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Lotilla backs 100% foreign ownership in renewable energy projects

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla welcomed the Department of Justice (DOJ) opinion that relaxes foreign ownership restrictions in renewable energy sector. DOJ has opined that exploration, development, and utilization of inexhaustible RE sources are not subject to the 60:40 foreign equity limitation as provided under Section 2, Article XII of the Constitution. The DOJ also noted that the &ldqu...

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Cebu developer ramps up investments as VisMin economy perks up

CEBU CITY – Seeing post-pandemic full business potentials, a Cebu-based real estate developer is looking to deepen its investments in the Visayas and Mindanao to support the continued economic recovery in these regions.  Jose Soberano III, Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) chairman and chief executive officer, on Tuesday said during the company's annual stockholders meeting that t...

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MPHHI gets investment from KKR, postpones IPO

By Denise A. Valdez, Reporter THE ANTICIPATED P83.3-billion initial public offering (IPO) of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC)’s hospital unit — which was supposed to be the biggest listing in the Philippine Stock Exchange to date — is delayed indefinitely from its earlier fourth-quarter schedule as the company welcomed an investor that poured P35.3 billion into...

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