Bizmen wary over city’s plan to hike business tax

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/01/2018

Several business groups in Cebu City expressed reservations over the city government’s plans to increase the business tax rate by 1.5 percent. In a statement sent to Cebu Daily News, Robert Go, president of the Philippine Retailers…

Bizmen worried about spate of killings in Cebu

Morexette Erram, Rosalie Abatayo 08/06/2018

Businessmen in Cebu have expressed concerns over the series of killings—most of which remain unsolved. Stanley Go, president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), said people are now afraid especially that the assassins remain…

Bizmen urged: Take advantage of Chinese tourist market

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/26/2018

CEBU businesses were encouraged to take advantage of the growing Chinese market in the province. With more Chinese tourists coming in as well as investors doing business in Cebu, business should be able to serve these customers.…

Bizmen main concern: Solution to Metro Cebu’s traffic woes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/22/2018

Traffic, the war on drugs and federalism. These three topics top what some Cebu business leaders expect to hear from President Rodrigo Duterte as he delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) today. These are also…

Garma: Only criminals are unsafe in Cebu Bizmen: Traffic is a bigger concern than crimes

Nestle L. Semilla and Jose Santino S. Bunachita Reporters 07/12/2018

FOR the police chief of Cebu City, Cebu is only unsafe to criminals. The Cebu business community, likewise, feels safe in Cebu City despite the recent spate of killings. But while they have put their trust and…

CEBU BIZMEN WANT BRT IMPLEMENTED

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/26/2018

Set aside political differences. Saying Cebu is in a traffic crisis that needs quick solution, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Saturday called for the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. In…

Neda chief: Time for bizmen to invest, consumers to spend Infra programs expected to continue spur country’s economic growth

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/19/2018

More infrastructure programs and social protection initiatives are seen to sustain the Philippine’s upward economic growth. National Economic Development and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Ernesto Pernia, in yesterday’s third leg of the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in…

Workers want P155 pay hike but bizmen say that’s ‘too high’

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/28/2018

Labor groups in Cebu have filed a petition seeking an additional P155.80 daily wage adjustment for minimum wage earners in Central Visayas. Cebu Labor Coalition (CELAC) Spokesperson Metudio Belarmino Jr., explained that minimum wage earners are greatly…

Bizmen nabbed with ecstasy plead not guilty

Ador Vincent Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic 01/31/2018

THE two Cebuano businessmen who were allegedly caught with a number of ecstasy pills in a drug bust three weeks ago pleaded not guilty to charges of selling illegal drugs. Richard Ngo Go and Neil Benjamin Eugenio…

Bizmen urged to explore opportunities in Russia

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/13/2017

PEZA PLAN, BUSINESS EXCHANGES Explore opportunities in industries that can benefit from business exchanges between the Philippines and Russia. Glenn Soco, president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, made this call as he, together with…

BOC expose prompts call for bizmen, gov’t execs to stop corrupt practices

Morexette Erram 08/25/2017

    CEBU CITY–Business organizations in Cebu are calling for government officials and businessmen people to stop engaging in corrupt practices following the revelation of the “tara” system in the Bureau of Customs. Mandaue Chamber of Commerce…

28 MSE bizmen ready for DTI mentors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/01/2017

ANOTHER batch of local entrepreneurs will undergo a mentoring program which can help them become successful in their business ventures. The third batch of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Kapatid Mentor Me mentees, comprising 28 Cebu-based…

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