Uber to launch in Cebu soon

Marites Villamor Ilano 11/02/2015

BIR clarifies rules on tax treatment of transport network companies Ride-sharing services provider Uber is about to launch in Cebu. The company has been flooding social media with promotional tweets and posts inviting professional drivers and private…

Subsidy vouchers available for senior high students

Marites Villamor Ilano 11/01/2015

Incoming senior high school (SHS) students may apply for government subsidy vouchers starting Nov. 9. For manual submissions, the deadline is the third Friday of January (Jan. 15 next year). Students who file their applications online, through…

Etude sues Lazada over ‘fake’ goods

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/26/2015

ELECTRONIC commerce firm Lazada Philippines has been sued for allegedly selling and/or facilitating the sale of fake Etude House products on its website. Rosa Fiore House Corp., the exclusive distributor of Etude House of Korea products in…

Weather experts believe haze affecting Cebu again

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marites Villamor Ilano, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/24/2015

  Pagasa notes poor visibility in Cebu; EMB takes air samples with new gear Cebu had gloomy skies and visibility was poor as a team from the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) took air samples using a new…

Aboitiz to launch ‘most affordable project ever’

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/22/2015

DEVELOPER AboitizLand, Inc. is venturing into the low-to-mid-market housing segment with Amoa, a P6-billion development in Compostela town in northern Cebu. “This is AboitizLand’s most affordable project ever,” said John Amon, vice president for marketing, in an…

APEC forms task force on energy resiliency

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/15/2015

THE PHILIPPINES and the US will co-chair a task force that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Working Group will create on energy resilience. The task force will work on: disaster-proofing energy infrastructure; advancing cutting-edge energy efficiency…

Mandaue selected as ‘green’ model town in Asia-Pacific

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/14/2015

APEC experts to study feasibility of planned growth areas, railway Mandaue City has been selected as a low-carbon model town of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, acting Energy Secretary Zenaida Monsada announced at the end of…

APEC energy ministers set to award low-carbon model town

Brad Reddersen, Marites Villamor Ilano 10/11/2015

THE Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Working Group will announce tomorrow the winner of a technical assistance package under its Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project. Mandaue City is one of three nominees for the award. The other…

Philippines slowing down on coal projects, targets more renewables

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/11/2015

The Philippines is slowing down on approving coal-fired power plant projects and pushing the development of renewable sources to achieve a balanced energy mix by 2030. Energy Undersecretary Loreta G. Ayson said the target is to have…

K-to-12 partnership guidelines out

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/11/2015

The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the guidelines in forging partnerships for the implementation of the Senior High School program under the K-to-12 scheme next year. In a statement posted on the DepEd website, Education Secretary…

Gaisano plans more stores, distribution hub after IPO

Inquirer, Marites Villamor Ilano 10/11/2015

The Gaisano-led Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. plans to open at least seven new stores in the Visayas by the end of next year, establish a logistics hub and acquire more existing retail stores using the proceeds…

SPC unit to build 300-MW coal plant

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/09/2015

THE board of directors of SPC Power Corp. yesterday ratified the creation of a wholly-owned subsidiary that will build a new coal plant in the City of Naga in southern Cebu. Based on SPC Power’s disclosure to…

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