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Shang Residences at Wack Wack raises benchmark for luxury living

MANILA, Philippines — As property demands are highest in the central business districts, potential buyers—especially those who are after luxury—have started looking in areas a bit removed from the influx, but still highly accessible to these business centers. Shang Residences at Wack Wack in Mandaluyong City has been one of the favorite picks with over P5 billion in sal...

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Davao ecozone attracting more high-value locators

MANILA, Philippines — Damosa Land Inc.’s (DLI) premier agro-industrial hub Anflo Industrial Estate Corp. (AIEC) eyes more investments as large international contingents flock to Davao City. Well-known foreign manufacturers have chosen to expand their Philippine operations in AIEC’s 63-hectare Philippine Economic Zone Authority-approved ecozone. “After seeing what indu...

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IMF: Non-US banks have $1.4 trillion at risk in the event of shock

Should a new crisis erupt on world markets, non-US banks will struggle to cover their debts, which have increased since the global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Friday. And despite efforts to shore up the US banking system – in some cases because of those reforms – the surge in liabilities denominated in US dollars could make the banks’ home ec...

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VLL plans new bond offerings

VILLAR-LED Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. (VLL) is planning to raise as much as P40 billion from the domestic bond market, as it ramps up the expansion of its residential and commercial projects. The listed property developer told the stock exchange yesterday it has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the shelf registration of fixed-rate retail bonds am...

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EDITORS' PICKS 8990 pays P27-M fine imposed by PCC

8990 Holdings, Inc. has paid the P27.11 million fine imposed by the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) after its subsidiary Urban Deca Homes Manila Condominium Corporation was charged with abuse of dominance. Marking the country’s first abuse of dominance case, Urban Deca Homes was found to have imposed its in-house internet service provider (ISP) Fiber to Deca Homes on unit owners a...

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Phinma Energy sets P15 billion borrowings

MANILA, Philippines — Phinma Energy Corp., to be renamed AC Energy Philippines Inc., is eyeing to borrow up to P15 billion to fund investments. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday, the board of Phinma Energy approved the availment of term loan facilities for up to P15 billion. The borrowing will be used “to fund new investments,” Phinma Energy preside...

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