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Navy to field 2,000-strong team to evict 115 from quarters

THE PHILIPPINE Navy has organized a 2,000-strong team of soldiers to evict 115 retired enlisted personnel who were found to be overstaying in their quarters at a military camp south of Manila, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Call centers in RP heading north, says property consultant

CALL centers in the Philippines are looking at the possibility of locating their expanding operations north of the capital Manila, a property consultant told INQ7.net.

5% of PEZA-registered investments are IT-related--exec

INVESTMENTS related to the information technology industry now represent around 5 percent of total investments registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), the head of the agency said.

Luisita hits gov’t for deception

HACIENDA Luisita Inc. yesterday accused the government of misleading the farmer-beneficiaries of the Cojuangco estate into thinking that they would get their share of the sprawling sugar plantation next month.

Special CARP team for Negros

AGRARIAN Reform beneficiaries yesterday urged the government to form a special team to implement the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in Occidental Negros after a group of landowners warned there would be violence if the farm workers are forcibly installed in their lands.