MANILA — JP Morgan, one of the world?s top financial services firms with global assets of $1.4 trillion, has reactivated Philippine Corporate Access Days (PCAD), ending a seven-year hiatus in the program to draw more overseas investments into the country.
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MANILA — Immediately after Monday?s peaceful elections, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started to remove unsightly posters, streamers and other campaign materials that dotted numerous areas, including posts and walls, in the metropolis.
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MANILA — Last Saturday, May 12, a group of 64 new U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in the Philippines. This group of volunteers will work with U.S. Peace Corps development programs in education; coastal resources management; and children, youth and family.
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BANDAR , BRUNEI DARUSSALAM? Streamlining of rules in customs, immigration, quarantine and security (CIQS) for faster and freer port-to-port movement of trade and services across borders of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) will soon take off in eight priority pilot ports identified by the EAGA CIQS Task Force.
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DAVAO CITY — Seven major infrastructure projects totaling 18-billion pesos under President Arroyo’s Mindanao super region strategy are now ready for taking, according to Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza.
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