BOI’s manufacturing sector plan: Local economy booster

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/06/2016

THE Board of Investments’ (BOI) move to expand its coverage on the manufacturing segment under its Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) for 2017 will help the local economy to grow. This was the reaction of the local business…

Bold initiatives pushed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/05/2016

Board of Investments to focus on manufacturing, agri in 2017 plan The country’s Board of Investments (BOI) is set to expand the coverage of the manufacturing segment in its investment policy for 2017 in order to scale…

The Chinese are coming!

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/01/2016

Sino billionaire meets Cebu City execs days after Sino firm explores prospects at Capitol Will Chinese investors soon pour money for developments in Cebu? Chinese philanthropist and billionaire Huang Rulun yesterday visited the province and met with…

P25.4B investments poured in Cebu from January to June 2016

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/02/2016

Investments in Cebu for the first half of this year has reached P25.4 billion, already close to exceeding the total for the whole of 2015, despite a marked reduction in mass housing projects. The Bureau of Investments…

Cebu’s Q2 investments up 29%, reach P17.7B

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/25/2016

4 mass housing and GMR Megawide’s transportation and storage projects make up investments Five projects, four of them mass housing projects, contributed to the 29 percent growth of investments in the second quarter this year in Cebu…

BOI to help towns get investors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/25/2016

IN AN attempt to spur development in the countryside, the Board of Investments (BOI) in Cebu plans to help towns in the province attract more investors to their respective localities. Ellorence Cruz, BOI Cebu OIC, said that…

Invest in Iloilo Business Park’

Apple Ta-as 06/05/2016

Megaworld invites Cebuanos to pour their money into its P35B project Cebuanos and Davaoenos are encouraged to invest in the Iloilo Business Park (IBP), Megaworld’s P35 billion project, located at the heart of Iloilo, the City of…

Yu back as investment czar, ordered to grow BPO sector

Marites Villamor Ilano 05/31/2016

Grow the information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector and address all concerns to ensure that the sector’s potential to generate jobs is maximized. These were the marching orders of incoming Cebu City Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña to…

Gov’t highlights good points to attract more investments

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/24/2016

If not for external shocks, GDP growth last year would have been 8% To attract more investors to the Philippines, a Bangko Sentral official said government needs to highlight the positive factors that distinguish the country from…

Mind your numbers: Safe and sound ways to invest

Thea C. Rinen 02/18/2016

AT 25, actor Matteo Guidicelli has already made significant strides in his career. The young man with Cebuano roots initially   wanted to pursue a racing career but then took another career path and is now known as…

Supreme Court affirms Cebu city owns SRP

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/21/2014

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the appellate and lower courts’ decision in favor of the Cebu city government’s claim over the South Road Properties (SRP). The high court denied a petition for certiorari filed by Tinago…

Investments in PH hit P466B

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/14/2014

Power sector investments pulled last year’s total investments to hit P466 billion, a 29.33 percent growth from 2012’s P360.34 billion figure. Investments in electricity, gas, steam and airconditioning supply projects amounted to P331.1 billion or 71.05 percent…

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