Level up businesses to compete globally

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2018

Small players in BAKING INDUSTRY Small players in Cebu’s baking industry will need to scale up their businesses to compete globally. This is the observation of Stanley Go, president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry…

Food, agri firms urged: Explore opportunities in Canada market

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/28/2018

Cebuano agri-business and food companies are encouraged to tap the potentially huge export market in Canada. The Canadian Chamber of the Philippines (CanCham) will be holding its 6th Outbound Trade Mission to two cities in Canada —…

Lee a victim of a drug transaction gone sour?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 08/27/2018

Police have gotten a lead as they looked into the cellphone records of Korean national Lee Young Ho, who was found dead inside a motel room in Barangay Mabolo, his body riddled with bullets. Cebu City Police…

More PEZA zones to continue BPO sector’s growth – expert

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/27/2018

There should be more Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) zones in the provinces to attract more investors especially in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in areas like in Cebu. David Leechiu, chief executive officer of the…

Conflict in illegal drug trade eyed in Korean’s slay; Garma insists Cebu City remains safe

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 08/27/2018

Police are probing an alleged conflict in the illegal drug trade as the motive behind the killing of Korean National Lee Young Ho inside a motel in Cebu City. Senior Supt. Royina Garma said they found text…

Couple’s food business takes flight, soars on chicken wings

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/26/2018

DONGKI’S CHICKEN WINGS Neither of them had any background in cooking. But Lara Francheska Galan and her husband Alessandre have always had this fascination for cooking shows they would often see on television. “Watching cooking shows on…

Hamada killing alarms business sector

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette Marie B. Erram and Benjie B. Talisic 08/25/2018

AS POLICE investigators continue to dig deeper into the killing of businesswoman Junko Hamada, business, church, and government leaders expressed concerns that the unsolved killings will affect the image of Cebu and discourage people from visiting the…

Mass housing developers: Removing perks makes it harder to pursue projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/24/2018

MASS housing developers across the country are joining other industries in asking government not to remove incentives being enjoyed by the private sector in the proposed second tax reform package. According to the Organization of Socialized and…

Cebu records high tourist arrivals, air traffic movements

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/23/2018

Not even two months since the opening of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2, local tourism players are are already seeing the benefits of the facility. Hotels and resorts have posted higher occupancy rates following…

DTI: No significant price hikes since TRAIN implementation

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/22/2018

BASIC GOODS Almost eight months since the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) law, prices of majority of basic necessities and prime commodities remain the same, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)…

Better collaboration between public, private sector sought

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/20/2018

IMPROVING CEBU CITY’S COMPETITIVENESS Better collaboration among the private sector and government should be done if Cebu City wants to improve on its competitiveness ranking. Cebu Business Club (CBC) President Gordon Alan Joseph said that platforms like…

Partners test wellness market with Indian-inspired spa

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/19/2018

ABHYANGGA Not all massage experiences are the same. For Indian national Varun Mahajan, this is something that some Cebuanos don’t fully realize yet. And he sees it as an opportunity to offer something new. Together with his…

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