‘The future is not waiting’: Cebu Business Month launches First AI forum

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a tool reserved for large corporations, and Cebu’s business community must embrace it now or risk being left behind. That was the core message at the Cebu…

GCash is going public

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/17/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – One of the country’s largest cashless ecosystem is going public. Mynt, Inc., the fintech company behind GCash, announced Wednesday, June 17, that its board of directors and shareholders have authorized the filing of…

FACES OF CEBU: Enrique San Juan, entrepreneur, space maker 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/14/2026

Enrique San Juan’s entry into the pride movement was almost casual, a series of messages from youth leaders asking if anyone was organizing a Pride event in Cebu in June 2023. …

Visayas consumers warned of brownouts as NGCP prepares manual load drops

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2026

Consumers across Cebu, Negros, Panay, Bohol, and nearby islands may experience rotational brownouts on Monday, June 8, after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned that it could implement Manual Load Dropping (MLD) to prevent…

Food inflation keeps Central Visayas at top of PH price surge

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rising prices of food items kept Central Visayas as the country’s inflation hot spot in May, with overall inflation holding at 10.8 percent, according to latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).…

Cebu condos still viable investments, but location now critical

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — Buying a condominium unit in Cebu can still be a worthwhile investment, but investors can no longer expect the easy gains that characterized the market in previous years. Cebu’s condominium sector remains attractive,…

Grid outlook: Visayas grid maintains thin power reserve

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/07/2026

CEBU CITY — The Visayas power grid is expected to maintain a positive but thin operating reserve throughout the workweek of June 8 to 12, according to the latest outlook the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines…

New captain, same course: CLI succession unfolds amid uncertain economy

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/07/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) has elevated second-generation leader Franco Soberano to president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), capping a planned succession at the Visayas-Mindanao property giant as it navigates a tougher economic climate…

‘Stay in the game’: Women entrepreneurs in Cebu urged to pivot through crisis

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/07/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Women entrepreneurs and startup founders in Cebu were urged to embrace innovation, adaptability, and resilience as economic headwinds, including rising fuel costs linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East, continue to challenge…

Alleged Visayas fuel overpricing: Retailers told to explain

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2026

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued show-cause orders to several fuel retailers in the Visayas after monitoring teams found that petroleum products were being sold above the agency's prescribed price range.…

DHSUD-7 disputes claims of housing permit delays in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2026

The DHSUD in Central Visayas has responded to claims of apparent delays in the issuance of Licenses to Sell housing units in Cebu.…

Cebu officials, biz leaders urged to think long-term, act before crisis

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2026

CEBU CITY — If they want to address persistent economic underperformance and crisis, local officials and business leaders in Cebu must adopt a long-term approach to development and move beyond short-term fixes. Stephen Cuunjieng, veteran investment banker…

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