This is a re-posted article THE SENATE LAST NIGHT ratified a reconciled bill allowing foreigners to take a majority stake in rural banks, a
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Read MoreLOCAL and foreign business groups are intensifying their lobby for the passage of at least 12 proposed laws, as they prod legislators to make 2011 a
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Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines and other business groups are pushing for several legislative measures that the government could
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Read MoreArangkada Philippines Workshop Turning the Philippines into a Tiger Economy December 6, 2011 PRESS RELEASE The Joint Foreign Chambers will hos
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