Mandaue business group eyes trade ties with Aspac countries

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/19/2016

THE Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has a lot on its plate as it gears up for at least four trade missions across Asia and the Pacific in 2017. Glenn Soco, MCCI president, said they…

Foreign investors spooked?

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/19/2016

Think tank: Digong’s ‘erratic behavior’ may discourage fresh investments from coming in; biz heads agree Business leaders in the retail and export sectors in Cebu are seeing signs today of what a London-based think tank has foreseen…

Chinese investors continue exploring prospects in Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/12/2016

Sino company pitches metro railway project to Mandaue City officials Chinese investors continue to explore investment opportunities in Cebu with the warming of relations between China and the Philippines. (CRCC), an established and well-known railway company in…

Cebu bizmen: Cebu-Bohol bridge will spur tourism, economic growth

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/07/2016

CEBUANO business leaders are looking forward to the planned Cebu-Bohol Friendship Bridge, a project which they said will help spur the economies of the two neighboring island-provinces. Gordon Alan Joseph, president of the Cebu Business Club (CBC),…

Traders gear up for Sino investors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/01/2016

BUSINESS groups in Cebu are preparing for the possible influx of Chinese investments as Chinese investors are starting to explore investment prospects here. “We are highly encouraged to work closely with possible Chinese investors as they come…

MSMEs to gain access to China market

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/23/2016

Bank of China to host cross-border trade and investment conferences in PH next year Micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines are expected to gain access to a wider array of information, capital, technology, and…

TERROR THREATS IN THE SOUTH?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/03/2016

US Embassy alerts Americans of kidnap threats in southern Cebu Cebu officials were caught by surprise by the advisory of the United States Embassy in Manila to its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu to avoid…

Digong pronouncements cause deep concern to foreign investors

Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/22/2016

Foreign businessmen have expressed concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that he would “break up” economic and military ties with the United States of America and has led them either to postpone expansion plans here or leave…

Cebu business sector upbeat

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/08/2016

While Bloomberg reported that investors in the Philippines were giving President Rodrigo Duterte “the worst reception for a new president in almost two decades” after a “tumultuous first 100 days,” Cebu business leaders believe it is too…

‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/02/2016

A business leader in Cebu yesterday called for sobriety on reacting to reports about foreign investors being unnerved by the uncertainty brought about by President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-drug war and his foul-mouthed outbursts in defense of…

Biz leaders say sector doing OK, but some local folks wary

Dominic D. Yasay 09/11/2016

“It’s business as usual for Cebu City.” Melanie Ng, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president, said this when asked about impact of the the heightened security on the businesses in the city. “Everything is very…

Efficient collection needed to make tax cuts, hikes work

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/01/2016

The government’s plans to lower both personal and corporate income taxes and to increase higher taxes on fuel to compensate for the tax cuts will all boil down to efficient tax collection. Philip Tan, past president of…

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