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                    [ArticleID] => 5819
                    [Title] => Tracking the Taipan
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                    [DatePublished] => 2007-07-15 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135045
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1747688
                    [AuthorName] => Singkit
                    [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine
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                    [ArticleID] => 358011
                    [Title] => Tanduay acquires asset management company
                    [Summary] => Liquor distiller Tanduay Holdings Inc. said its board has approved the acquisition of asset management company Unimark Investment (SPV-AMC) Corp.


Tanduay did not give other details but said the proposed transaction is within its ordinary course of business, in line with its primary purpose as a holding company.

Unimark Investments Corp., which has an authorized capital of P2 billion, was formed by a group headed by Robin Sy, president of the Federation of Filipino Chambers of Commerce.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 273336 [Title] => FFCCII to hold convention in Manila [Summary] => Delegates from chambers of commerce all over the country are in Manila this weekend for the three-day convention of the economically powerful Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Representatives from almost 170 trade, financial and industry associations nationwide meet once every two years, and this is the Federation’s 25th convention in its 51-year history.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1281489 [AuthorName] => Doreen G. Yu [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266058 [Title] => PBCom sells P12.156B of non-performing loans [Summary] => Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom) has disposed of P12.156 billion worth of non-performing loans (NPLs) it had placed at the auction block.

Unimark Investments Corp., a registered special purpose vehicle (SPV), acquired the bad loans for an undisclosed amount. The SPV is headed by Robin Sy, the president of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 265198 [Title] => Customs chief given 2 months to curb smuggling [Summary] => President Arroyo promised last night to revive the National Anti-Smuggling Task Force (NASTF) if newly appointed Customs Commissioner George Jereos will not be able to effectively clamp down on smugglers and economic saboteurs in the next two months.

The President made this commitment before the program held last night for the 50th anniversary of the Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce Inc. (FCCCI) at the Manila Hotel.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263446 [Title] => Fund drive ni JDV umabot na sa P300-M [Summary] => Umabot na sa P300 milyon ang nalikom na donasyon kahapon ni House Speaker Jose de Venecia matapos itong humingi ng tulong sa mga business leaders at maging kay Pangulong Arroyo.

Isang milyong piso ang ipinangako ng Pangulo na ibibigay sa fund drive na tinawag na "Pera para sa Pilipinas Fund" at partikular na ilalaan sa pagpapagawa ng 20,000 classrooms at computers para sa mga estudyante sa pampublikong paaralan.

Pinasalamatan din ni de Venecia si Bishop Fernando Capalla at iba pang pari mula sa Mindanao dahil sa positibo nilang pahayag hinggil sa fund drive. [DatePublished] => 2004-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262675 [Title] => No mass retrenchment, Tsinoy businessmen say [Summary] => Workers nationwide can now heave a sigh of relief.

Various business groups yesterday gave assurances that there will be no mass retrenchment of workers despite the weakening business climate in the country.

The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) and the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said that retrenchment would be their last option in cutting down operations cost.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233685 [Title] => PBCom prepares for Tier 1 capital infusion [Summary] => After running into controversy last year, PBCom is expected to come up with a rehabilitation plan this January as the bank prepares for a Tier 1 capital infusion to raise its capital adequacy ratio.

According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), PBCom is getting its rehabilitation plan ready before applying for Monetary Board approval for its Tier 1 offer.

BSP Governor Rafael Buenaventura said the Tier 1 offer would hopefully improve PBCom’s capital adequacy ratio (CAR).
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 211705 [Title] => Never get between family members [Summary] => SGV & Co. co-founder Washington SyCip hosted a dinner last Thursday for San Miguel Corp. chairman and chief executive officer Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.

The guest list – all friends and all as equally successful in making money as Wash SyCip – was short enough for one table of good food and equally good liquor, naturally.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 203945 [Title] => NakakaaSARS na! [Summary] => How can we decisively continue to maintain the relatively SARS-free situation of the Philippine society? Imagine, if all men and women are forced to wear medical masks, why, we’d be worse off than the extremist Taliban regime that used to lord over Afghanistan who forced all women to cover their faces. It would be such a calamity not being able to appreciate the many beautiful faces of women if they start walking around in masks.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804897 [AuthorName] => Wilson Lee Flores [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) ) )
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By Singkit | July 15, 2007 - 12:00am
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