Cebu businessmen get branding tips from marketing guru

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/11/2014

Cebuano businessmen should first go national before they can compete globally. Branding guru, Dr. Ned Roberto, gave this advice to the businessmen to help them compete when the Asean economic integration will happen next year. Roberto, who…

TRADE MISSION: Businessmen eye opportunities in Russia

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/10/2014

FILIPINO businessmen will explore trade partnerships and opportunities in the Russian Confederation as they go on a seven day trade mission this month. Armi L. Garcia, honorary consul of the Russian Confederation, said 16 businessmen from Cebu…

Develop diverse talents for outsource industry

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/06/2014

Diversify, diversify, diversify! Vikrant Khanna, Tholons principal, gave this advice to businesses involved in the outsourcing industry in the country especially those in Cebu so that they can continue to be one of the top outsourcing destinations…

P10 minimum jeepney fare is just ‘too high’

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/06/2014

A P2.50 increase in the minimum fare for jeepneys is just “too high”. The business community and the riding public share a common sentiment against the petition of the Cebu Integrated Transport Service Cooperative Inc (Citrasco) seeking…

PH needs to upgrade infotech infrastructure

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/05/2014

The Philippines will need to have more reliable infrastructure and policies to maximize the opportunities when the Asean economic integration starts next year. European companies involved in information and communications technology (ICT) in the Asean region gave…

Developing talent pool critical for Cebu BPO industry

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/04/2014

DEVELOPING and maintaining a skilled labor force remains critical for fueling growth in Cebu’s business process outsourcing (BPO) and shared services industries, top business leaders said yesterday. In yesterday’s forum of the Cebu Information Communications Technology-Business Process…

Filipinos urged to focus on developing manpower: DTI exec gives Asean integration checklist for ICT sector

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/03/2014

In order to move forward and compete when the Asean integration goes full blast next year, Trade Undersecretary Nora Terrado highlighted the need to focus on competitiveness, people development, innovation, regulatory reforms and a change in mindset.…

12 vans of relief goods from Belgium stuck in Cebu port; Rotary official withdraws as consignee

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Eileen G. Mangubat, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/03/2014

Twelve container vans of private donations from Belgium for typhoon victims in Leyte remain stuck in the Cebu International Port, where they arrived in January 2014. The Belgian donors want the cargo released as a tax-free importation,…

Aboitiz to build coal-fired plant in Toledo

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/03/2014

WITH power supply in the Cebu-Negros-Panay grid thinning, the Aboitiz Power Corp. will build another coal-fired power plant in Toledo City that would add 340 megawatts (MW) into the grid by 2017. In a statement, Aboitiz Power…

Veco’s Cebu unplugged drive aims to teach consumers to save power

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/29/2014

WITH power demand in the Visayas almost equal to the supply in the Cebu-Negros-Panay grid, the Visayan Electric Company (Veco) is taking on an active role to advocate energy conservation among its consumers. “We are taking it…

Chiz bats for more private role in PPP

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/26/2014

Sen. Chiz Escudero wants more private investments in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the program to contribute to the country’s inclusive growth. In his speech at the last day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Open Collaboration…

Try new business model to spread economic gains to a wider base, says Sen. Aquino

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/25/2014

While the country is touted as the “miracle” in Asia,  a new business model   is needed to sustain growth and ensure that gains reach the poor, said Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV. In a keynote  speech…

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