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PLDT plans REIT route for data center should direct sale approach peter out
PLDT Inc. is at a crossroad on the subject of its data center business but firm on arriving at a decision by June this year on whether the business is sold off or alternatively retained as a public or listed real estate investment trust (REIT) entity.
MPTC renews bid to purchase government interest at SCTEX
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCCDA) on Friday said it is open to the idea of selling its stake at the Subic Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) to Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) but only if the price is right.
First-quarter growth averaging 5.7 proved broad-based although lower than forecast
The economy expanded at the rate of 5.7 percent in the first three months of the year in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP), slower than various analyst forecasts averaging 5.9 percent during the period but quicker than the adjusted but scaled-back growth of only 5.5 percent a quarter earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday.
Agriculture ekes out growth in 1Q on higher poultry production
Efforts of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s administration to modernize agriculture and assist farmers and fishermen helped the farm and fishery sector grow in the...
Philippine inflation accelerates in April, fueled by higher food prices
Consumer prices continued to pick up pace in April, with the cost of food such as rice, fish and vegetables as well as that of fuel leading the way.
