SMEs urged to ensure food safety to compete

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Vanessa Lucero 04/17/2015

TO BE competitive, small and micro food enterprises must secure a license to operate, register their products and comply with other requirements under the newly signed Food Safety Act of 2013. The food sector is a very…

HOT JOBS

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Vanessa Lucero 04/16/2015

Fresh graduates who land IT jobs in Cebu  earn more than in Manila If you’re a fresh graduate in Cebu, the well-paying jobs in demand here are in the information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing  sector,…

SMS-based system is a new way to reach property buyers in Cebu

Aileen Garcia-Yap 04/15/2015

LAMUDI.COM.PH is targetting the large number of Filipinos not connected to the Internet with their newest Dial4Home service. They hope this new service will help bridge the gap between online and offline segments in the market and…

Creative industry players should work together with DTI, academe to sustain growth

Aileen Garcia-Yap 04/07/2015

Collaboration needed   Companies in the creative industry should continue to collaborate with the academe and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to sustain the sector’s growth and maintain Cebu’s image as one of the best…

Wellness farm in Balamban

Aileen Garcia-Yap 04/05/2015

An organic farm that’s just an hour’s drive away from Cebu City offers a welcome respite for those tired from the stress of work and life in the urban jungle. The Healing Present Nature and Wellness Farm…

Negros Power inks deal with Thai firm

Aileen Garcia-Yap 04/02/2015

The North Negros Power Corp. (NNEPC) has signed a long term coal supply agreement with Thailand-based Energy Earth Public Company Ltd. (Energy Earth) for the supply of at least 20 million metric tons of coal for 25…

Minimal inconvenience seen in ports, terminals, airport

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/02/2015

AFTER being a chance passenger in last year’s Holy Week vacation, May Galbo decided to leave home early. Galbo flew with her family from Davao and arrived in Cebu at 10 a.m. yesterday for a 1 p.m.…

Cellphones are No. 1 item sold online; OLX.ph opens Cebu office

Aileen Garcia-Yap 03/27/2015

CELLPHONES and computers are the top items being sold  over the Internet, according to online selling website OLX.ph, which opened its Cebu office last week. To increase market penetration and encourage  households to start selling online,  OLX.ph…

Higher fees make Cebu ‘most expensive PH port’

Aileen Garcia-Yap 03/26/2015

Cargo forwarders oppose CPA’s new storage policy The Cebu Port Authority’s increase of storage fees at the Cebu International Port has made Cebu the most expensive port in the Philippines, said critics. Carmel de Pio-Salvador, Philippine International…

Ayala breaks ground for 2-hectare hub

Aileen Garcia-Yap 03/21/2015

The Ayala group will invest  P8 billion to develop  a 2.2 hectare project within Cebu IT Park in the next two to five years. “This is a landmark event in Ayala Land Inc.’s history,” said Bobby Dy,…

Deles to ASEAN: Stand for our dream for peace

Aileen Garcia-Yap 03/19/2015

Presidential peace adviser Secretary Teresita “Ging” Deles turned to diplomats of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for support on the Mindanao peace process that has been stalled by a botched police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao…

Task force to beef up Mandaue traffic team

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Anie M. Paujana 03/18/2015

Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said he will create a task force comprised of police officers and traffic enforcers to ensure smooth traffic flow in the city’s streets. He said traffic enforcers will team up with Mandaue…

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