MCCI backs fair wages, urges caution on ₱200 hike

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/05/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) supports fair pay for workers but urges a cautious approach to the proposed ₱200 daily minimum wage hike, citing its potential impact on businesses and…

MCCI hopeful for stronger public-private partnership with Jonkie, Pam

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/14/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has welcomed the newly elected leaders, expressing optimism and support for Mayor-elect Jonkie Ouano of Mandaue City and Governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro of Cebu Province. MCCI…

Palarong Pambansa 2024 earns support from Mandaue, Cebu business leaders

Glendale G. Rosal 03/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines– The Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) and the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) will give out their full support to the organizers of the upcoming Palarong Pambansa 2024 scheduled in…

Why planned power boost to Cebu Island welcomed and needed

02/03/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A business leader in Cebu’s industrial and logistics hub welcomes a firm’s plan to give the island a power boost with its planned expansion and construction of its power facilities. Mark Ynoc, incoming…

Mandaue business group welcomes city gov’t’s plan to adopt EPR law

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has welcomed the plan of Mandaue City to adopt the Expanded Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law, which requires big manufacturing companies to collect their products. MCCI…

MARCOS SONA 2023: Cebu business leaders hope inflation can be eased further

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – When President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address (Sona) last Monday, July 24, he opened his speech with the biggest challenge his administration faced: Inflation. With this,…

Cebu biz leaders welcome optional face mask use but…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Key figures in Cebu’s business community welcomed the decision of the government to make the use of face masks optional in outdoor settings. Presidents of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI)…

Cebu biz leaders on PBBM’s SONA: Straightforward, packed with plans for economic recovery

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Straightforward yet packed with comprehensive plans for the country’s economy. This was how leaders of Cebu’s business community described the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.…

Cebu biz leader warns of business closures, job creation slowdowns after ‘historic’ P31 increase in minimum wage rate

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several members of the Cebu business community expressed concerns over the decision of the government to impose a P31-increase in the daily minimum wage in Central Visayas.  Steven Yu, president of the Mandaue…

Cebu business groups concerned on immediate wage hike

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The business community in Cebu expressed concerns about implementing wage hikes immediately amid clamors from labor groups to increase salaries due to soaring prices of basic commodities. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity…

Cebu biz leader on wage hike petition: We’re still in recovery phase

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several leaders from Cebu’s business community cautioned the public sector against abruptly implementing wage adjustments, saying this may only lead to more businesses shutting down and further unemployment.  This was the sentiment of…

Isko asks for support from Cebu biz groups

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – During his third visit to Cebu, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso asked members of the business community here to support his Presidential bid. Domagoso was guest in a ‘dialogue’ with several of…

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