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Chinese rice imports toxic?

by  Rappler.com  on  May 20, 2013

The Philippines will continue importing rice from China despite reports Chinese authorities found high levels of...

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BOP swings to surplus of $274-M in April

by  Rappler.com  on  May 20, 2013

This is however lower than the surplus recorded in March

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BIR beats April collection goal

by  Rappler.com  on  May 20, 2013

April is traditionally the BIR's strongest month because of the yearly deadline for filing income tax returns

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PH debt rises to P5.3-T in March

by  Lean Santos  on  May 17, 2013

Each Filipino owed P56,180 in foreign and domestic debt during the month

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'Hot money' inflows surge 137% in April

by  Rappler.com  on  May 16, 2013

Contributing to the growth were $970-M worth of subscriptions in tycoon Lucio Tan's LT Group, which sold shares to...

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Govt mulls addt'l borrowings for PPPs

by  Rappler.com  on  May 16, 2013

The borrowings will be used to finance a P30 billion-worth contingent liability fund for PPP projects

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6 firms still below minimum public float

by  Rappler.com  on  May 16, 2013

These firms have until end-June to meet the 10% minimum public ownership rule

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BIR files P415-M tax evasion cases

by  Rappler.com  on  May 16, 2013

BIR sues a trading company and a resident of the posh Ayala Alabang village

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Japan economy grows again, points to recovery

by  Agence France-Presse  on  May 16, 2013

Japan's economy grows 3.5% in the first quarter of 2013

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New high: PSEi breaches 7,400

by  Cai Ordinario  on  May 15, 2013

The PSEi continues its post-election rally as it nears the 7,400 mark

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