Philippines: San Miguel Doubles Net Income in First Quarter

MANILA — San Miguel Corp. sustained its 2006 pace of growth in the first quarter of 2007. With the sale of stake in Coca Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) to The Coca Cola Company, San Miguel Corporation?s consolidated net income in the first quarter of 2007 amounted to P4.33 billion, double that of the same period last year.
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Philippines: San Miguel to List Domestic Beer and Packaging Group

MANILA — The Board of Directors of San Miguel Corporation today authorized the listing of San Miguel?s Domestic Beer Operations and SMC?s domestic and regional packaging business.

The Board of Directors authorized the spin-off of San Miguel?s domestic beer business, preparatory to the division?s subsequent initial public offering and listing in the Philippine stock market. San Miguel also sought board approval for its beer business to enter into a strategic partnership with Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.
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Philippines: San Miguel to increase its capital stock

MANILA — The Board of Directors of San Miguel Corporation approved today the increase in its authorized capitalization from the current 4.5 billion to 7.5 billion shares, equivalent to P37.5 billion at par value, to fund the group?s acquisitions and expansion into other businesses as well as pay down debts and finance possible share buy-back.
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Philippines unable to stop killings due to Arroyo’s loose control of military

MANILA — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ?Nene? Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo has failed to stop extra-judicial
killings of leftist activists in the country because
she is unable to control some officers running the
Armed Forces who are suspected to be responsible for
these heinous crimes that are linked to the
counter-insurgency campaign.
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Philippines: Bayan slams AFP harassment of Casi?o, local leaders in Ormoc

Military terrorizing voters a week before polls

MANILA — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan, New Patriotic Alliance) today slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the harassment of Bayan Muna representative Teddy Casi?o and Anakpawis Leyte leader Bebot Borja just after their group finished their motorcade in the Ormoc City yesterday.
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