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Ito ang kinatatakutang mangyari ng may 1,200 mga empleyado ng La Suerte Cigar and Cigarette Factory na matatagpuan sa South Superhighway, Parañaque City.


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This announcement came as PMCI chairman and chief executive officer Geoffrey Bible met with Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II who told reporters that the company’s management has just approved the investment which is scheduled to be ratified formally by its board of directors.


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LA SUERTE CIGAR AND CIGARETTE FACTORY

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