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BANGKOK: Starbucks said Monday (Tuesday in Manila) it plans to open an outlet in Laos as it expands its network of more than 10,000 stores in Asian countries. The company said it plans to open the shop in the Laotian capital Vientiane by next summer. The outlet will be operated by Coffee Concepts (Laos) Ltd.,Continue reading “Starbucks to open 10,000 stores in Asia”

One highly technical question that is often asked is the extent of our jurisdiction at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when it comes to intra-corporate disputes. This was, in fact, one matter raised against the SEC in a recent controversy. Once upon a time, the issue of the SEC’s jurisdiction was fairly simple. UnderContinue reading “Jurisdiction of the SEC over intra-corporate disputes”

Private equity firm KKR based in the United States has bared its investment in Pinnacle Towers Pte. Ltd., banking on the Philippine government’s push for the shared tower market. Pinnacle entered the common tower market through its subsidiary Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. (FTAP), which secured a go signal from the Department of Information andContinue reading “KKR invests in local tower builder”

SILICON VALLEY: Apple on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) sent out invitations to yet another online event, this one expected to star new Mac computers powered by chips of the tech giant’s own design. Word of the November 10 event to be streamed from Apple’s headquarters in Silicon Valley disclosed little more than that it would beginContinue reading “Apple to present new Mac models”

Private equity firm KKR based in the United States has bared its investment in Pinnacle Towers Pte. Ltd., banking on the Philippine government’s push for the shared tower market. Pinnacle entered the common tower market through its subsidiary Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. (FTAP), which secured a go signal from the Department of Information andContinue reading “KKR invests in local tower builder”

NEW YORK: US manufacturing grew beyond expectations in October, as orders rose and employment began expanding again, according to an industry survey released Monday (Tuesday in Manila). At 59.3 percent, the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index was the highest in more than two years. The index also marked the sixth consecutive month of growthContinue reading “US manufacturing grows 59%”

Among the Pag-IBIG tasks that had been recognized were the Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card and Group Housing Loan Program (GHLP) below the Innovation category, and the Outsourcing of Collections of Delinquent Accounts thru Collection Agencies underneath Transformation class. “Through the GHLP, Pag-IBIG partners with LGUs, employers, and institutions to make domestic finance greater on hand toContinue reading “Among the Pag-IBIG”

Seven projects of the Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG have been recognized by an ASEAN organisation for his or her modern trends, the organization stated on Monday. In a statement, Pag-IBIG said it received the most Excellence Awards among 13 member-businesses of the Asean Social Security Association (ASSA) on the ASSA Recognition Awards 2016.Continue reading “Seven projects of the”

TGX turned into ordered to end operations of the 17 digital video games sites, at the same time as ABLE become ordered to cease operations of its 36 electronic bingo game web sites. Under the GSRM, digital gaming sites must have a distance of “no longer much less than two hundred meters” far from collegesContinue reading “TGX turned into ordered”

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is taking flight its order for Leisure & Resorts World Corp. (LRWC) and all its subsidiaries to stop their operations because of in advance non-compliance with distance limit tips. LRWC stated it received notices from Pagcor through email on Monday withdrawing its previous order to revoke the licensesContinue reading “THE Philippine Amusement”