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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:26:56 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[P123M worth of farm output, infra damaged by Visayas quake &ndash; Agri Dept.]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Farm infrastructure and agriculture produce were damaged to the tune of P123 million during the earthquake and succeeding aftershocks that rocked the Visasyas on Feb. 6, the Department of Agriculture said Thursday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:55:27 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Philippine stocks close mostly lower on profit-taking]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Weak sentiment among regional investors &mdash; worried over uncertainties surrounding negotiations to resolve Greece's debt &mdash;  encouraged profit-taking in Philippine stocks on Thursday, with the PSEi shedding 0.75 percent.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:44 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[GSIS gives members in flood-hit Visayas P261M in emergency loans]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Government Service Insurance System, the pension fund for state employees, on Thursday said it earmarked P261 million for its members in the Visayas affected by flooding last December.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:31:45 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[UBS gives data on rivals in US tax probe]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[GENEVA &mdash; Swiss banking giant UBS has handed over to US tax authorities data indicating which of the bank's rivals took on its American clients following a probe, it was reported on Thursday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:39 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Philippines' richest man Sy eyes Ortigas land deal]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Philippines' richest man is in talks to take control of one of the country's main real estate firms, which has major parcels of undeveloped land in the nation's capital, his company said Thursday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:37 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Aquino tells Filipino-Chinese businessmen: Zero-in on agri, infra, tourism]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Filipino-Chinese businessmen should capitalize on opportunities government is working out in tourism, agriculture and infrastructure, and help create jobs and stimulate the economy, President Aquino said Thursday. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:37:38 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[PSBank advances buyers&rsquo; deadline for P3-B Tier 2 notes]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Strong demand for its P3-billion Tier 2 notes promted PSBank to advance the buyers' deadline tro Thursday, Feb. 9, from Feb. 16, the bank said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:42:04 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Asian markets fall on Greek fears, China inflation]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG &mdash; Asian markets were mostly lower Thursday after marathon talks over Greece's massive debt ended without firm agreement as China's annual inflation rate hit a three-month high.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11:48 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SM Prime to open 42nd mall, SM City Olongapo]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Sy family's SM Prime Holidngs is opening SM City Olongapo, its 42nd shopping mall and the first of five it plans to open in the coutnry this year, the company said Thursday. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:45:43 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tourism Dept. claims 2011 a banner year for the Philippines]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Department of Tourism claimed that 2011 was a banner year for the Philippines, with a record 3.917-million arrivals. The department&rsquo;s statement released Thursday follows in full.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:16 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Global stocks inch up, euro near flat; Greece deal eyed]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[World stocks edged higher and the euro ended flat on Wednesday as investors focused on whether the latest meeting of Greek political leaders will finally result in reforms to help the country avoid a messy default.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:20:14 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Led by China, world art market hits new record]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[PARIS  - Global art auction sales surged to a record $11.5 billion (8.7 billion euros) last year despite the weak world economy, with China cementing its spot as the top market, research showed Wednesday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:55:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Business loans surge 20% in Dec. from Nov. 2011 &ndash; BSP reports]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Increased lending to utilities, mining and wholesale and retail companies boosted bank loans to businesses by 20 percent to P2.54 trillion last December, the Bangko Sentral said Wednesday.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:30:09 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[More than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in China]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI  - When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest Internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth before a $5 billion initial public offering, but the chances it will succeed look slim.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:26:50 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Fictitious P150 banknote circulating on the Internet]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[A purportedly P150 banknote commemorating Jose Rizal's 150th anniversary circulating on the Internet prompted the Bangko Sentral to warn consumers and netizens that no such denomination will ever be printed and circulated.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:31:50 +0800</pubDate>
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