Exporters urged: Get ready for the rebound

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/20/2017

Philexport Cebu official shows guarded optimism on sector’s growth, gives advice As the country’s export sector faces challenging times, local businessmen are encouraged to prepare themselves when the rebound will happen in the industry. Federico Escalona, Philippine…

SUSTAINING HOUSING SECTOR’S GROWTH

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/12/2017

Gov’t urged to address bureaucracy, corruption Property developers, who see a sustained momentum in the country’s construction business, are asking the government to address the issues in the housing industry such as bureaucracy and corruption, so that…

Economic outlook

Editorial 01/05/2017

The three-part series on Cebu’s business outlook for this year, with a glimpse into the next few years, looks good at least on paper since, as everyone knows by now, anything can happen between what is set…

Inequality, poverty, and the economy

Fernando Fajardo 12/01/2016

As we started the new administration, there had been some glee when the president mentioned in his first State of the Nation Address that he would continue the macroeconomic economic policies of the previous administration. To recall,…

Pilmico empowers Cebuanos via sustainable livelihoods

05/22/2016

Beneficiaries receive piglets, egg machines and bakery kits Driven by its vision to be Partners for Growth, Pilmico – the food subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. – continues to champion backyard farming and sustainable livelihoods in…

Gov’t revises growth estimate

05/18/2016

The Philippine Statistics Authority yesterday revised the gross domestic product (GDP) growth figure for the last quarter of 2015 to 6.5 percent from the previously reported 6.3 percent. “This was due to upward revisions in Electricity, Gas…

‘Respectable’ growth puts PH among fastest in Asia

Marites Villamor Ilano 01/28/2016

Gross domestic product expands by 5.8 percent in 2015 The economy expanded in the last quarter of last year by 6.3 percent, the highest quarterly growth for 2015. This brought the average full-year gross domestic product (GDP)…

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