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1. Stocks, peso seen to tread shaky ground on US woes
(Business/Business)

... such as personal income, the Institute of Supply Management’s manufacturing index, pending homes sales and employment, which is seen to rise to 9.6 percent from the current 9.5 percent. &ldq...

2. Employment outlook reaches record-high in 3Q
(Business/Business)

...have cited key challenges to their business activities such as competition, weak demand leading to low sales volume and financial problems. The survey also showed that financial conditions improve...

3. Mitsubishi mulls export hub in RP
(Business/Business)

...ead-on with Hyundai’s Tucson—a flagship model of the Korean carmaker that is revving up its sales. The Japan-made ASX has three variants with prices ranging between P1.145 million and P1...

4. Aquino vows to rebuild RP
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...men,” Mr. Aquino added. The President noted that the car industry has registered a 37.1-percent sales increase during the first six months of this year. He said that it also raised its gr...

5. Aquino promises more generous incentives for auto industry
(Business/Business)

...; and having “increasing confidence,” citing the 37.2 percent year-to-date growth of vehicle sales. President Benigno Aquino 3rd poses to the photographers during the 3rd Philippine Int...

6. BIR runs after erring accountants
(Business/Business)

.... The BIR said it decided to pay attention to accountants when “big understatements of declared sales and revenues and consequently, underpayment of taxes,” surfaced when it employed t...

7. Retail sector sees low double-digit growth
(Business/Business)

...utive said the domestic retail sector would grow up to 10 percent in 2010, after last year’s flat sales when many consumers held on to their hard-earned money amid the global recession. &ldqu...

8. Electronics exports grow at a record
(Business/Business)

BY BEN ARNOLD O. DE VERA REPORTER AND DARWIN G. AMOJELAR SENIOR REPORTER Sales abroad of Philippine-assembled electronics products grew at their fastest pace on record, as the country’s over

9. Car industry warns time running out for Philippines
(Business/Business)

...as the lowest output among the five nations, as well as the smallest production growth. Local vehicle sales in the first six months of this year reached 82,147 units—more than double the dome...

10. Auto sales hit all-time high
(Business/Business)

By Ben Arnold O. De Vera Reporter MOTOR vehicle sales in July zoomed to an “all-time high” so far this year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi) s

11. Wildfire smog in Moscow raises health concerns
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...ng at home. Early morning commuters wore anti-pollution masks as pharmacists reported a huge spike in sales of these masks. Forecasters warned that the record heat wave will continue in the comin...

12. On 22nd year, Toyota Phils. unveils new van, mounts huge sales event
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...ident for marketing; Alfred Ty, vice chairman; and Raymond Rodriguez, first vice president for vehicle sales operations gracing the affair. PHOTO BY RENE DILAN    “BIG” may w...

13. RP motor show to go ‘green’
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...he Filipino trait of being prudent translates to their vehicle purchases, citing that 65 percent of auto sales in the country are commercial vehicles (CVs). She said that CVs—which include Asia...

14. Palace mulls light rail fare increase
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...hrough fare hike, so that the government need not give subsidy; or continue the subsidy but will charge sales tax on the operation of the two entities,” he added. Purisima said that when the...

15. Infrastructure key to luring tourists
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

... of encouraging more tourists to visit the Philippines. Cynthia Romero Mamon, the vice president for Sales, Marketing, Imagineering, Leisure and Entertainment at Enchanted Kingdom, said that the...

16. US faces prolonged sluggish recovery
(Business/Business)

... past month underline a slowdown in economic activity in the world’s largest economy—retail sales, new home construction, manufacturing, inventory building and exports were all weaker t...

17. Fresh data point to slowdown in industrial activity
(Business/Business)

...18.7 percent in May from a contraction of 13.1 percent in the same period last year. The volume of net sales index rose 25.9 percent, while the value of net sales index went up by 19.1 percent. ...

18. Meralco profit surges by 51% amid power outages
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...cross all customer classes led by industrial sector,” he said. Meralco’s first-half energy sales stood at 14,950 gigawatt-hours, a 14-percent increase from last year. The growth was we...

19. All set for President Aquino’s first Sona
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...e in the past in connection with the President’s first SONA. The NCRPO chief, Director Roberto Rosales, also said that 10,000 uniformed policemen will secure Metro Manila and the House of Rep...

20. Pacquiao among richest athletes
(Sports/Sports)

...Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley, the latter of which netted $40 million in purses and PPV [pay-per-view] sales,” SI said. Mayweather ranked third, behind American golfers Tiger Woods and Phil M...

21. Toy market unaffected by hard times
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...ducts such as school supplies, bags, shoes and clothes now account for about a fourth of total company sales. Later on, Richwell Trading also became the exclusive distributor of Hot Wheels, Matchb...

22. SRI LANKA OFFERS LESSONS TO RP PEACE ISSUES
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...who refused to be named, told The Times that they were also looking at alleged anomalies regarding arms sales to the Sri Lankan military during Fonseka’s tenure. Reconstruction, rehabilitati...

23. June vehicle sales exceed expectations
(Business/Business)

...ORTER THE auto industry is set to raise for a second time its full-year growth target, after vehicle sales in the first half exceeded expectations. In their joint report, the Chamber of Automot...

24. Police seize148 sirens in metro manila
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...esolve [to stop] the unauthorized use of wang wang and blinkers,” NCRPO Police Director Roberto Rosales said, referring to President Benigno Aquino 3rd. “It would be a disservice on the...

25. Electronics industry raises growth forecast
(Business/Business)

...will remain strong,” he said, adding that the second half of a year historically brings in better sales than the first six months. He had said that the strong global demand for consumer elect...

26. Philippine stocks, peso fall on bearish US Fed outlook
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...ts that would have changed the lethargic trading,” he added. Wall Street tumbled after new home sales hit a record low while the decision of the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates at rec...

27. Peso slips back to 46-to-a-dollar on dismal US data
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...hilippine stocks fell in line with a regional market slump, after a drop in the US’ existing home sales triggered concern over the recovery of the world’s largest economy. At the Phil...

28. Korean semicon firm sets up shop at Clark ecozone
(Business/Business)

...ines will be shifted,” the department chief said. “Nestlé enjoys P90-billion annual sales, dominant market shares and a century of lucrative operations in the Philippines. Tinke...

29. Ayala Land steps up projects
(Business/Business)

... upscale condominium Park Terraces in Makati City and the Santierra lots in Nuvali, which have set new sales records when they were launched in January. These registered combined bookings of P2.78 ...

30. Cautious optimism lifts consumer sector
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...ade Holdings. On Wednesday, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines announced that sales this year may revisit the pre-Asian crisis levels (see story on page B3). Full speed a...