Philippines to honor its air agreements with Taipei.

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GMA turns away billionaire investor

By Marianne V. Go | November 15, 2001 - 12:00am

If the government is trying to lure foreign investors, it’s going about it the wrong way. Taiwanese billionaire Jeffrey Koo left in a huff yesterday after being unceremoniously bumped off by no less than President...

News Commentary

Cement industry braces for tougher times

By Des Ferriols | March 15, 2001 - 12:00am

There will be more cement plants closing down this year and local cement manufacturers have said that demand would continue to decline as the government suspends its pump-priming activities to contain its projected...

Business

DTI starts reviewing proof of cement dumping

March 9, 2000 - 12:00am

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has started reviewing proof of cement dumping, following the filing last week of a formal complaint by local manufacturers, an official said yesterday. Acknowledging...

Business

New RP-Taiwan air agreement expected by month's end

By Aurea Calica | January 24, 2000 - 12:00am

Manila and Taipei may yet forge a new bilateral air agreement by the end of this month as President Estrada directed the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to pursue talks on the issue with their Taiwanese counterparts. Foreign...

Headlines

CAB tells Taiwanese carriers to just honor pact

January 22, 2000 - 12:00am

Taiwanese carriers China Airlines and Eva Airways can resume flights to the Philippines as long as they stop carrying Manila passengers to a third country as this right is not given to them in the air services...

Headlines