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Yahoo's first acquisition was the purchase of Net Controls, a web search engine company, in September 1997 for US$1.4 million. As of April 2008, the company's largest acquisition is the purchase of Broadcast.com, an Internet radio company, for $5.7 billion, making Broadcast.com co-founder Mark Cuban a billionaire. Most of the companies acquired ...
This category lists GOCCs of the Philippines which have an article in the English-language Wikipedia. The main articles for this category are Governance Commission for GOCCs and Government-owned and controlled corporation .
Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCC) is a government agency of the Philippines created by Republic Act 10149 or the Governance Act of 2011. It is the central policy-making, advisory, and regulatory body in regards to the operations and management of state-owned companies , designated as Government-owned ...
In the Philippines, a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), sometimes with an "and/or", [1] is a state-owned enterprise that conducts both commercial and non-commercial activity. Examples of the latter would be the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), a social security system for government employees.
Location of the Philippines. The Philippines is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a founding member of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the East Asia Summit.
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the creation, organization, operation, reorganization and amendments of the charters of government-owned or controlled corporations which includes the following: [1] Government Service Insurance System; Social Security System; Similar institutions
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO, Filipino: Tanggapan sa Charity Sweepstakes ng Pilipinas [2]) is a government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines under direct supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is mandated to do fund raising and provide funds for health programs, medical assistance ...
The National Transmission Corporation (Filipino: Pambansang Korporasyon sa Transmisyon, also known as TransCo) is a Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation established in June 26, 2001 by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Republic Act 9136) and a corporate entity wholly owned by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM).