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         <title><![CDATA[Philippine property prices rising again!]]></title>
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		Dec 05, 2011
	
		Source: Global Property Guide
	
		House prices in the country are rising again, as buyers become optimistic about the Philippine economy.
	
		The average price of luxury 3-bedroom condominiums in Makati CBD rose 7% q-o-q to PHP 103,000 per (USD 2, 389) sq. m. in Q1 2011, according to&nbsp;Colliers International.&nbsp; Over the next 12 months, the average capital value is likely to increase by about 5% to P112, 700 (USD 2, 614) per sq m., says...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vista Land profit up 21% to P1.7B]]></title>
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	The Philippine Star

	MANILA, Philippines - Villar-led property holding firm Vista Land &amp; Lifescapes Inc. grew its first half net income by 21 percent on the back of robust sales, as investors remained upbeat on the real estate market given a low interest rate environment and sustained inflows from overseas Filipino workers.

	Net earnings of Vista Land rose to P1.7 billion from P1.4 billion as revenues expanded 21 percent to P6.6 billion.

	“Vista Land is on a solid growth footing. The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Price rises resume in Philippine housing market]]></title>
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		Source: www.globalpropertyguide.com
	

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         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Paje urges industries to shift to energy efficient chillers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje is calling on industries to shift to new energy-efficient chillers to save on energy bills and take advantage of incentives provided under the Philippine Chillers Energy Efficiency Project (PCEEP).
According to Paje, “given today’s technologies which are not only energy efficient, but are also using non-CFC alternatives refrigerants, we can assure the private sector that replacing their old...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Invest commitments surge 338% to P191 billion in January-May]]></title>
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The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Investment commitments went up by 338% to P191.182 billion in the first five months of the year from a year ago level of P43.613 billion as more investments for energy projects continued to pour into the country, the Board of Investments (BOI) reported yesterday.

The BOI also approved 117 projects during the period, up from 65 a year ago.

These projects are expected to create employment for 24,337 workers, up 188 percent from 8,465 jobs created in...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Phl ranks 3rd in global survey on business optimism]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines was ranked third in a global survey on business optimism, reinforcing the renewed confidence of businessmen in the country's economic environment.

The results of Grant Thornton's annual International Business Report (IBR) show that the Philippines was on third spot (with 87 percent) in the optimism ranking behind Chile (95 percent) and India (93 percent).

The IBR is an international survey of the opinions of medium to large privately...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Overseas Filipinos sent record $18.8B in ’10]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Remittances grew faster than expected in 2010 to post an all-time high as the recovery of the global economy from the recent turmoil led to growth in job opportunities abroad for Filipinos.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Monday reported that remittances from Filipinos based overseas reached $18.76 billion last year, the highest ever recorded by the country.

It was an 8.2-percent growth from the $17.07 billion registered in 2009 and exceeded...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Latest WB forecast puts Philippine GDP growth at 5% to 5.4% for 2011 and 2012]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy is projected to post a 6.8 percent growth in 2010 and a medium-term path of 5 to 5.4 percent in 2011 and 2012 grounded in remittance-supported household spending and further government support for infrastructure development.

In its latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2011, the World Bank (WB) noted that economies of East Asia including the Philippines are poised to continue enjoying further years of solid growth albeit at a...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[New investments seen to hit P1.9T in four years on strong FDI inflows]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&#160;Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines – Buoyed by strong business confidence particularly from foreign investors, new investments inflow into the country are expected to reach P1.911 trillion in the next four years (2011-2014), Board of Investments managing head Cristino L. Panlilio said.

Panlilio told reporters the four-year investments target represents the combined costs of projects that are expected to register with the BoI, the government's premier investment generating agency, and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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