Wunder carpool service rolls out but gets derailed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/07/2017

WUNDER Carpool would have been a welcome addition to Cebu’s thriving app-based transport services if not for an order from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for them to cease operations. LTFRB, in a statement,…

Will proposed tax cuts benefit small businesses?

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/07/2017

Local business leaders give pros and cons of gov’t-proposed measure Cebu business stakeholders lauded the Duterte government’s proposal to reduce the tax imposed on sales of micro-enterprises in the country, saying that this move will help small…

Gov’t urged to develop markets first to make programs sustainable

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2017

WHILE the Capitol is already at work building the capacity of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) in the province, a development worker said more should be done in terms of market development. Mariel Vincent Rapisura, president…

Cranes seen as indicators of Cebu’s bustling property sector

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/05/2017

2017 economic PROSPECTS MANY cranes in Cebu particularly in Mandaue and Cebu cities mean more real estate projects in these cities, which also mean better prospects for Cebu this year. Donato Busa, immediate past president of the…

Of kids, failure and success

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/04/2017

Businessman, family man Francis Kong shares parenting tips to parents, teachers “Allow your children to experience failure.” This was one of the parenting tips that inspirational speaker Francis Kong shared to parents and teachers who attended his…

Osmeña holds business permits of SM Seaside, BDO branch

Nestle L. Semilla 02/01/2017

The Cebu City government will not process the applications for the renewal of business permits filed by SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI), the operator of SM Seaside City Cebu, and the Magallanes branch of Banco de Oro…

CLI to enter IPO by Q2 of 2017

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/31/2017

Cebu’s homegrown real estate developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) is working to get publicly-listed by second quarter of this year. CLI chief executive officer Jose R. Soberano III made this announcement on Tuesday morning in a press…

German suspect in CPDRC can call people outside jail

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/30/2017

A SUSPECTED notorious child trafficker in Cebu is still communicating with the outside world even while behind bars. Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said that she was informed by German Consul, Dr. Franz Seidenschwarz, that detained German national,…

Canada needs 60,000 nurses

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/30/2017

AMID a brewing labor shortage in Canada, more Filipino nurses are encouraged to move and work there. Tony Burke, vice president of the OMNI College of Nursing, said each Canadian province projects to open 2,000 to 4,000…

Low-cost housing market eyed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/29/2017

Primary Homes Inc. executive says demand in booming Cebu still there Even after 25 years, a homegrown real estate developer still finds Cebu as an attractive market due to its booming economy and largely unserved low-cost segment.…

Tech firm expands in Cebu, targets consumer, small business sectors

John Carlo Villaruel 01/29/2017

A TECHNOLOGY company is trying to get a share of Cebu’s consumer and small business sectors as it expands in Cebu with its first HP Concept Store here. “HP makes products from all sections of market but…

Minglanilla to set up own business chamber

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/26/2017

A NEW business organization will soon emerge in a southern Cebu town, signifying a strengthened partnership between the local government and private sector in the area. The municipality of Minglanilla, about 14 kilometers south of Cebu City,…

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