Focus on detecting threats, protecting data, firms urged

Steffi Kyle E. Nolido 01/31/2018

    Cyber security   Companies should have better understanding of cyber security to be able to protect their businesses from online threats. “Instead of companies just focusing on expertise, implementation and, technology, intelligence is key. Being…

FIRMS’ REMINDERS AMID TRAIN LAW

Inquirer.net 01/04/2018

DTI: Hiking Basic goods’ SRP can be done if it’s justifiable Amid new and higher taxes, manufacturers could still raise the suggested retail price (SRP) of basic goods and commodities only if the increase would not go…

More than 300 firms violate environmental laws

Futch Anthony Inso 12/06/2017

MORE than 300 industrial and commercial firms in Central Visayas were issued a notice of violation by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7. The companies were found to have…

City Hall questions firm’s tax payments

Inna Gian Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/08/2017

ASIDE from inconveniencing motorists, Vic Enterprises had not been paying the right amount of taxes to Cebu City, Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday. In a press conference yesterday, the mayor said he received reports that the company…

‘Subsidize farmers’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/10/2017

Fertilizer firm’s top exec calls on gov’t to move to uplift agriculture sector The government should subsidize farming inputs so as to achieve food security and uplift the country’s agriculture industry. Takashi Sumi, president and chief executive…

Innovate to compete against foreign firms, MSMEs urged

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/09/2017

LIBERALIZING RETAIL INDUSTRY Following the announcement of the government to further liberalize the retail industry in the Philippines, a retail sector leader in Cebu urged local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to step up their game…

Mandaue firms join tree planting

Norman V. Mendoza 08/22/2017

Around a hundred employees of Mandaue City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) member-companies participated in the re-greening program spearheaded by San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) by planting trees at the Mananga-Sibugay watershed in Cebu City’s mountain…

Villanueva wants stricter laws vs firms found lax in safety standards

Inquirer.net 07/18/2017

Following the collapse of a Skyway Stage 3 structure in Makati City, Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday pressed for the immediate passage of a bill that will promote a safer workplace. Five construction workers of DM Consunji…

BPO players propose gov’t benefits for firms setting up in the countryside

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/14/2017

While most companies have aired apprehension over the government’s proposal to cut tax perks for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms in the country, local industry players have chosen to dwell on what could be a positive development…

PSEi firms up ahead of US Fed policy

Inquirer.net 06/14/2017

THE local stock barometer firmed up on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Reversing losses in early trade, the Philippine Stock Exchange index ended 48.12 points or 0.61 percent higher to close at 7,966.01.…

Cebu LGUs, private firms extend aid to PWDs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/10/2017

LOCAL governments in Cebu have been doing their part in extending assistance to their constituents with disabilities. Aside from job fairs, both Cebu City Hall and Mandaue City Hall are allocating cash aid to persons with disabilities…

SEC to 200 lending firms: Secure license or be penalized

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/28/2017

AROUND 200 companies engaged in lending activities in Central and Eastern Visayas are advised to secure a license to operate from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on or before April 30, 2017 or they will be…

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