PH internet deal with Facebook a go by September 2020 — DICT

Miguel R. Camus 05/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government’s massive internet deal with social media giant Facebook is pushing through after being entangled in geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Eliseo…

Cebu City willing to sign usufruct deal with CCLEX but…

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office said the city is willing to make an usufruct deal with the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) provided they take legal responsibility of the structures in the property involved.…

Pentagon hands Microsoft $10-B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon

10/26/2019

SAN FRANCISCO — The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10-billion cloud computing contract called JEDI. The contentious bidding process for the contract pitted Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle, among others, against one another. Bidding for the huge government…

Marvel films to lose Spider-Man as Sony deal breaks down

08/21/2019

Marvel’s superhero films could be left without their most famous character after talks to “share” Spider-Man broke down between the Disney-owned studio and rival Sony, Hollywood media reported Tuesday. The Marvel movies have together grossed $22 billion…

No deal: US gov’t shutdown begins

AP 12/22/2018

WASHINGTON — A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the…

Three-team deal: Cebuano Heruela heads back to Blackwater

JONAS PANERIO 12/18/2018

Cebuano guard Brian Heruela is headed back to the team that originally drafted him as he was involved in a three-team deal between Blackwater, TNT and Meralco highlighted by this year’s second overall pick, Bobby Ray Parks.…

Jennifer Aniston: Netflix ‘Friends’ deal a testament to show’s value

Inquirer.net 12/08/2018

LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Aniston calls it “amazing” that “Friends” still has an audience big enough to prompt multi-million dollar business deals to keep it from disappearing on Netflix. “I find it amazing that it’s continued to…

EU finance ministers reach eurozone reform deal

AFP 12/04/2018

EU finance ministers agreed reforms to better fight against a financial crisis on Tuesday that fell short of the original ambitions to relaunch Europe by French President Emmanuel Macron. The agreement between the EU’s 27 finance ministers,…

EU leaders to sign off ‘tragic’ Brexit deal

AFP 11/25/2018

EUROPEAN Union leaders met Sunday to approve a historic Brexit deal, with one declaring Britain’s withdrawal a “tragedy,” but holding out hope of close future ties. Arriving for a special summit in Brussels, European Commission President Jean-Claude…

Farm machinery plant deal inked with 30 Korean firms

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

AT LEAST 30 South Korean companies are set to establish and operate an assembly plant for farm machinery in Batangas to help local producers modernize their farms. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on his Facebook page that…

House Makabayan bloc demands transparency on PH-China deal

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

THE Duterte administration has the obligation to fully disclose the government’s agreements with China for a joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), progressive lawmakers from the House Makabayan bloc asserted Thursday. ACT…

Cebu Landmasters, Cebu Archdiocese ink P900M Patria de Cebu deal

PR 10/29/2018

LEADING VisMin property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) recently signed a lease agreement with the Archdiocese of Cebu for a P900-million redevelopment of a 6,670 square-meter property in the heritage-rich downtown area of the Queen City of…

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