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[ArticleID] => 628270
[Title] => Lopez Holdings takes steps to clean up balance sheet
[Summary] => Lopez Holdings Corp. (formerly Benpres Holdings Corp.) will undertake a quasi-reorganization to clean up its balance sheet .
[DatePublished] => 2010-11-10 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
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[ArticleID] => 544627
[Title] => BCDA urged to reconsider MNTC financial bid for SCTEX
[Summary] => Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) will ask the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) to reconsider its decision that found MNTC’s financial bid for the operation and management of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) short of the minimum requirements.
[DatePublished] => 2010-01-30 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 482837
[Title] => Metro Pacific to issue P50-million preferred shares
[Summary] => Metro Pacific Corp. (MPIC), the local flagship of Hong Kong-based conglomerate First Pacific Co. Ltd., will issue P50 million worth of preferred shares to Metro Pacific Holdings Inc. (MPHI).
[DatePublished] => 2009-07-03 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 471907
[Title] => Metro Pacific to offer more shares to public
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines - Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), the local flagship of Hong Kong-based conglomerate First Pacific Co. Ltd., is planning to undertake either a primary or secondary offering of shares to increase its public float.
[DatePublished] => 2009-05-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
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[ArticleID] => 467986
[Title] => Benpres incurs net loss of P176 million in first quarter on higher costs
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines – Weighed down by higher expenses of its subsidiaries, Lopez flagship firm Benpres Holdings Corp. incurred a net loss of P176 million in the first quarter this year, a reversal of the P60-million net profit reported in the same period a year ago.
[DatePublished] => 2009-05-17 00:00:00
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[Title] => Manila North Tollways' P5.5-billion notes secure highest rating
[Summary] => Domestic credit rating agency Philippine Ratings Services Corp. (Philratings) has maintained its PRS Aaa rating for Manila North Tollways Corp.’s P5.5-billion fixed rate corporate notes due 2013.
[DatePublished] => 2009-04-02 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 441960
[Title] => Acquisitions to boost Metro Pacific profit
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines - Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), the local flagship of Hong Kong based investment holding firm First Pacific Co. Ltd., expects to report a significantly higher net profit this year due to full-year contributions of acquisitions made in 2008.
[DatePublished] => 2009-02-22 00:00:00
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[Title] => North-South Luzon tollway linkage estimated to cost P20 billion
[Summary] => Linking the North and South Luzon expressways by road and rail is estimated to cost around P20 billion, according to a top official of the First Philippine Infrastructure Inc. (FPII).
[DatePublished] => 2009-02-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => PNR, Lopez infrastructure arm to jointly study NLEX-SLEX railway link
[Summary] => Lopez-led First Philippine Infrastructure Inc. (FPII) and the state-run Philippine National Railways (PNR) entered into a memorandum of understanding yesterday to explore mutually beneficial investment opportunities in transport infrastructure.
[DatePublished] => 2009-01-31 00:00:00
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[Title] => Hydro power plant builder plans to borrow $550M
[Summary] => The entity building the Agus 3 hydroelectric power plant in Mindanao is reportedly planning to borrow $550 million from a group of financial institutions.
[DatePublished] => 2009-01-26 00:00:00
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