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                    [Title] => CREBA backs restoration of perks for cement production
                    [Summary] => The Chamber of Real Estate Builders Associations (CREBA) supports the move of the government to restore cement production as a preferred investment area under the 2006 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP).


The move is intended to increase domestic cement production to meet increasing demand which is reportedly not being met by the existing cement industry players.

The construction industry is projecting a cement supply shortage by 2010.

CREBA has been complaining about the rise in cement prices which is now between P150 and P170 per bag.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 292860 [Title] => Palace looking for ‘best and brightest’ for ‘con-com’ [Summary] => Malacañang is searching for the "best and the brightest" to comprise the proposed consultative commission created by President Arroyo to assist Congress in proposing amendments to the Constitution.

Mrs. Arroyo signed Executive Order No. 453 creating the commission last Friday.

At a press conference at Malacañang yesterday, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the consultative commission could start work on Sept. 15 and come up with its recommendations to the Palace for transmittal to Congress by Dec. 31.
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At the same time, NEDA noted that cumulative ODA commitments have gradually shrunk from $13.2 billion in 2001 to $10.7 billion last year.

Roland G. Tungpalan, NEDA assistant to director general, explained that the contraction of ODA loan commitments and actual disbursements were not due to lack of confidence from bilateral or multilateral funding sources.
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However, this can only be achieved if the national leadership has credibility both domestically, and especially internationally.

Ateneo de Manila University professor and former NEDA Director General Cielito F. Habito said the country must be able to negotiate some kind of debt relief such as debt restructuring.
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In its executive summary, the Manila-based lending agency said the strategy is based on its cautious response on the changing economic scenario.
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NEDA officials also said the forecast for the second quarter GDP growth has been scaled down to between 4.7 percent to 5.1 percent. The original forecast was placed at five percent made last month by then NEDA director general Romulo Neri, now head of the Deparment of Budget and Management.
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                    [Title] => CREBA backs restoration of perks for cement production
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The move is intended to increase domestic cement production to meet increasing demand which is reportedly not being met by the existing cement industry players.

The construction industry is projecting a cement supply shortage by 2010.

CREBA has been complaining about the rise in cement prices which is now between P150 and P170 per bag.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 292860 [Title] => Palace looking for ‘best and brightest’ for ‘con-com’ [Summary] => Malacañang is searching for the "best and the brightest" to comprise the proposed consultative commission created by President Arroyo to assist Congress in proposing amendments to the Constitution.

Mrs. Arroyo signed Executive Order No. 453 creating the commission last Friday.

At a press conference at Malacañang yesterday, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the consultative commission could start work on Sept. 15 and come up with its recommendations to the Palace for transmittal to Congress by Dec. 31.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289943 [Title] => ODA disbursements drop 2.3% to $1.095B in 2004 [Summary] => Official development assistance (ODA) disbursements to the Philippines dropped 2.2 percent from $1.408 billion in 2003 to $1.095 billion last year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

At the same time, NEDA noted that cumulative ODA commitments have gradually shrunk from $13.2 billion in 2001 to $10.7 billion last year.

Roland G. Tungpalan, NEDA assistant to director general, explained that the contraction of ODA loan commitments and actual disbursements were not due to lack of confidence from bilateral or multilateral funding sources.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289743 [Title] => Ex-NEDA chief urges gov’t to seek relief from int’l creditors [Summary] => The Philippines must move towards debt relief if it wants to seriously implement its medium and long term development plans.

However, this can only be achieved if the national leadership has credibility both domestically, and especially internationally.

Ateneo de Manila University professor and former NEDA Director General Cielito F. Habito said the country must be able to negotiate some kind of debt relief such as debt restructuring.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 288111 [Title] => ADB sets aside $1.5B for lending to RP over 3 yrs [Summary] => The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has endorsed a new three-year strategy for ADB operations in the Philippines under which new lending could range from zero to as much as $1.5 billion, depending on the pace of fiscal consolidation and key sector reforms.

In its executive summary, the Manila-based lending agency said the strategy is based on its cautious response on the changing economic scenario.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 287632 [Title] => NEDA sees GDP growth at low end of forecast [Summary] => The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is expecting the full year 2005 gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by a modest 5.3 percent, the low end of the original forecast range made early this year.

NEDA officials also said the forecast for the second quarter GDP growth has been scaled down to between 4.7 percent to 5.1 percent. The original forecast was placed at five percent made last month by then NEDA director general Romulo Neri, now head of the Deparment of Budget and Management.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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