VP Robredo visits Vidal’s tomb at Cebu Cathedral

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/29/2017

  VICE President Leni Robredo on Saturday paid her respects to the late Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal, whose remains lie in the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral mausoleum. At the mausoleum, the Vice President was accompanied by Cebu Governor…

FLOWERS and kalag-kalag Sales to pick up, prices to go up

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/27/2017

Vendors at Cebu City’s biggest flower market are expecting brisk sales days before the observance of All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, the period when people flock to cemeteries to…

Property expert urges new developers to reconsider going into condominium projects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/27/2017

While the country’s property sector continues to grow, it isn’t expanding as fast as before, prompting a real estate consultant to warn aspiring entrants into the industry to reconsider their plans while they still can. Professor Eric…

Mandani Bay to be completed early due to strong condo take-up

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/27/2017

THE P130-billion Mandani Bay project in Mandaue City is expected to be completed earlier on the back of a strong market demand, signifying that luxury condominiums are gaining ground in Cebu. Gilbert Ang, project director at HTLand,…

Inter-agency body to address traffic in Metro Cebu pushed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/26/2017

CCCI BACKS DOTR USEC’S PLAN While there are already efforts being undertaken to arrest the growing traffic problem in Metropolitan Cebu, local business leaders believe an inter-agency council on traffic (IACT) is necessary to expedite the process.…

Amid UK advisory, tourism sector’s recovery to continue

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/26/2017

THE local tourism industry has become more resilient to these kinds of developments and will continue to recover. Alice Queblatin, president of the Cebu Association of Tour Operations Specialists (Catos), said this amid the latest UK travel…

UK alerts citizens vs travel to southern Cebu, Mindanao

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/25/2017

The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued an advisory against travel to Dalaguete and Badian towns in southern Cebu “due to the threat of terrorism.” “Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out…

BIR to focus on top 500 medium taxpayers to boost tax take

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/25/2017

The Bureau of Internal Revenue in Cebu City (BIR 13) is now identifying the top 500 “medium” taxpayers under its jurisdiction in a bid to boost its tax collection. Lawyer Aynie Mandajoyan-Dizon, BIR 13 regional director, said…

Business names registered in 9 months reach 14,000

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/24/2017

DTI Cebu notes 21.9% increase; attributes private, public sector support Support from the public and private sectors were seen as the driving force behind the increase in the number of registered business names in Cebu for the…

BPI to open more branches to keep pace with Cebu’s growth

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/24/2017

CEBU’S booming economic landscape and thriving business community have prompted Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to open more branches in Cebu this year. This is to take advantage of the opportunities that go along with…

Despite FDI drop in PH, Cebu still sweet spot for investors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/23/2017

Fujitsu, latest foreign firm to open satellite office here Despite lower year-to-date inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Philippines, local business stakeholders believe that Cebu is resilient to this development and still remains a favorable…

Innovation boot camp to help address job-skills mismatch

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/23/2017

In the next two years, more than 600 students from Cebu City’s public senior high schools will undergo a boot camp aimed at addressing the job-skills mismatch several local industries are seeing today. The Cebu Innovation Boot…

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