Telco to strengthen foothold in Cebu market

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2018

TOGETHER with the expansion of the business process outsourcing (BPO) and manufacturing sectors in Cebu, the need for support infrastructure also grows. Eastern Communications, one of the country’s leading telecommunications firms, sees this opportunity as they are…

Gov’t urged: Address inflation’s rise, start with rice supply woes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/05/2018

6.4% AUGUST INFLATION, A 9-YEAR HIGH The mismanaged rice supply situation, high oil prices, and the continued depreciation of the peso are among the reasons seen by Cebu business leaders for the nine-year high inflation rate of…

Inflation hits new 9-year high in August

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/05/2018

  Inflation has reached a nine-year high of 6.4 for the month of August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) still attributed the increase to problems on rice supply as well…

City gov’t told to prove first taxes will go to right projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/03/2018

Cebu city’s bid to hike biz taxes Increasing taxes should be worthy and reflective of the services of local government, some business leaders in Cebu said. Cebu Business Club (CBC) President Gordon Alan Joseph said that while…

MCIA GM Dicdican says runway repairs 14% done

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/03/2018

THEY were just over 14 percent done in the airport runway repair project. Steve Dicdican, Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) general manager, said this as he cited the progress of the airport runway repairs after three…

Mom tastes success by giving dried mangoes a caramel twist

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/02/2018

AUDREY CONFECTIONERIES When you say Cebu, what kind of pasalubong comes to mind? It’s always dried mangoes. For 47-year-old Audrey Regis, she knew she had to set herself apart when she started her own line of delicacies…

OSMEÑA ALLIES RALLY SUPPORT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 08/31/2018

After the scathing remarks of President Rodrigo Duterte against Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, the latter’s allies took tosocial media on Friday to express their support for the beleaguered mayor. With the hashtag #IStandWithMayorTommy, several City Hall…

Investor’s thrust: Projects in Cebu’s hospitality sector

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/31/2018

Homegrown developer, Duros Land, rides tourism wave: Breaks ground for Minore Center and Hotel project Responding to the growing tourism market in Cebu, more developers are pouring investments into hospitality-related structures. The latest homegrown developer to ride…

Women’s rights group hits Duterte’s ‘sexist’ remark

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/31/2018

In yet another sexist remark, President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech in Mandaue City said women were being raped because they were pretty, citing cases in Davao City where “there were many beautiful women so there were…

DUTERTE LASHES AT OSMEÑA

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/30/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has found himself at the receiving end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest tirade. In his sixth and latest visit to Cebu to grace the 49th Mandaue City Charter Day Celebration yesterday, the…

Sara endorses three senatorial hopefuls

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/30/2018

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte asked for the support of Mandauehanons in next year’s senatorial race. But not for herself. Instead, the President’s daughter asked Mandaue City residents and officials to support the candidacy of three senatorial…

MCIA runway closure to affect 800 flights Air passengers advised to adjust flight plans

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/30/2018

Air travelers in and out of Cebu are advised to check with their respective airlines for possible changes or cancellations of their flights when the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) will start the daily five-hour closure…

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