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                    [ArticleID] => 291818
                    [Title] => The Eastern way
                    [Summary] => Did you know 1: Philippine butterfly pupa are exported at a minimum price of $1 a unit. 


As everybody knows, the lifecycle of a butterfly from birth to death is about a month. The butterfly itself lives only between seven and 10 days after procreation – its primary function/value until entrepreneurs started to sell butterflies as an alternative to doves during weddings and debuts.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 270063 [Title] => The smarter wife [Summary] => Did you know 1: In an effort to be more relevant, Mapua Institute of Technology president Reynaldo Vea has gotten board approval to introduce business-oriented courses such as accounting for the school year 2005-2006.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219482 [Title] => Back in town [Summary] => Last Wednesday’s tour of the Security Plant had to be reset to this week because of a delay in the return flight of Bangko Sentral Governor Rafael Buenaventura. Paeng Buenaventura came home in time for the weekly meeting of the Monetary Board, which he chairs.

Just as well. The guys at the Security Plant headed by assistant governor Marcelo Siongco Jr. had more time to spruce up the place on its 25th anniversary month. Mr. Buenaventura is known to run his fingers on furniture to see if they are clean.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 217606 [Title] => Inflation this month to rise to 3.5%, says NEDA [Summary] => The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) expects the August inflation rate to go up to as high as 3.5 percent due to the latest weakening of the peso against the dollar.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director General Romulo Neri said over the weekend that, although minimal, the continued weakness of the peso would have an impact on inflation if sentiments do not improve soon enough.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 197868 [Title] => How to distract Paeng [Summary] => There’s talk that AB Capital Securities, Inc. president Filomeno Francisco might give Alicia Morales-Arroyo a run for the chairmanship of the Philippine Stock Exchange.

As everybody knows, Ping Francisco is the loyal man of Ramon del Rosario Jr., the country’s finance secretary during the watch of former President Ramos. Aleli Morales-Arroyo is the "favorite" sister-in-law (by extension) of President Macapagal-Arroyo. Her husband, Ignacito Arroyo, is the President’s favorite in-law.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 195244 [Title] => The President’s choice [Summary] => Here we go again.

Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry president John K.C. Ng and executive vice-president Robin Sy weren't invited to a dinner hosted Tuesday night by President Macapagal-Arroyo.

Oh yes, freshman vice-president Francis Chua wasn't also invited.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 189863 [Title] => The go-to man [Summary] => For many, Lucio Tan is the go-to man or the "last resort" for financial help.

Mr. Tan, whose calling card has "Dr." (but not yet "Ambassador") before his name, is said to have never refused a request for a one-on-one talk with "small" people whose names don’t ring a bell.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180490 [Title] => Body candy [Summary] => Summit Publications Co. Inc. publisher Liza Gokongwei was truly flabbergasted – and that’s a rarity for her – when FHM finally outpaced Cosmopolitan and became the company’s top money maker this year.

Summit Publishing has made money from joint ventures with foreign magazine publications which want to broaden their market in the Philippines while keeping down the retail price per copy. The usual content formula is 60 percent Philippine content and 40 percent international content.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 136724 [Title] => The main man at Chinatrust Phils. [Summary] => Joey Bermudez occasionally springs surprises on his banking colleagues. He has turned down offers to head three banks in so many years and then he accepts the job of president of Chinatrust (Phils.) Commercial Bank Corp. "I’m finally ready. I’ve met my own requirements," said Bermudez, who formally takes over today the job of William Go. In turn, Go has moved up to vice-chairman.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) ) )
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