MIXED reactions from the Cebuano community met the announcement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) had approved their request to shut down all cell sites surrounding the Basilica Minore del Santo…
CEBU business leaders are lining up activities to help them maximize in getting a share of the opportunities in 2017 as they look back at a productive 2016. With President Duterte winning, the last few months of…
With more new vehicles on the road, business leaders cite traffic solutions to avoid losses While the increasing number of cars or vehicles sold every year indicates positive economic growth, a business group leader is encouraging the…
Business leaders in Cebu are optimistic about the future of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte, who will assume chairmanship of the regional bloc in 2017. Ted Locson Jr., Cebu Chamber…
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…
LOCAL business leaders are optimistic that improvements on the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will continue even as the facility’s general manager will be replaced this week. Gordon Alan Joseph, president of the Cebu Business Club (CBC), said…
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),…
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…
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…
Business leaders in Cebu remain optimistic of the country’s economy despite the seven-year low plunge of the Philippine peso in the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday. Glenn Soco, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) president, said…
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…
This is what the business sector has been waiting for. Melanie Ng, president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), said this to describe the recent move of three government agencies to reduce the time…
