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                    [Title] => Taiwan ready to talk with RP on new air ties
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Taiwanese officials are ready to talk with their Philippine counterparts for a new bilateral air service agreement, Taipei's chief representative in Manila said yesterday.

Meanwhile, President Estrada denied allegations that the government has been too protective of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) in its negotiations for a new air accord with Taipei.

Appearing at a congressional hearing on the current air service dispute between the two countries, Taipei representative Chan Shien Ching denied reports that they refused to talk with Philippine commercial aviation offici [DatePublished] => 2000-03-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87123 [Title] => RP to lose 200,000 Taiwanese tourists [Summary] =>

The Philippines stands to lose some 200,000 Taiwanese visitors annually if Manila and Taipei fail to resolve soon their air dispute, Tourism Secretary Gemma Cruz-Araneta said yesterday.

This developed as President Estrada said he has directed Transportation and Communications Secretary Vicente Rivera to spearhead negotiations with Taiwan for the resumption of the air service agreement between the two countries.

Meanwhile, Taiwan said it would suspend all Philippine Airlines (PAL) flights to Taipei in reaction to Manila's move disallowing the entry of Taiwanese planes into th [DatePublished] => 2000-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101546 [Title] => NTC to set rules for prepaid phone cards [Summary] =>

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) expects to come up next month with a set of rules for prepaid phone cards which will standardize the services being offered by telecom companies.

NTC Commissioner Joseph Santiago noted that at present, companies are free to adopt their existing rates and translate these into the phone card system.

But due to a huge number of complaints reaching the commission, Santiago said they decided to lay down the guidelines for prepaid cards.

He pointed out that since prepaid cards only became highly popular during the past few years, [DatePublished] => 2000-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1199471 [AuthorName] => by Marigold Yao-Endriga [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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