Labella should not represent Cebu City in Mega Cebu: Tom

07/18/2016

There will be no representation of Cebu City in meetings involving Mega Cebu, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday. The mayor reiterated this after former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama asked the Metro Cebu Development and…

Trust the mayor, give him leeway

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/16/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña ought to reconsider his position to withdraw his support for the police and leave the fight against drugs and criminality solely in their hands. Cebu Business Club (CBC) President Gordon Alan “Dondi”…

Tom: Cebu City out of Mega Cebu

Nestle Semilla 07/15/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the city will leave the Mega Cebu program since it is just “cheese for the imagination” and thus doesn’t exist. In yesterday’s press conference, Osmeña said Cebu City doesn’t have anything…

DTI exec on West PH Sea ruling: Business will find a way

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/14/2016

BOTH the government and private sector are not worried that the United Nations (UN) Arbitral Tribunal’s recent ruling on the West Philippine Sea may affect trade relations between the Philippines and China. DTI Cebu Provincial Director Maria…

Local businessmen told: Invest in Pinoy startups

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/14/2016

Filipino businessmen should look at digital startups and innovators as the “next big thing” and invest in them, a government executive said. “Who or what is going to disrupt our businesses in the next 20 years? The…

Exporters hope to benefit while local traders worry

Vanessa Claire Lucero with Marites Villamor-Ilano 12/08/2015

While exporters are looking for ways to benefit from the creation of a single market in Southeast Asia, local businessmen are worried about competition from other Asean countries. Gordon Alan “Dondi” Joseph, president of the Cebu Business…

Another wage hike bid filed in Central Visayas

Jhunnex Napallacan 07/22/2015

Businessmen thumb down proposed amount The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) yesterday filed a petition for a P92 increase in the daily minimum wage in Central Visayas. It was the second petition filed…

Traders see more investors, cite need to fast-track infra

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/18/2015

BUSINESS leaders in Cebu yesterday said the top 3 ranking of Cebu City and Cebu Province in the annual competitiveness survey would attract more investors and tourists to Cebu. But they also cited the need to fast-track…

‘English program lacks support from academe’

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/04/2015

While Cebu has a big potential to also attract more long-staying educational tourists, the Cebu Business Club-initiated program “Cebu Hub for English Excellence” (CHELE) has not gained momentum due to lack of support from the academe. In…

Address WEF report issues, business heads urge LGUs

Aileen Garcia-Yap 09/05/2014

Cebu business group leaders are encouraging leaders of local government units (LGUs) in Cebu to look constructively at the issues raised at the World Economic Report (WEF) and take concrete steps to address these issues. The report…

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