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                    [Title] => Remaining 228 Filipino oil field workers in Kazakhstan to arrive this week
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Some 228 Filipino workers will be repatriated from Kazakhstan this week following riots at an oil field run jointly by US oil firm Chevron and the Kazak government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.


The Philippine embassy in Pakistan, which has jurisdiction over Kazakhstan, said in a report to the DFA that the 228 Filipino oil workers were repatriated from Tengiz and will arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on separate flights tomorrow and Saturday.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370571 [Title] => Remaining 228 Filipino oil field workers in Kazakhstan to arrive this week [Summary] => Some 228 Filipino workers will be repatriated from Kazakhstan this week following riots at an oil field run jointly by US oil firm Chevron and the Kazak government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

The Philippine embassy in Pakistan, which has jurisdiction over Kazakhstan, said in a report to the DFA that the 228 Filipino oil workers were repatriated from Tengiz and will arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on separate flights tomorrow and Saturday.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367466 [Title] => ‘RP corruption worsened in 2005’ [Summary] => Corruption in the Philippines worsened last year, the global corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) said in its 2006 Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

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reported in its website yesterday that the Berlin-based TI ranks 163 countries based on perceived levels of corruption among public officials and politicians in its CPI.

The Philippines ranked 117 last year and dropped to 121 this year, a rank shared by Russia, Rwanda, Nepal, the Honduras, Swaliland, Benin, Gambia and Guyana.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 239671 [Title] => Manila Water doubles capital, prepares for IPO [Summary] => The Ayala led utility Manila Water Co. (MWC) plans to double its authorized capital stock from P2 billion to P4 billion ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO) in 2005.

Of the P2-billion capital increase, P500 million has been subscribed and paid by MWC majority shareholders:

Ayala Corp. (P310.34 million), UK-based United Utilities Pacific Holdings BV (P120.69 million), and BPI Capital Corp. (P68.96 million).
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218973 [Title] => Manila Water to double capital to P4-B ahead of IPO [Summary] => Manila Water Co. is doubling its authorized capital stock to P4 billion for a capital restructuring program in line with a planned initial public offering (IPO).

MWC is an affiliate of Ayala Corp., one of the largest and most established conglomerates in the country with investments in the real estate, telecom and the banking sectors.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange MWC said the proposed increase in capitalization was approved by the company’s board of directors a special meeting yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205808 [Title] => Kuwaitis partnering with RP in Iraq rebuilding drive [Summary] => Kuwaitis are ready to enter into partnerships with Philippine companies to undertake projects for the reconstruction of Iraq.

The Public-Private Sector Task Force for the Reconstruction of Iraq made the announcement after a seven-member Philippine delegation returned from Kuwait last week.

Task force chairman Roberto Romulo said in a statement the delegation met with key officials of the Kuwaiti business chamber, including Salah al-Marzouk and former finance minister Abdul Wahab al-Wazzan.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 204925 [Title] => RP to gain from 14 US firms awarded contracts to rebuild Iraq [Summary] => The Philippines stands to get a significant amount of subcontracts from 14 American firms selected by Washington to get $1.7 billion in rebuilding contracts in Iraq, according to a task force created by the government to take advantage of business opportunities generated by the reconstruction of Iraq.
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