Cebu continues to attract outsourcing, ESL firms — Colliers International

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/23/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu will continue to attract outsourcing firms due to its steady pool of competent college graduates who could handle voice support and higher value-added services such as medical and legal transcription and software engineering. Joey Bondoc,…

CCLEX P19-B loan agreement gets two awards

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The P19 billion omnibus loan and security agreement entered into by the Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) to fund the construction of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) won two awards. One of the awards…

DOLE holds Kabuhayan program orientation for PWDs

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/23/2019

CEBU CITY—Over 40 persons with disability (PWDs) from the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) II of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) will have the opportunity to become beneficiaries of the Kabuhayan program of the…

Cebu biz leaders welcome Duterte’s hard stance vs. corruption, bureaucratic red tape

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/23/2019

CEBU CITY—Business leaders welcome support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s tough policies against corruption and bureaucratic red tape, which the latter expressed during his State of the Nation Address (SONA). Virgilio Espeleta, president of the Cebu Chamber of…

Consignee, broker face charges over misdeclared luxury vehicle shipment from Japan

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Bureau of Customs has filed charges against a Manila-based consignee and a licensed broker for the misdeclaration of four luxury vehicle shipment that arrived at the Port of Cebu on December 19, 2018. A…

DTI-7 to launch Negosyo sa Barangay in Cebu

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—To bring their services to the lower-income municipalities, the Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) will launch the Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay in Cebu and in Negros Oriental in August. DTI-7 Regional…

Cebu City OBO vows faster processing of building permits

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) will make sure to process building permit applications the shortest possible time with the use of the OBO Information System (IS) version 2. Architect Florante Catalan, the…

Central Visayas GRDP growth higher than national growth – Cobonpue

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Central Visayas remains among  the fastest growing regions in the country, said Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairperson Kenneth Cobonpue. “Today, Central Visayas is still one of the country’s fastest growing regional economies, with the region…

Cebu province to implement road projects in barangays

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/20/2019

CEBU CITY—Road projects and insurance coverage for barangay officials and employees were among the good news that Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia shared during the Barangay Captains’ General Assembly held on Friday at the IEC Convention Center in…

No let-up in drive vs substandard products, DTI-7 warns retailers, importers

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) has warned retailers and importers that the agency would continue its campaign against the sales of substandard construction products. Regional Director Aster Caberte made this…

Capitol to auction WT heavy equipment to pay for backfilling of excavated lot

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/19/2019

CEBU CITY–Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is considering auctioning of the equipment of WT Construction to pay for the backfilling of the excavated area beside the provincial Capitol. Garcia raised this possibility when asked who would pay for…

Cebu province to shoulder hospitalization, burial expenses of Boljoon accident victims

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/19/2019

CEBU CITY — The Cebu provincial government will provide financial assistance to the victims of the Boljoon accident involving teachers and students. Calling the incident that claimed at least 9 lives a “tragedy, ” Governor Gwendolyn Garcia…

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