Ray Education’s exec aims to turn students into successful entrepreneurs

Marc Cosep 08/12/2019

It never ceases to amaze us how much time people waste searching endlessly for a shortcut to entrepreneurial success and fulfillment when the only real path is staring them right in the face. Real entrepreneurs are those…

To attract more tourists, new visa policies needed — exec

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/17/2018

GMCAC OFFICIALS’ CALL If Cebu and the rest of the Philippines really want to have much more tourist arrivals, new visa policies should be instituted by the government including visa on arrival and electronic visas. This was…

Exec: Port limitations, Cebu’s traffic push logistics costs up

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/11/2018

Worsening traffic and port limitations contribute to higher logistic costs for companies in Cebu. According to the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association Inc.,(PISFA) logistic costs in the Philippines remain to be one of the highest in Asia…

Khashoggi’s body ‘dissolved’ after murder – exec

AFP 11/03/2018

ANKARA, Turkey – The body of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “dissolved” after he was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a month ago, an advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. The…

Noche buena products’ SRP up, says DTI exec

Inquirer.net 10/16/2018

More than half of noche buena products increased their suggested retail prices (SRPs) this year, giving no relief to Filipinos who have spent the past months cutting their budget amid rising inflation. Over 65 percent of products…

Exec: New CCMC building operational by next year

Morexette B. Erram 10/12/2018

Three floors of the new 10-storey Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) building are targeted to be operational by the second quarter of next year or on April 2019. Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann Delos Santos, who was…

Bulk of bets to file COCs next week – poll exec

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie Erram 10/11/2018

WITH no candidates showing up to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) at the Commission on Election Cebu City North District (Comelec-Cebu City North district) office, Election Officer Marchel Sarno said that they were expecting this development.…

Go digital to get share of Gen Z market – exec

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/11/2018

CONFAB TACKLES TOURISM TRENDS Tourism players in Cebu are encouraged to harness the power of digital technology in their operations so that they can tap into the growing market of younger and tech savvy travelers. Harnessing the…

Exec: Fake eCARs may cost gov’t P25M

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/08/2018

CEBU CITY GOV’T SEEKS BIR-7’S HELP The national government might have lost P25 million in taxes related to real estate properties if 15 electronic Certificates Authorizing Registrations (eCARs) would be proven to be fake. Acting Cebu City…

Low export sales despite weak peso worries Philexport exec

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/27/2018

Amid a continuing depreciation of the peso versus the dollar, the local exporting industry is supposedly seen to benefit. However, local business leaders have noted that despite the opportunity for exporting to flourish with the depreciation of…

PLDT exec: Next two years critical for telecom industry

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2018

ASIAN CARRIERS CONFAB OPENS Players in the telecommunications industry are setting their sights on the next two years which they see as critical for the industry. A development that Katrina Luna-Abelarde, PLDT global president, has observed in…

DICT exec foresees high demand for cybersecurity professionals

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/16/2018

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) projected a high demand for cybersecurity professionals as more institutions engage in intelligent processes of digitization. Genalyn Macalinao, DICT Cybersecurity Bureau Policy head, said most companies in the Philippines,…

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