City tells biz establishments: Pay taxes or face closure

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/12/2018

FROM August to December this year, over 1,000 business establishments in Cebu City were found to have failed to secure business permits and pay their business tax. If they continue to ignore their responsibilities, the city might…

Former TV co-hosts make spa, café biz dream a reality

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/25/2018

They loved to experience a good massage and a good cup of coffee. These are two of the passions of former TV co-hosts Jonathan Edmon Cimafranca, 27, and Nicole Tuazon, 28, who had long planned to put…

Biz leaders: Gov’t agencies can help ease rising inflation

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/08/2018

Cebu business leaders are pinning their hopes on government agencies to really temper down the increase in prices of commodities, as economists believe that inflation is already peaking. However, they acknowledge that other factors may come into…

Biz owners urged: Invest in learning Chinese language

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/25/2018

Senior Wharton fellow Dr. Brian To has a practical advice for business owners: Invest in learning Mandarin Chinese. On the heels of preparing for the third Strategic Leadership and Management Program (SLAMP 3) in Cebu on September…

Cebu biz leaders to gov’t: Address weakening peso

Delta Dyrecka Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/20/2018

The government should address the weakening peso which has dropped past P54 against the US dollar level and has affected businesses in the country including that of Cebu. Antonio Chiu, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI)…

Boracay biz owners frown requirements for sewerage sewerage plants

Inquirer.net 09/18/2018

ILOILO CITY — Several business operators on Boracay Island object to another order by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) requiring even small establishments to put up of sewerage treatment plants (STPs). DENR Memorandum Order…

Biz heads: Cebu to take a hit from higher airline ticket costs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/18/2018

AIRLINES’ REIMPOSITION OF FUEL SURCHARGE Local tour and travel operators are wary over the recent decision of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to reimpose the fuel surcharge by airlines on plane tickets due to increasing prices of…

Investors plan to halt expansion in PH worries Cebu biz groups

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2018

TRAIN 2 WOES HIGHER prices of products, a depreciating peso, and the possibility of losing tax incentives. The business sector, both local and foreign, have to contend with these issues, with some even already saying that they…

Biz group, Cebu leaders echo fear over spate of killings, Osmeña says Hamada slay might scare away investors

Benjie B. Talisic, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA, Morexette Eram 08/25/2018

As police investigators continue to dig deeper into the slay 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…

Targeting Cebu’s biz, leisure travel market

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/24/2018

SEDA AYALA’s SOFT OPENING Ayala Land Inc.’s (ALI) homegrown brand, Seda, is poised to capture the business and leisure travel market as Seda Ayala Center Cebu, its biggest property in the Visayas soft opened last August 19.…

Cebu biz leaders back TRAIN 2

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/25/2018

  With President Rodrigo Duterte’s push for the approval and implementation of the next tax reform packages, local business leaders have also expressed their support for the move. Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Antonio…

Construction showcase links industry professionals, biz owners

STC INTERN 06/08/2018

MORE construction industry professionals, business owners and clients are expected to visit ongoing the 3-day 9th Philconstruct Visayas and the 9th HVAC/R Visayas at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City. The…

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